| Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita | |
Cover of the first edition of Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita volume 1. |
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| 人類は衰退しました | |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Romeo Tanaka |
| Illustrated by | Tōru Yamasaki (2007-2011) Sunaho Tobe |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Gagaga Bunko |
| Original run | May 24, 2007 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Romeo Tanaka |
| Illustrated by | Takuya Mitomi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Ikki |
| Original run | January 2012 – ongoing |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Romeo Tanaka |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Seiji Kishi |
| Studio | AIC A.S.T.A. |
| Original run | Summer 2012 – ongoing |
Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita (人類は衰退しました, lit. Mankind Has Declined) is a Japanese light novel series written by Romeo Tanaka. The novel's originally featured illustrations by Tōru Yamasaki for the first six volumes, but Yamasaki was replaced by Sunaho Tobe in 2011. The first volume was published in May 2007, and six volumes have been released by Shogakukan as of February 2011. A manga adaptation illustrated by Takuya Mitomi began serialization in the January 2012 issue of Monthly Ikki. An anime adaptation produced by AIC A.S.T.A. and directed by Seiji Kishi will begin airing in summer 2012.
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Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita began as a light novel series written by Romeo Tanaka. The first volume was published on May 24, 2007 under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko imprint;[1] this was the first novel on the imprint. As of February 18, 2011, six volumes have been released.[2] For the first six volumes, the novels featured illustrations by Tōru Yamasaki, but he was replaced by Sunaho Tobe in 2011. Shogakukan began republishing the novels with Tobe's illustrations on November 18, 2011.[3] The novels are published in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press.[4]
A manga adaptation illustrated by Rei Neyuki published one chapter in the March 2010 issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki magazine. It was announced in the May 2010 issue that the manga had gone on an indefinite hiatus and was ultimately cancelled. Another manga, illustrated by Takuya Mitomi, began serialization in the January 2012 issue of Monthly Ikki.[5] A third manga will be published in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive.
An anime TV series adaptation produced by and directed by Seiji Kishi[6] will begin airing in summer 2012.[7] The screenplay was written by Makoto Uezu, and the chief animation director Kyūta Sakai based the character design used in the anime on Sunaho Tobe's original concepts.[6]