Review of the light novel Re:Zero EX Volume 1 The Dream of the Lion King by Tappei Nagatsuki
Spin-Off from the Re:Zero light novel series. These side novels feature secondary characters filling in backstory. For this volume, it focuses on Crusch Karsten & her vassal Ferris
LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
TITLE: Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World EX The Dream of the Lion King
AKA: Re:Zero kara Hajimaru Isekai Seikatsu Ex Shishi Ou no Mita Yume, Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活Ex 獅子王の見た夢
AUTHOR: Tappei Nagatsuki
ILLUSTRATOR: Shinichirou Otsuka
PUBLISHER (English): Yen On
RELEASE DATE (English): November 21, 2017
PURCHASE (Amazon.com): http://amzn.to/2E5XFk1
PURCHASE (Book Depository): http://bit.ly/2sbYtyb
PUBLISHER (Japan): MF Bunko J (Media Factory)
RELEASE DATE (Japan): June 25, 2015
VOLUMES RELEASED (Japan to Date): 2 (of these spin-offs. Last was released December 25, 2015)
ANIME SERIES: None for the spin-offs. For the main series – 25 episodes (aired April-September 2016) Covers material from volumes 1-9
From the back cover:
Their dream for the future was born long ago…
During the royal selection, Duchess Crusch Karsten declared her plans for the Dragonfriend Kingdom of Lugunica: to destroy the covenant with the Dragon and rebuild the nation stronger than before. But where did her radical vision come from? Why does she want to change her country so badly? The answer lies in her past…
This collection of short stories chronicles Crusch’s growth into a nobelduchess vying for the crown, her vassal Ferris’s struggles with knighthood and family, and their love for the warm-hearted you prince who inspired them both.