Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (凶乱令嬢ニア・リストン 病弱令嬢に転生した神殺しの武人の華麗なる無双録, Kyoran Reijō Nia Risuton: Byōjaku Reijō ni Tenseishita Kami-goroshi no Bujin no Kareinaru Musō Roku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Umikaze Minamino and illustrated by Katana Canata. It was originally serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from May 2019 to January 2021. It was later acquired by Hobby Japan who began releasing it under their HJ Bunko imprint in September 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kabuto Kodai began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! manga service in November 2022.
Media
Light novel
Written by Umikaze Minamino, Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from May 25, 2019 to January 6, 2021.[3] It was later acquired by Hobby Japan who began publishing it with illustrations by Jishaku under their HJ Bunko light novel imprint on September 30, 2022. Later volumes from volume 3 and onwards feature illustrations by Katana Canata. Seven volumes have been released as of November 29, 2024.[4]
During their panel at Anime NYC 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.[5]
A manga adaptation illustrated by Kabuto Kodai began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! manga service on November 17, 2022.[18] The manga's chapters have been collected into five tankōbon volumes as of December 2024.[19]
The manga's chapters are published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service.[20]
