long, rather than the traditional half-hour, and were produced by Kadokawa Shoten and Sony Music Entertainment Japan. An OVA series of four episodes that followed up the films was released in 1993–1995. Both the films and OVA series were licensed by Central Park Media and were released on DVD and VHS. The English dub for Part 1 was produced by Manga UK (who had also licensed the anime in the same region), while Part 2 was dubbed by Central Park Media themselves. This caused a lot of inconsistencies in both dubs. Because of the aforementioned issues regarding translations and names, as well as possible issues with funding the project, it took an extremely long time for the final 2 episodes of the Arslan anime to make its way to the United States. Anime Due to the continued popularity of the novels, an anime was created by Liden Films and Sanzigen, based on the manga adaptation by Hiromu Arakawa. The anime consists of 2 season, released between 2015 and 2016. The first season consists of 26 episodes and started airing on the 5th of April 2015, running until the end of September of the same year. The second season consists of 8 episodes and aired between the 3rd of July 2016 and the 21st of August of the same year. The first season covers volume 1-4 of the novels, while the second season covers volumes 5 and 6 of the novels. Video games The first video game based on The Heroic Legend of Arslan was released in 1993 for Sega Mega-CD. A strategy RPG in the vein of similar titles of the era such as the Fire Emblem series, it serves as a companion to the OVA series. Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo in 2015, serves as a companion to the anime TV series. The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Warrior's Qualification, a game for smartphones distributed by Sakura Soft. The game was launched on April 27, 2017 and terminated on August 16, 2018. It was based on the manga adaptation by Hiromu Arakawa. See also Aslan (disambiguation) Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar Fulad-zereh Cup of Jamshid Persian literature References Further reading {{cite web|last=Sevakis|first=Justin|title=Heroic Legend of Arslan (Part 1) - Buried Treasure|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/buried-treasure/2007-12-13|website=Anime News Network|date=ARSLAN External links 1986 Japanese novels 1991 anime films 1992 anime films 1993 anime OVAs Book series