Prophecy (manga)
Prophecy (Japanese: 予告犯, Hepburn: Yokokuhan, lit. 'Advance Notice Crime') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Tsutsui. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Jump X from July 2011 to August 2013. A sequel, titled Yokokuhan: The Copycat, was serialized in the same magazine from April to October 2014 and later transferred to Weekly Young Jump, where it ran from March to July 2015. A live-action film and a five-episode television drama adaptations premiered in 2015.
| Prophecy | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 予告犯 (Yokokuhan) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Tsutsui |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Jump X |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | July 25, 2011 – August 10, 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Yokokuhan: The Copycat | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Tsutsui |
| Illustrated by | Fumio Obata |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | April 10, 2014 – July 23, 2015 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Yoshihiro Nakamura |
| Written by | Tamio Hayashi |
| Music by | Takashi Ōmama |
| Studio |
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| Released | June 6, 2015 |
| Television drama | |
| Yokokuhan: The Pain | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Takashi Ōmama |
| Original network | Wowow |
| Original run | June 7, 2015 – July 5, 2015 |
| Episodes | 5 |
Media edit
Manga edit
Published by Shueisha, it was serialized in Jump X magazine from July 25, 2011, to August 10, 2013,[2][3] and compiled into three volumes published from April 2012 to September 2013.[4][5] In North America, it was acquired by Vertical in September 2013.[6] It was also published in Brazil by Editora JBC[7] and in French by Ki-oon.[8]
A spin-off manga, titled Yokokuhan: The Copycat, and illustrated by Fumio Obata, started in Jump X on April 10, 2014.[9][10][11] With the magazine discontinuation on October 10, 2014,[12] the series moved to Weekly Young Jump, starting on March 11, 2015.[13][14] The manga finished on July 23, 2015.[15] Yokokuhan: The Copycat's three volumes were published between April 2015 and August 2015.[16][17] It was licensed in France by Ki-oon.[18]
A side-off light novel titled Yokokuhan: The Chaser was published on May 19, 2015.[19]
Volume list edit
Prophecy edit
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 10, 2012[4] | 978-4-08-879310-8 | November 18, 2014[20] | 978-1-939130-59-4 |
| 2 | December 10, 2012[21] | 978-4-08-879495-2 | January 27, 2015 | 978-1-939130-77-8 |
| 3 | September 10, 2013[5] | 978-4-08-879680-2 | March 31, 2015[22] | 978-1-939130-78-5 |
Yokokuhan: The Copycat edit
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 17, 2015[16] | 978-4-08-890036-0 |
| 2 | May 19, 2015[23] | 978-4-08-890169-5 |
| 3 | August 19, 2015[17] | 978-4-08-890294-4 |
Film edit
A live-action film adaptation, directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, was released on June 6, 2015.[24] Its North American premiere was held during the LA EigaFest in September 2015.[25] The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on December 4, 2015, by TC Entertainment.[26]
Cast edit
- Toma Ikuta as "Newspaper Man"
- Erika Toda as Yoshino
- Ryohei Suzuki as Kansai
- Gaku Hamada as Nobita
- Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Metabo
Drama edit
Under the title of Yokokuhan: The Pain (予告犯 -THE PAIN-), a Japanese television drama ran for five episodes on Wowow[27] between June 7 to July 5, 2015.[citation needed] Supervised by the film director Yoshihiro Nakamura, it was directed by Nakamura himself, Katsutoshi Hirabayashi and Megumi Sawada, with episodes screenplayed by Tamio Hayashi and Hiroshi Tanaka.[28] It starred Noriyuki Higashiyama and Erika Toda reprises her role from the film.[28] A soundtrack of the series was released on June 3, 2015, by Anchor Records, with all tracks composed by Takashi Omama, the drama's main composer.[28] All episodes were released on DVD and Blu-Ray on December 4, 2015, by TC Entertainment.[29]
Reception edit
Volume 3 reached the 45th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of September 15, 2013, has sold 20,871 copies.[30]
On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave volume 1 an overall grade of A−.[31] On manga-news.com, the series has a staff grade of 16 out of 20.[8]
The film earned ¥199 million (US$1.6 million) on its opening weekend in Japan[32] and a total of ¥553 million (US$4.48 million) so far.[33]
References edit
- ^ "Network of Terror". Vertical, Inc. November 18, 2014. from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ ジャンプ改2号は甲斐谷忍、筒井哲也、スエカネクミコが登場. Natalie (in Japanese). July 25, 2011. from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ 「アサシン クリード」最新作を大岩ケンヂがコミカライズ. Natalie (in Japanese). August 10, 2013. from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ a b (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ a b (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Tetsuya Tsutui's Prophecy Manga". Anime News Network. September 28, 2013. from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ "Mangá Prophecy" (in Portuguese). Editora JBC. from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "Prophecy". manga-news.com (in French). from the original on November 21, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ 筒井哲也らがジャンプ改で新連載「マンキン」イラスト集も. Natalie (in Japanese). April 10, 2014. from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Tetsuya Tsutsui's Prophecy Manga Gets Film Adaptation, Spinoff". Anime News Network. April 7, 2014. from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ "Spin-off pour Prophecy". manga-news.com (in French). April 8, 2014. from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Nelkin, Sarah (June 24, 2014). "Jump X Magazine Suspends Publication in October". Anime News Network. from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Shueisha's Jump X Magazine's Series' Fates Announced". Anime News Network. October 13, 2014. from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ =筒井哲也「予告犯」のスピンオフがYJで再開、もののがたり&黒の読切も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 12, 2015. from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ 2015年. youngjump.jp/ (in Japanese). Shueisha. from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ a b 予告犯─THE COPYCAT─ 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ a b 予告犯─THE COPYCAT─ 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Paperboy revient chez Ki-oon avec Prophecy [The Copycat] !". manga-news.com (in French). February 5, 2016. from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ 予告犯 THE CHASER (in Japanese). Shueisha. from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 16–22". Anime News Network. November 19, 2014. from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 29-April 4". Anime News Network. March 31, 2015. from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Live-Action Prophecy/Yokokuhan Teaser Unveils June 6 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 20, 2014. from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ "LA EigaFest Hosts Kenshin Director & Actor Aoki, Prophecy Film". Anime News Network. September 21, 2015. from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ 予告犯 Blu-ray&DVD 12.4発売! (in Japanese). Yokokuhan official website. from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ エピソード (in Japanese). WOWOW. from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c キャスト・スタッフ (in Japanese). WOWOW. from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ 連続ドラマW 予告犯-THE PAIN- Blu-ray&DVD 12.4発売! (in Japanese). WOWOW. from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 9–15". Anime News Network. September 19, 2013. from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Rebecca Silverman (January 4, 2015). "Prophecy GN 1". Anime News Network. from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ "Japan Box Office Report – 6/6~6/7". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. June 9, 2015. from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ Kevin Ma (June 18, 2015). . Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
Further reading edit
- Carlson, Johanna Draper (January 3, 2015). "Prophecy Volume 1". Comics Worth Reading.
- Carlson, Johanna Draper (March 2, 2015). "Prophecy Volume 2". Comics Worth Reading.
- Carlson, Johanna Draper (May 30, 2015). "Prophecy Volume 3". Comics Worth Reading.
- Cerjak, Kory (December 31, 2014). "Prophecy Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post.
- Cerjak, Kory (May 17, 2015). "Prophecy Vol. #02 Manga Review". The Fandom Post.
- Cerjak, Kory (May 20, 2015). "Prophecy Vol. #03 Manga Review (Series Finale)". The Fandom Post.
- Haley, Ken (March 13, 2015). "Prophecy, Vol. 2". Sequential Ink.
- Haley, Ken (March 30, 2015). "Prophecy, Vol. 3". Sequential Ink.
- Luster, Joseph (January 5, 2015). "Manga Review: Prophecy vol. 1". Otaku USA. Sovereign Media.
- "Prophecy: Vol 1". Neo. Uncooked Media. March 14, 2015.
External links edit
- (in Japanese)
- Official Yokokuhan - The copycat website (in Japanese)
- Official film website (in Japanese)
- Prophecy (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Prophecy at IMDb