The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| name = The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War

| image = Trails of Cold Steel Northern War poster.jpg

| alt = Stylized illustration of four people in a snowy, mountainous environment

| caption = Promotional poster

| ja_kanji = The Legend of Heroes 閃の軌跡 Northern War

| ja_romaji = The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki Northern War

| genre =

| creator = Nihon Falcom

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = TV series

| director = Hidekazu Sato

| producer =

| writer = {{ubl|Hideki Ryoga|Mao Emura}}

| music = Tsubasa Ito

| studio = Tatsunoko Production

| licensee = Crunchyroll{{efn|The series is distributed in North America, Latin America, United Kingdom through Crunchyroll UK and Ireland, Australia through Madman Anime, and Europe/Middle East/Africa through Crunchyroll EMEA.}}

| network = DMM TV, Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS12

| first = January 6, 2023

| last = March 24, 2023

| episodes = 12

| episode_list = #Episode list

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Game

| developer = UserJoy Technology

| publisher = Nihon Falcom

| music =

| genre = Role-playing

| platforms = Android, iOS

| released = {{vgr|JP|December 6, 2023|WW|May 29, 2024}}

}}

{{Nihongo foot|The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War|The Legend of Heroes 閃の軌跡 Northern War|The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki Northern War|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}} is a 2023 Japanese anime miniseries based on the Trails video game series by Nihon Falcom.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-09/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-game-series-gets-tv-anime/.170413|title=The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Game Series Gets TV Anime|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=March 9, 2021|accessdate=October 3, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-31/tatsunoko-pro-animates-the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-tv-anime/.182073|title=Tatsunoko Pro Animates The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel TV Anime|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=January 31, 2022|accessdate=October 3, 2022}} The series follows a conflict between the Erebonian Empire and the North Ambria State and is set during the ellipsis between the video games Trails of Cold Steel II and III. It follows Lavian Winslet, who leads a small platoon of Martin Robinson, Iseria Frost, and Talion Drake within the Northern Jaegers mercenary corps.

Northern War was produced by Tatsunoko Production and had twelve episodes aired weekly from early January to late March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-21/the-legend-of-heroes-sen-no-kiseki-northern-war-anime-1st-promo-video-reveals-cast/.189997|title=The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki Northern War Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=September 21, 2022|accessdate=September 21, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War Anime Reveals More Cast, January 2023 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-17/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steeli-northern-war-anime-reveals-more-cast-january-2023-debut/.192002|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 17, 2022|date=November 17, 2022}}{{cite web|last1=Loo|first1=Egan|title=The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War Anime's 2nd Video Unveils Opening Song, January 6 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-03/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-anime-2nd-video-unveils-opening-song-january-/.192541|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 4, 2022|date=December 3, 2022}} The series was licensed and dubbed in English by Crunchyroll.{{cite web|last1=Hodgkins|first1=Crystalyn|title=Crunchyroll Reveals 7 New Anime Licenses for 2023 Including Legend of Heroes, Handyman Saitō in Another World|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-03/crunchyroll-reveals-7-new-anime-licenses-for-2023-including-legend-of-heroes-handyman-saito-in-/.192517|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 3, 2022|date=December 3, 2022}}{{cite web|last1=Dempsey|first1=Liam|title=The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/01/18-1/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-english-dub-reveals-cast-crew-release-date|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=January 18, 2023|date=January 18, 2023}} A spin-off mobile gacha game by UserJoy Technology was released in Japan in December 2023 and worldwide in May 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-25 |title=The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War Mobile Game Slated for December 6 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-26/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-mobile-game-slated-for-december-6/.204807 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Vitale |first1=Adam |title=Trails of Cold Steel: Northern War mobile RPG launches on May 29 worldwide |url=https://www.rpgsite.net/news/15782-trails-cold-steel-northern-war-mobile-rpg-launches-on-may-29-worldwide |website=RPG Site |access-date=29 April 2024}}

Premise

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War depicts the Northern War, a conflict between the Erebonian Empire and the North Ambria State, and placed during the ellipsis between the video games Trails of Cold Steel II and III. It follows Lavian Winslet, a girl born in North Ambria, a poor country in the northwest of Zemurian continent. She enlists in the Northern Jaegers, the largest mercenary corps in Zemuria to protect her hometown, while distinguishing herself from her grandfather, Vlad, the renounced hero who betrayed their country. Prior to the start of the anime, Lavian assembles a platoon with Martin S. Robinson, Iseria Frost and Talion Drake for a secret mission to Erebonia, an imperialistic country to the south, to gather information about an Erebonian hero that spells a threat to their country.

Characters

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Characters and voice cast ! scope="col" \| Character ! scope="col" \| Japanese actor ! scope="col" \| English actor ! scope="col" \| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row" \| Lavian Winslet \| Makoto Koichi \| Sarah Roach \|
scope="row" \| Martin S. Robinson \| Yuichi Nakamura \| Ben Balmaceda \|
scope="row" \| Iseria Frost \| Sarah Emi Bridcutt \| Anjali Kunapaneni \|
scope="row" \| Talion Drake \| Yūki Ono \| Chris Niosi \|
scope="row" \| Grak Gromash \| Haruhiko Jō \| {{Unknown}} \|
scope="row" \| Jeina Storm \| Mie Sonozaki \| Monica Rial \|
scope="row" \| Logan Mugart \| Takayuki Kondo \| {{Unknown}} \|
scope="row" \| Rean Schwarzer{{efn\|Protagonist of the Trails of Cold Steel video games.}} \| Koki Uchiyama \| {{Unknown}}{{efn\|Sean Chiplock was originally announced to reprise his role from the video games before being replaced.[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1626696885410082816?s=20 Those of you watching the next few upcoming episodes of Trails of Cold Steel: #TheNorthernWar may notice that at least one character credit doesn't match the original cast announcements. In my case, I ended up unable to reprise as Rean. I don't know if this also affected others.]}} \|
scope="row" \| Valimar{{efn\|Rean's Divine Knight, his sentient personal mecha, of which only seven exist.}} \| {{Unknown}} \| {{Unknown}} \| {{Cite web \|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/12/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-begins-airing-january-8-2023 \|title=Gematsu: "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War begins airing January 8, 2023" \|date=December 3, 2022 \|access-date=December 4, 2022 \|archive-date=December 4, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204011048/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/12/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-begins-airing-january-8-2023 \|url-status=live}}
scope="row" \| Altina Orion \| Inori Minase \| {{Unknown}}{{efn\|Xanthe Huynh was originally announced to reprise her role from the video games before being replaced.[https://twitter.com/ItsXanthor/status/1626716218249060352 Xanthe Huynh @ItsXanthor "If you've been keeping up with the Trails of Cold Steel: The Northern War English dub, I was unable to reprise as Altina this time. I know I was officially announced and I was super excited because I love voicing her, but it unfortunately didn't work out."]}} \|
scope="row" \| Ivano \| Jun Fukushima \| Ryan Colt Levy \|
scope="row" \| Tack \| Ryuichi Kijima \| Nazeeh Tarsha \|
scope="row" \| Millium Orion \| {{Unknown}} \| {{Unknown}}{{efn\|Michelle Marie was originally announced to reprise her role from the video games before being replaced.[https://twitter.com/MichelleAMarie/status/1629227759477342209 Hey there everyone. For those watching Trails of Cold Steel: Northern War, I wanted to let you know I was unable to reprise my role as Millium Orion in the anime. I know I was already announced, and I was looking forward to voicing her but unfortunately, it didn't work out.]}} \|
scope="row" \| Lechter Arundel \| {{Unknown}} \| Matt Shipman{{efn\|Max Mittelman voiced the character in episode 5.}} \| [https://www.bubbleblabber.com/english-dub-review-the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-memories-burning-crimson/ ENGLISH DUB REVIEW: THE LEGEND OF HEROES: TRAILS OF COLD STEEL – NORTHERN WAR "MEMORIES BURNING CRIMSON" Even more baffling is that Lechter Arundel had his dub voice actor, Max Mittelman, in his last appearance but is now voiced by Matt Shipman for some reason.]
scope="row" \| Giliath Osborne \| {{Unknown}} \| Michael Sorich \|
scope="row" \| Rufus Albarea \| {{Unknown}} \| D. C. Douglas \|
scope="row" \| Wallace Bardias \| {{Unknown}} \| Alan Lee \|
scope="row" \| Aurelia Le Guin \| {{Unknown}} \| Valerie Arem \|
scope="row" \| Campanella \| {{Unknown}} \| Zach Aguilar \|
scope="row" \| Sara Valestein \| {{Unknown}} \| {{Unknown}}{{efn\|Carrie Keranen was originally announced to reprise her role from the video games before being replaced.[https://www.bubbleblabber.com/english-dub-review-the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-the-truth-coated-in-lead/ ENGLISH DUB REVIEW: THE LEGEND OF HEROES: TRAILS OF COLD STEEL – NORTHERN WAR "THE TRUTH COATED IN LEAD" Another week another batch of recasts, this time it's Sara Valestein and Elliot Craig]}} \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Characters and voice cast

! scope="col" | Character

! scope="col" | Japanese actor

! scope="col" | English actor

! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | Lavian Winslet

| Makoto Koichi

| Sarah Roach

scope="row" | Martin S. Robinson

| Yuichi Nakamura

| Ben Balmaceda

scope="row" | Iseria Frost

| Sarah Emi Bridcutt

| Anjali Kunapaneni

scope="row" | Talion Drake

| Yūki Ono

| Chris Niosi

scope="row" | Grak Gromash

| Haruhiko Jō

| {{Unknown}}

scope="row" | Jeina Storm

| Mie Sonozaki

| Monica Rial

scope="row" | Logan Mugart

| Takayuki Kondo

| {{Unknown}}

scope="row" | Rean Schwarzer{{efn|Protagonist of the Trails of Cold Steel video games.}}

| Koki Uchiyama

| {{Unknown}}{{efn|Sean Chiplock was originally announced to reprise his role from the video games before being replaced.[https://twitter.com/sonicmega/status/1626696885410082816?s=20 Those of you watching the next few upcoming episodes of Trails of Cold Steel: #TheNorthernWar may notice that at least one character credit doesn't match the original cast announcements. In my case, I ended up unable to reprise as Rean. I don't know if this also affected others.]}}

scope="row" | Valimar{{efn|Rean's Divine Knight, his sentient personal mecha, of which only seven exist.}}

| {{Unknown}}

| {{Cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/12/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-begins-airing-january-8-2023 |title=Gematsu: "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War begins airing January 8, 2023" |date=December 3, 2022 |access-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204011048/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/12/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-begins-airing-january-8-2023 |url-status=live}}

scope="row" | Altina Orion

| Inori Minase

| {{Unknown}}{{efn|Xanthe Huynh was originally announced to reprise her role from the video games before being replaced.[https://twitter.com/ItsXanthor/status/1626716218249060352 Xanthe Huynh @ItsXanthor "If you've been keeping up with the Trails of Cold Steel: The Northern War English dub, I was unable to reprise as Altina this time. I know I was officially announced and I was super excited because I love voicing her, but it unfortunately didn't work out."]}}

scope="row" | Ivano

| Jun Fukushima

| Ryan Colt Levy

scope="row" | Tack

| Ryuichi Kijima

| Nazeeh Tarsha

scope="row" | Millium Orion

| {{Unknown}}

| {{Unknown}}{{efn|Michelle Marie was originally announced to reprise her role from the video games before being replaced.[https://twitter.com/MichelleAMarie/status/1629227759477342209 Hey there everyone. For those watching Trails of Cold Steel: Northern War, I wanted to let you know I was unable to reprise my role as Millium Orion in the anime. I know I was already announced, and I was looking forward to voicing her but unfortunately, it didn't work out.]}}

scope="row" | Lechter Arundel

| {{Unknown}}

| Matt Shipman{{efn|Max Mittelman voiced the character in episode 5.}}

| [https://www.bubbleblabber.com/english-dub-review-the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-memories-burning-crimson/ ENGLISH DUB REVIEW: THE LEGEND OF HEROES: TRAILS OF COLD STEEL – NORTHERN WAR "MEMORIES BURNING CRIMSON" Even more baffling is that Lechter Arundel had his dub voice actor, Max Mittelman, in his last appearance but is now voiced by Matt Shipman for some reason.]

scope="row" | Giliath Osborne

| {{Unknown}}

| Michael Sorich

scope="row" | Rufus Albarea

| {{Unknown}}

| D. C. Douglas

scope="row" | Wallace Bardias

| {{Unknown}}

| Alan Lee

scope="row" | Aurelia Le Guin

| {{Unknown}}

| Valerie Arem

scope="row" | Campanella

| {{Unknown}}

| Zach Aguilar

scope="row" | Sara Valestein

| {{Unknown}}

| {{Unknown}}{{efn|Carrie Keranen was originally announced to reprise her role from the video games before being replaced.[https://www.bubbleblabber.com/english-dub-review-the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-the-truth-coated-in-lead/ ENGLISH DUB REVIEW: THE LEGEND OF HEROES: TRAILS OF COLD STEEL – NORTHERN WAR "THE TRUTH COATED IN LEAD" Another week another batch of recasts, this time it's Sara Valestein and Elliot Craig]}}

Episode list

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| Title = Gathers the Unpleasant Darkness

| NativeTitle = 集いし不快な漆黒

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| Title = An Invitation to the Port City Engulfed In Darkness

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| DirectedBy = Fumihiro Ueno

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| Title = Breaking the Blue Crystal Ice

| NativeTitle = 青い結晶の打ち解け

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| DirectedBy = Makoto Sokuza

| WrittenBy = Masaki Hiramatsu

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| Title = At the End of an Ashen Journey

| NativeTitle = 灰色の旅の果てに

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| WrittenBy = Chika Shizumura

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| Title = Memories Burning Crimson

| NativeTitle = 紅蓮に燃えさかりし記憶

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| WrittenBy = Shinsuke Ohnishi

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| Title = The Truth Coated in Lead

| NativeTitle = 重ね塗られた鉛色の真実

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| DirectedBy = Hidehiko Kadota

| WrittenBy = Masaki Hiramatsu

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|2|17}}

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| Title = Pale White Castle at a Crossroads

| NativeTitle = 決意の間、白茶けた城下

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| DirectedBy = Shigeki Awai

| WrittenBy = Mao Emura

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| Title = The Ashy Curse Continues Past a Sealed Fate

| NativeTitle = 命運尽きて尚果てぬ蒼白な呪い

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Hidekazu Sato, Yano Takanori

| WrittenBy = Shinsuke Ohnishi

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|3}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 10

| Title = The Scent of Wheat Ears and the Silver of Revival

| NativeTitle = 穗の香が導く再起の銀

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Fumihiro Ueno

| WrittenBy = Masaki Hiramatsu

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|10}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 11

| Title = The Divine Knight Arrives at the Gray

| NativeTitle = 騎神、鈍色へ降り立つ

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| DirectedBy = Yusaku Saotome

| WrittenBy = Mao Emura

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|17}}

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| Title = Dyed in Pure White

| NativeTitle = 真白に染まる

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Ken Ando

| WrittenBy = Mao Emura

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|24}}

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Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G0XHWM594/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel---northern-war|Crunchyroll website}}
{{Official website|https://sen-anime.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Anime News Network|anime|25263}}

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