Kaiseisha (Original Publisher)

Balsa the spearwoman is a wandering warrior, who takes on the task of saving lives, in atonement for a past sin. On her journey, she happens to save a prince, and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard. And he is going to need one, for his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. Batchelder Award…

One day, Maya Mizuki, a fourth grader at Twilight Elementary, suddenly finds herself lost in another world – Shadowin’. She was called there for a reason: to become an Elmanio, a mage who controls the Elma spirits, and the Savior of this world engulfed by night. Enrolling in the Royal Academy, Maya meets new friends…