Downfall | |
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Tankōbon volume cover | |
零落 (Reiraku) | |
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Genre | Drama [1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Inio Asano |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Big Comic Superior |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 10, 2017 – July 28, 2017 |
Volumes | 1 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Naoto Takenaka |
Written by | Yutaka Kuramochi |
Studio | Django Film |
Released | March 17, 2023 |
Downfall ( Japanese: 零落, Hepburn: Reiraku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from March to July 2017, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A live action film adaptation premiered in March 2023.
Written and illustrated by Inio Asano, Downfall was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from March 10 to July 28, 2017. [2] [3] [4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on October 30, 2017. [5]
In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media. [6] The volume was released on February 18, 2020. [7]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | October 30, 2017 [8] | 978-4-09-189745-9 | February 18, 2020 [1] | 978-1-9747-0936-6 |
In October 2022, it was announced that the manga would receive a live action film adaptation, premiered in Japan on March 17, 2023. It was directed by Naoto Takenaka, starring Takumi Saitoh as Kaoru Fukusawa, Shuri as Chifuyu and Megumi as Nozomi Machida. [9]
The manga debuted at 27th place on Oricon's weekly chart of the best-selling manga, with 27,953 copies sold. [10] The series ranked twelfth, alongside 1122: For a Happy Marriage, on "The Best Manga 2018 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine. [11]