The Fable
The Fable | |
ザ・ファブル (Za Faburu) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Katsuhisa Minami |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Weekly Young Magazine |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | November 1, 2014 – November 18, 2019 |
Volumes | 22 |
Manga | |
Written by | Katsuhisa Minami |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Comic Days |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 6, 2018 – February 26, 2019 |
Volumes | 1 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Kan Eguchi |
Written by | Yūsuke Watanabe |
Studio | |
Released | June 21, 2019 |
Runtime | 123 minutes |
Live-action film | |
The Fable: A Hitman Who Doesn’t Kill | |
Directed by | Kan Eguchi |
Studio |
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The Fable (Japanese: ザ・ファブル, Hepburn: Za Faburu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Minami. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from November 2014 to November 2019, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japan in June 2019 and a sequel has been announced.
As of January 2021, the manga had 8 million copies in circulation. In 2017, The Fable won the 41st Kodansha Manga Award for the General manga category.
Media
Manga
The Fable is written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Minami. The series ran in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from November 1, 2014 to November 18, 2019.[1][2] Kodansha collected its chapters in twenty-two tankōbon volumes, released from March 6, 2015 to June 5, 2020.[3][4]
A spin-off, also titled The Fable, but written with hiragana (ざ・ふぁぶる) instead of katakana, was published on Comic Days online platform from March 6, 2018 to February 26, 2019.[5][6] A collected tankōbon, which also includes other stories by Minami, was published on June 5, 2020.[7][8]
Volume list
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | March 6, 2015[3] | 978-4-06-382563-3 |
2 | June 5, 2015[9] | 978-4-06-382613-5 |
3 | September 4, 2015[10] | 978-4-06-382666-1 |
4 | December 4, 2015[11] | 978-4-06-382713-2 |
5 | March 4, 2016[12] | 978-4-06-382745-3 |
6 | June 6, 2016[13] | 978-4-06-382796-5 |
7 | September 6, 2016[14] | 978-4-06-382847-4 |
8 | December 6, 2016[15] | 978-4-06-382887-0 |
9 | March 6, 2017[16] | 978-4-06-382932-7 |
10 | June 6, 2017[17] | 978-4-06-382975-4 |
11 | September 6, 2017[18] | 978-4-06-510154-4 |
12 | December 6, 2017[19] | 978-4-06-510530-6 |
13 | March 6, 2018[20] | 978-4-06-511090-4 |
14 | June 6, 2018[21] | 978-4-06-511622-7 |
15 | September 6, 2018[22] | 978-4-06-512822-0 |
16 | December 6, 2018[23] | 978-4-06-513841-0 |
17 | March 6, 2019[24] | 978-4-06-515397-0 |
18 | June 6, 2019[25] | 978-4-06-516126-5 |
19 | September 6, 2019[26] | 978-4-06-516938-4 |
20 | December 6, 2019[27] | 978-4-06-517853-9 |
21 | March 6, 2020[28] | 978-4-06-518813-2 |
22 | June 5, 2020[4] | 978-4-06-519984-8 |
Live-action films
A live-action film adaptation directed by Kan Eguchi premiered in Japan on June 21, 2019. The film stars Junichi Okada as Fable.[29][30]
A sequel film, titled The Fable: A Hitman Who Doesn’t Kill (ザ・ファブル 殺さない殺し屋, Za Faburu Korosanai Koroshiya), was originally announced to premiere on February 5, 2021, however, in January 2021, it was announced that it would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]
Reception
As of January 2021, the manga had 8 million copies in circulation.[31] In 2017, The Fable won the 41st Kodansha Manga Award for the General manga category.[32] Alongside Blue Period, the series ranked #14 on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2020 for male readers.[33]
References
- ^ なに友完結から4カ月、南勝久が早くも新連載. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 1, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ “殺しの天才”ファブルを描く南勝久「ザ・ファブル」第1部完、第2部は来夏開始――. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 18, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b ザ・ファブル(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b ザ・ファブル(22) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ 第1話 飲みトモ 2018年03月06日. Comic Days (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ 第11話 ベッドの男(おとこ)‥‥。2019年02月26日. Comic Days (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ 「ザ・ファブル」第1部完結となる22巻&未収録作を収めた短編集「ざ・ふぁぶる」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 5, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ざ・ふぁぶる (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(8) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(9) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(10) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(11) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(12) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(13) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(14) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(15) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(16) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(17) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(18) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(19) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(20) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ ザ・ファブル(21) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (June 22, 2018). "The Fable Manga Inspires Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 17, 2018). "The Fable Live-Action Film's Teaser Video, Visual Reveal June Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b 岡田准一主演、映画『ザ・ファブル』公開延期 新たな公開日は未定. Oricon (in Japanese). January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 9, 2017). "41st Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 11, 2019). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2020 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
External links
- The Fable manga at Young Magazine (in Japanese)
- The Fable live-action film official website (in Japanese)