Campione!

Campione!
First light novel cover, featuring Yuri Mariya (left) and Erica Blandelli (right)
カンピオーネ!
(Kanpiōne!)
Genre
Light novel
Written byJō Taketsuki
Illustrated bySikorsky
Published byShueisha
Imprint
DemographicMale
Original runMay 28, 2008November 22, 2017
Volumes21
Manga
Written byJō Taketsuki
Illustrated byJirō Sakamoto
Published byShueisha
MagazineSuper Dash & Go!
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 2011April 2013
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byKeizō Kusakawa
Written byJukki Hanada
Music byTatsuya Kato
StudioDiomedéa
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TV Aichi, BS11
Original run July 6, 2012 September 28, 2012
Episodes13

Campione! (Italian for 'Champion!') (カンピオーネ!, Kanpiōne!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Jō Taketsuki and illustrated by Sikorsky. 21 volumes were published by Shueisha from May 2008 to November 2017, first under their Super Dash Bunko imprint (which was abolished in 2014) and then under their Dash X Bunko imprint since.

It has been adapted into a manga series published in Shueisha's Super Dash & Go!. A 13-episode anime television series, produced by Diomedéa aired on AT-X and Tokyo MX from July to September 2012. Sentai Filmworks released an English dub of the TV series in North America. The novel's story focuses on Godou Kusanagi, a former middle school baseball player who was forced to retire due to injury, as he becomes a Campione after killing the god of war, Verethragna. Hanabee Entertainment later licensed the series in 2014. There is a sequel titled Campione! Lord of Realms (カンピオーネ! ロード・オブ・レルムズ), and a spin-off based on it, Shiniki no Campiones (神域のカンピオーネス)