Painted Lantern
Synopsis
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Details
- Format
- Light Novel
- Status
- Completed
- Reading direction
- Left to right
- Languages
- Portuguese · Spanish · Korean · Japanese
- Imprint
- Northwind Press
- Mediums
- Pixel
- Tags
- Martial ArtsAntiheroNoir
- First published
- Apr 15, 2025
- Latest chapter
- Jun 13, 2026 · 6d ago
Chapters
107 chapters across 8 arcs in 3 sagas
Saga 1: Laboris Aliquip
Canon2 arcs30 chaptersCh. 1-30
Apr 15, 2025 - Aug 9, 2025
1.8K Super Likes · 16%9.7K Likes · 84%4M viewsSaga 2: Dolore Aliqua
Canon4 arcs60 chaptersCh. 31-90
Aug 13, 2025 - Apr 6, 2026
3.8K Super Likes · 15%21.2K Likes · 85%6.7M viewsSaga 3: Aliqua Consequat
Canon2 arcs17 chaptersCh. 91-107
Apr 10, 2026 - Jun 13, 2026
820 Super Likes · 12%6.3K Likes · 88%1.7M views
Saga 1: Laboris Aliquip
Arc 1: Reckoning
Canon15 chaptersCh. 1-15
Apr 15, 2025 - Jun 10, 2025
837 Super Likes · 16%4.3K Likes · 84%2M viewsArc 2: Ashes of the Old World
Alternate15 chaptersCh. 16-30
Jun 14, 2025 - Aug 9, 2025
1K Super Likes · 16%5.4K Likes · 84%2M views
Arc 1: Reckoning
- Ch. 1: Chapter 1CanonApr 15, 2025 · 1y ago35 Super Likes · 20%141 Likes · 80%200.3K views
- Ch. 2: Chapter 2CanonApr 19, 2025 · 1y ago38 Super Likes · 6%617 Likes · 94%131.5K views
- Ch. 3: Chapter 3CanonApr 23, 2025 · 1y ago34 Super Likes · 53%30 Likes · 47%58.5K views
- Ch. 4: Chapter 4CanonApr 27, 2025 · 1y ago106 Super Likes · 15%593 Likes · 85%85.2K views
- Ch. 5: Chapter 5CanonMay 1, 2025 · 1y ago63 Super Likes · 15%366 Likes · 85%190.7K views
- Ch. 6: Chapter 6CanonMay 5, 2025 · 1y ago34 Super Likes · 6%563 Likes · 94%212.2K views
- Ch. 7: Chapter 7CanonMay 9, 2025 · 1y ago113 Super Likes · 34%219 Likes · 66%70.7K views
- Ch. 8: Chapter 8CanonMay 13, 2025 · 1y ago7 Super Likes · 2%318 Likes · 98%101.1K views
- Ch. 9: Chapter 9CanonMay 17, 2025 · 1y ago9 Super Likes · 8%107 Likes · 92%208.3K views
- Ch. 10: Chapter 10CanonMay 21, 2025 · 1y ago118 Super Likes · 42%160 Likes · 58%123.8K views
- Ch. 11: Chapter 11CanonMay 25, 2025 · 1y ago8 Super Likes · 3%243 Likes · 97%68.5K views
- Ch. 12: Chapter 12CanonMay 29, 2025 · 1y ago112 Super Likes · 33%232 Likes · 67%39.1K views
- Ch. 13: Chapter 13CanonJun 2, 2025 · 1y ago18 Super Likes · 6%291 Likes · 94%203.2K views
- Ch. 14: Chapter 14CanonJun 6, 2025 · 1y ago77 Super Likes · 92%7 Likes · 8%201.6K views
- Ch. 15: Chapter 15CanonJun 10, 2025 · 1y ago65 Super Likes · 13%436 Likes · 87%71.8K views
Creative team
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Popularity ranks within this series
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- 1Galen Halloway
- 2Hesper Mirefell
- 3Briar the Cartwright
- 4Emrys Halloway
- 5Fia of Lantern Row
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