Square
Enix's Gangan
Online platform announced through its official account on X (formerly
Twitter) that the manga Kimi no Nemureru Kaii no Kōsha, illustrated
by Fumi Itō and based on the light novel Nanoka no
Yoru o Nukedashite by Takuma Sakurai, will come to an end
very soon.
Trajectory
of the work
The manga
began its digital publication in October 2023 on the Gangan
Online platform. Its first compilation volume was released on June 12,
2024, while the second will be released on September 11, 2024.
For its part, the original light novel was published by Kodansha in November
2022.
About
the author and his career
Takuma
Sakurai is also known for the series Butareba: The Story of a Man
Turned into a Pig (Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro), published
by Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko imprint since March 2020.
This work gained recognition after winning the gold award in the 26th edition
of the Dengeki Novel Prize in 2019. The series features
illustrations by Asagi Tōsaka and its manga adaptation,
by Minami, has been published since August 2020 in
Dengeki Maoh magazine.
From the
novel to the anime
Butareba took a step further in his
popularity by receiving an anime adaptation, released in October
2023. The production had a total of 12 episodes, although its
outcome was delayed, finally airing in February 2024. Currently,
both the novel and the manga are available in English thanks to J-Novel
Club.
