The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Vol. 1

This series is a manga adaptation of a long-running novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka that began in 1986 and concluded in 2017.

The story has been adapted into multiple formats over the decades, including an earlier 1990s manga series, several animated films and OVAs, and a 2015 television anime series.

The author, Yoshiki Tanaka, is also well known for writing the space opera epic Legend of the Galactic Heroes, which shares a similar focus on complex political intrigue and large-scale military strategy.