is a Japanese

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language ...

adventure series written by

Keiichi Sigsawa is a Japanese light novel author. In 2000, his work ''Kino's Journey'' was a finalist for the 6th Dengeki Novel Prize, and was subsequently serialized in '' Dengeki hp'' magazine in March of the same year, marking his debut. ''Kino's Journey'' ...

, with illustrations by

Kohaku Kuroboshi , also known as , is a Japanese illustrator and character designer. He is from the Kanagawa Prefecture and lives in the Fukuoka Prefecture. He is probably best known for his frequent collaborations with writer Keiichi Sigsawa as the illustrator/ch ...

, starring the children of the characters from ''

Allison Allison may refer to: People * Allison (given name) * Allison (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Eugene Allison Smith (1922-1980), American politician and farmer Companies * Allison Engine Company, American aircraft engine ...

''. There are six light novels in the series, published by MediaWorks under their '' Dengeki Bunko'' label. The first novel was released on March 10, 2005, and the last novel was published on April 10, 2007; there are three stories in the six volumes, with each story taking up two volumes. The series was followed by ''

Meg and Seron is a Japanese light novel adventure series written by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kohaku Kuroboshi starring Meg, a supporting character from ''Lillia and Treize''. The first novel was released on March 10, 2008, published by Media ...

''. A

manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is use ...

adaptation by Hiroki Haruse was serialized in the shōjo

manga magazine Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used ...

Comic Sylph is a defunct Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) and was sold monthly. The magazine was originally published on December 9, 2006, as a special edition version of MediaWorks' now-defunct ''Dengeki ...

'', also published by MediaWorks, between December 9, 2006 and November 22, 2008 and compiled in two volumes. An

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adaptation aired between April and October 2008 based on both the ''Allison'' and ''Lillia and Treize'' novels, known as ''

Allison & Lillia is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the light novel series '' Allison'' and ''Lillia and Treize'' by Keiichi Sigsawa. The anime, produced and animated by Madhouse, and directed by Masayoshi Nishida, aired in Japan on the NH ...

''.

Characters

; :The female protagonist of the series. Lillia is the 15-year-old (16 in the third arc) daughter of Allison and Wil. She is feisty and outspoken with a childish streak. She prefers to be called Lillia because her full name (Lilliane Acacia Corazon Whittington Schultz) is too long. She is bilingual and able to fly a plane and has known Treize since childhood. ; :The 16 (17 in the third arc) year-old son of Carr Benedict, formerly of Sous-Beil, and

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, also known as Queen Franchesca of Ixtova. Has a twin sister named Merielle whom he argues frequently with (especially regarding firstborn claims) and rarely wins against. He takes after his mother in looks. He is thoughtful and calm by nature and is quite skilled at many things (like cooking, hunting, flying planes and languages), but he is also somewhat dorky. Because of the Ixtovan royal family's "single child" rule, his rank as prince is not publicly known. His royal family crest is the hawk. He and Lillia have known each other since childhood. Through the years, he appears to develop feelings for her, but he is unable to act (effectively) on them. Of all the major characters in this part of the series, only Lillia is unaware of his real identity.

Media

Light novels

''Lillia and Treize'' began as a series of

s written by

and drawn by

Kouhaku Kuroboshi , also known as , is a Japanese illustrator and character designer. He is from the Kanagawa Prefecture and lives in the Fukuoka Prefecture. He is probably best known for his frequent collaborations with writer Keiichi Sigsawa as the illustrator ...

. The novels are published by MediaWorks under their '' Dengeki Bunko'' publishing label. There are six novels which encompass three stories split between two volumes each. The first novel was released on March 10, 2005, and the final novel was published on April 10, 2007. The series was followed by ''

''. The light novels have sold over 1.1 million copies.

Manga

adaptation started serialization in the Japanese shōjo

'' on December 9, 2006, published by MediaWorks and ended on November 22, 2008. The manga takes its story from the light novels that preceded it, and is illustrated by

Hiroki Haruse is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can be written in many ways. In the following lists, the kanji in parentheses are the individual's way of writing the name Hiroki. Possible writings Hiroki can be written using different kanji charac ...

. The first bound volume was published by

ASCII Media Works ASCII ( ), abbreviated from American Standard Code for Information Interchange, is a character encoding standard for electronic communication. ASCII codes represent text in computers, telecommunications equipment, and other devices. Because ...

on April 26, 2008 under their ''

Dengeki Comics is a manga publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) and is aimed at a male audience. Aside from the main Dengeki Comics label, there is the related Dengeki Comics EX label, which wa ...

'' label. Two volumes in total were published.

References

External links

MediaWorks' official ''Allison'' website
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