The Record of Lodoss War anime series was originally a Japanese RPG (in the style of the American Dungeons and Dragons): Lodoss War RPG developed by Group SNE. A series of novels, mangas, radio broadcasts, music soundtracks, anime series and movies soon followed. The Record of Lodoss War
-13 episodes (1991).
-Released in North America in 6 volumes.
-Based on the novels. Legend of Crystania
-Takes place 300 years in the future.
-Movie (1995) and 3 OAVs (1996-97). Welcome to Lodoss Island!
-SD (Super-deformed) parody movie.
-Released spring of 1998
-30 minutes long. The Record of Lodoss War:The Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
-New TV series (1998).
-27 episodes.
-Released in North America in 9 volumes (1999).
-Begins (approximately) after episode 8 of the first series.
-Retells the end of that series, with some changes, and then continues on with a new storyline and characters.
-Follows the novel's plot more closely.