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is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized in Dragon Magazine since 1989, before being published into individual volumes. They follow the adventures of teenage sorceress Lina Inverse and her companions as they journey through their world. Using powerful magic and swordsmanship they battle overreaching wizards, demons seeking to destroy the world, and an occasional hapless gang of bandits.

novel series by Ryo Mizuno

Japanese anime television series

1986 film by Katsuhiko Nishijima

Japanese manga series

Japanese manga series

Japanese manga

Japanese manga series

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihiro Ito. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's manga magazine Young King OURs from 1993 to 2009, before entering indefinite hiatus. Its chapters were collected in sixteen volumes. A three-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation, subtitled Get Back the Kitty, was released in 1998, followed by another OVA, subtitled Breakthrough, released from 2000 to 2001. In North America, the manga and the OVAs were formerly licensed by Central Park Media.