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is a light novel series written by Akira Suzuki with illustrations by Niθ to commemorate Hobby Japan's 40th anniversary. The first volume was released by Hobby Japan on February 28, 2009, with 17 volumes currently available in Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. There are currently three different manga adaptations based on the ''Hyakka Ryoran'' universe published. An online anthology comic was serialized on Hobby Japan's media website Hobby Channel from June 1, 2010, and sold two volumes as of June 2011; a manga adaptation illustrated by Junichi Iwasaki began serialization in the November 2010 issue of ''Monthly Comic Alive''; and another manga adaptation by Tatara Yano began serialization in Hobby Japan's online manga magazine ''Comic Dangan'' on December 23, 2011. A spinoff manga called ''Hyakka Ryōran: Sengoku Maidens'', illustrated by Yuri Shinano, was serialized in the March 2009 issue of ''Dengeki Daioh'' and ended in the March 2011 issue, and released three volumes as of March 2012. A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Arms aired on Chiba TV and other networks from October 2010 to December 2010. A second anime season began airing on April 5, 2013. At Anime Expo 2010, Hobby Japan announced that they are planning to release the light novels in North America in the near future. The series is loosely based on the Sengoku period or early Edo period of Japan, despite being set in the present day. ==Plot== The series takes place in an alternate version of Japan called , in an alternate timeline where the Tokugawa shogunate remained active and has remained semi isolated from the rest of the world after their defeat by American forces in World War II. And the Americans have bases on Okinawa and southern great Japan. The story takes place at , an academy located at the base of Mount Fuji where children of military families train to become samurai warriors. The academy is in the middle of a power struggle between Yukimura Sanada and Matabei Goto of the Toyotomi faction and the powerful student council that rules the school, and Muneakira Yagyu, the owner of the Yagyu Dojo, and the mysterious Jubei Yagyu are dragged in the middle of the conflict. The series features the female versions of the famous historical figures from Japan's Sengoku period and early Edo period. The character Charles d'Artagnan also comes from the same age in Europe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hyakka Ryōran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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