The creator
behind Kindaichi Case Files, Bloody Monday, and Drops
of God has another ace up his sleeve, and that ace just confirmed his
anime. Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced that the manga
Gifted, with a script by Seimaru Amagi and illustrations
by Rima Amamiya, will receive an animated adaptation scheduled
for 2027. For now there is no studio, there is no cast and there is
no exact window of release within the year, but confirmation is already on the
table.
The
interesting thing about the ad is its context. Gifted has
already had its chance in live-action: two seasons of its live-action
adaptation aired in 2023, the first in August and the second in October,
with Takahisa Masuda of the group NEWS in the role of Natsuki
Amakusa and Hidaka Ukisho as Yuya Shiki.
The arrival of anime now is not a replacement but a new layer on a franchise
that has already proven to have a real audience.
Artist Rima
Amamiya shared a celebratory message upon hearing the news,
highlighting precisely that: that the anime comes after the live-action, and
that she is happy to be able to deliver the story in this new format. He
thanked those who have accompanied the series from the beginning and welcomed
new readers who may come through the anime.
The manga
is still active on Nakayoshi, with the twelfth volume scheduled
for June 12. Serialization kicked off in December 2021 and is maintaining its
pace uninterrupted, giving the project a solid foundation of source material
for adaptation.
About
Gifted
Gifted is a mystery manga published
in Kodansha's Shojo Nakayoshi magazine. The story
follows Natsuki Amakusa, a genius detective known for his deductive
reasoning, insight, and logical thinking, alongside Yuya Shiki, a
high school student who was born with a unique gift: he can identify killers.
Together they form a duo that uses their complementary skills to solve complex
cases. Its screenwriter, Seimaru Amagi, is actually writer Shin
Kibayashi, who works under different pseudonyms and has some of the most
influential mystery stories in Japanese manga in his history, including the
original concept of Kindaichi Case Files, GetBackers, Bloody
Monday and Psychometrer. She is also one half of the
creative duo behind Drops of God, which she releases alongside her
sister under the name Tadashi Agi.
