Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance (精霊使いの剣舞, Seirei Tsukai no Bureidodansu, lit. Spirit Elementalist's Blade Dance), also referred to as Blade Dance of Elementalers or Dance Blade of the Spirit Master, is a light novel series written by Yū Shimizu with illustrations by Hanpen Sakura. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hyōju Issei serialization in the September 2012 issue of Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive. The first volume was released on February 23, 2013. An anime television series adaptation by TNK is scheduled to air from July 2014.
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Plot : A world where spirits exist and only pure maidens can have the privilege of contracting with the spirits. In here, Areishia Spirit Academy, trained maidens of different noble families are gathered and being given an Elite's education to qualify to become an elementalist. Though never thought possible, a boy named Kazehaya Kamito was able to contract with a spirit. Being the only male elementalist in the world he received a letter from the Academy's director, Greyworth Ciel Mais, to meet her at Areisha Spirit Academy. Upon arriving, he was lost in the spirit forest and stumbled upon a girl named Claire Rouge purifying herself in a lake. He was subsequently attacked by her out of embarrassment. The reason for her being in the spirit forest was to contract a sealed sword spirit. Out of choices, he followed her and was told that it takes at least 2 hours to get to the academy on foot. He was also worried that if he went alone he will be misled again by the spirits living in the forest. Upon reaching the sealed sword spirit, she tried to contract with it but failed causing it to run wild. In order to save her, Kamito was forced to form a contract with the sword spirit. Ungrateful for saving her life, she accused him of stealing her spirit and wants him to take responsibility for it by becoming her contracted spirit. So what will Kamito's destiny lead to upon arriving at the academy?