

It was first published in July 2013 and currently has 7 volumes released. It is published by SB Creative under their GA Bunko imprint.

Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry is a light novel series authored by Riku Misora and illustrated by Won. In this duel, “the loser must be obedient for life.” However, one day, he is challenged to a duel by Stella, a foreign princess and the “Number One” student. Ikki Kurogane goes to a school for these Magic Knights, but he is the “Failed Knight” or “Worst One” who is failing because he has no magical skills. Magic Knights are modern magic-users who fight with weapons converted from their souls. You can see a synopsis of the series below (from ANN) as well as its latest PV. The series is set to run for 12 episodes and will air in Japan on Tokyo MX, AT-X and other stations. The Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry TV anime is slated to premiere in Japan on October 4. This is similar in how Crunchyroll streams their newer series as usually only a Crunchyroll Premium member may view a series’ newest episode at first while free users must wait for the following week in order to watch it. The following week, the episode will be available for free users. The newest episodes of the series will be available exclusively on Hulu for premium members for the first week the episode is streamed. Starting on October 3, Sentai Filmworks will begin streaming Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry on Hulu. Now we have more details on how they will release the series digitally. They plan to release to series both digitally and on home video. Sentai Filmworks announced earlier that they would be licensing Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry (Chivalry of a Failed Knight) for distribution in North America.
