An OVA adaptation of the popular fantasy novel by author Yoshiki Tanaka. It depicts the exploits of Crown Prince Arslan in a world called Pars. Arslan's advance had been proceeding smoothly, but then astonishing news arrived: the neighboring country of Turan was planning to attack Peshawar Castle while the Parsian army was away on its campaign. This would leave them caught in a pincer movement with the invading Lusitanian forces, but his strategist Narsus proposes a desperate, game-changing plan...