Prophecy (manga)
| Prophecy | |
| 予告犯 (Yokokuhan) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, suspense |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Tsutsui |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | Vertical |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Jump X |
| Original run | 2011 – August 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Yokokuhan - The copycat 予告犯 - The copycat | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Tsutsui |
| Illustrated by | Fumio Obata |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Jump X |
| Original run | May 2014 – ongoing |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Yoshihiro Nakamura |
| Released |
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Prophecy (予告犯 Yokokuhan) is a Japanese suspense action seinen manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Tsutsui. Published by Shueisha, it was serialized in Jump X magazine from 2011 to August 2013 and compiled into three volumes published from April 2012 to September 2013.[1] It's published in Brazil by Editora JBC, in French by Ki-oon[2] and in North America by Vertical. A spin-off manga titled Yokokuhan - The copycat and illustrated by Fumio Obata is published on Jump X since May 2014.[3][4][5] A live action film adaptation directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura is scheduled for release on June 6, 2015.[6]
Cast
- Toma Ikuta as "Newspaper Man"
- Erika Toda as Yoshino
- Ryohei Suzuki as Kansai
- Gaku Hamada as Nobita
- Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Metabo
Volumes
- 1 (April 10, 2012; November 18, 2014 (English))[7][8]
- 2 (December 10, 2012)[9]
- 3 (September 10, 2013)[10]
Reception
Volume 3 reached the 45th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of September 15, 2013, has sold 20,871 copies.[11]
On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave volume 1 an overall grade of A-.[12] On manga-news.com, the series has a staff grade of 16 out of 20.[2]
References
- ↑ "Yokokuhan vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Prophecy". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Tetsuya Tsutsui's Prophecy Manga Gets Film Adaptation, Spinoff". Anime News Network. April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Spin-off pour Prophecy". manga-news.com (in French). April 8, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Yokokuhan - The copycat vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Live-Action Prophecy/Yokokuhan Teaser Unveils June 6 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 20, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Yokokuhan jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 16-22". Anime News Network. November 19, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Yokokuhan jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Yokokuhan jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 9-15". Anime News Network. September 19, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ Rebecca Silverman (January 4, 2015). "Prophecy GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
External links
- Official manga website (Japanese)
- Official Yokokuhan - The copycat website (Japanese)
- Official film website (Japanese)
- Prophecy (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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