Trivia / Record of Lodoss War: The Crown of the Covenant

• Development Hell: Ryo Mizuno originally conceived Crown of the Covenant around 2010, but dithered over whether to actually write it out of concern that it might be taken as overriding his original happy ending (similar to what kept J. R. R. Tolkien from writing a sequel to The Lord of the Rings). Ultimately he changed his mind after deciding that it was worth it to explore Parn and Deedlit's relationship further.
• Milestone Celebration: The original novel was released as part of the thirtieth anniversary of Record of Lodoss War.
• Promoted Fanboy: Mangaka Atsushi Suzumi is a big Lodoss War fan. Quoth his author's note in the first volume: "I get to draw Deedlit!!!"

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