ure ▁simulation ▁video ▁game ▁by ▁Minor ity ▁Media ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Time ▁travel ▁( disambiguation ) ▁Time ▁Tra vel er ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁series ▁of ▁fant asy ▁nov els ▁written ▁by ▁F uy umi ▁O no ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁A ki hi ro ▁Yam ada . ▁The ▁first ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁called ▁The ▁Tw elve ▁Kingdom s : ▁Sea ▁of ▁Sh adow ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁K od ans ha ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ; ▁the ▁last ▁K od ans ha ▁volume ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁res umed ▁under ▁the ▁Sh inch ō ▁Bun ko ▁line ▁from ▁Shin chos ha . ▁Shin chos ha ▁has ▁also ▁begun ▁repr int ing ▁the ▁older ▁volumes ▁with ▁new ▁cover ▁and ▁interior ▁art ▁from ▁A ki hi ro ▁Yam ada . ▁The ▁first ▁new ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁six ▁years ▁was ▁announced ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁release ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁Chinese ▁myth ology - infl uen ced ▁books ▁were ▁adapted ▁into ▁an ▁an ime ▁television ▁series ▁by ▁Pier rot ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁It ▁a ired ▁on ▁Japan ' s ▁N H K ▁from ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁tot aled ▁ 4 5 ▁episodes . ▁ ▁The ▁nov els ▁were ▁lic ensed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by