The Legend of Heroes 閃の軌跡 Northern War
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War
🚪 Often abandoned
To protect her hometown from the Erebonian Empire and to distinguish herself from her grandfather’s disloyalty, Lavie enlists in the Northern Jaegers where she’ll do whatever it takes to carry out the mission. Now this rule breaker must form a platoon to embark on a dangerous recon mission into enemy lines—will her mission be a success? (Source: Crunchyroll)
Names
| Original | The Legend of Heroes 閃の軌跡 Northern War (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki - Northern War |
| English | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War |
| Chinese | 英雄傳說 閃之軌跡：北方戰役 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki - Northern War |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2023-01-06 → 2023-03-24 (Winter 2023) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
| Source | Video game |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionAdventureFantasy |
| Themes | MilitaryPoliticsForeignSchoolSwordplayWarLost CivilizationConspiracyMale Protagonist |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 5.37 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.08 / 10 |
| Composite | 32.9 |
| On lists | 16,102 |
| Favourited | 200 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 42.8% |
| Drop rate | 27.5% |
| In backlog | 40.9% |
| Score spread σ | 2.07 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production | E | 54 of 54 |
| Broadcast season | Winter 2023 | E | 78 of 80 |
| Year | 2023 | E | 320 of 327 |
| Source material | Video game | E | 500 of 530 |
| Genre | Adventure | E | 1,501 of 1,534 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | E | 1,509 of 1,557 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,554 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Fantasy | E | 2,083 of 2,142 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,566 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | E | 2,679 of 2,765 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,223 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,931 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hidekazu Satou |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Mao Emura, Hideki Ryouga |
| Character design | Shouji Hara, Mina Oosawa, Soudai Suwa |
| Original creator | Nihon Falcom Corporation, Shouji Hara |
AniList id 130696 · MAL id 48441 · record updated 2026-08-26