Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem
Japanese manga series
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Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Japanese: ちるらん 新撰組鎮魂歌, Hepburn: Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka), also known as The Shinsengumi,[6] is a Japanese manga series written by Shinya Umemura and illustrated by Eiji Hashimoto. It was serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon from October 2010 to April 2023, with its chapters collected in 36 tankōbon volumes.
| Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ちるらん 新撰組鎮魂歌 (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shinya Umemura |
| Illustrated by | Eiji Hashimoto |
| Published by | Coamix |
| English publisher | Mangamo (digital) |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Zenon |
| Original run | October 25, 2010 – April 25, 2023 |
| Volumes | 36 |
| Manga | |
| Chiruran Nibun no Ichi | |
| Written by | Shinya Umemura |
| Illustrated by | Eiji Hashimoto |
| Published by | Coamix |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Zenon |
| Original run | May 25, 2016 – present |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Fumie Moroi |
| Studio | LandQ Studios |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV |
| Original run | January 9, 2017 – March 28, 2017 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Kazutaka Watanabe |
| Produced by | Akira Morii |
| Written by | Masaaki Sakai |
| Music by | Yoshiaki Dewa |
| Studio | The Seven |
| Licensed by | U-Next HBO Max (worldwide) |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | March 26, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 2 |
Plot
Explores the life of Hijikata Toshizo as he goes from a violent street brawler to joining the Shinsengumi.
Media
Manga
Written by Shinya Umemura and illustrated by Eiji Hashimoto, Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem started in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon on October 25, 2010.[7][8] the manga finished serialization in the magazine on April 25, 2023.[1][3] Coamix collected its chapters in thirty-six tankōbon volumes, released from April 20, 2011,[9] to July 20, 2023.[10]
The manga is licensed digitally in English by Mangamo under the title The Shinsengumi,[6] in Southeast Asia licensed by M&C!;[11] in France by Mangetsu,[12] and in North America by Titan Comics.[13]
A comedy spin-off manga, titled Chiruran Nibun no Ichi (Chiruran ½), began serialization in the same Comic Zenon magazine on May 25, 2016.[14][15]
Volumes
Anime
An anime television series adaptation based on the Chiruran Nibun no Ichi comedy spinoff manga was announced in September 2016. The series is produced by LandQ Studios and directed by Fumie Moroi;[5] and aired from January 9, 2017, to March 28, 2017, on Tokyo MX, it ran for 12 episodes.[51] Crunchyroll added the series for streaming as it aired in Japan.[52][53]
Stage play
A stage play adaptation of the manga was announced by Coamix in February 2017. It ran April 7–10, 2017, at Osaka's Morinomiya Piloti Hall and April 20–30 at Tokyo's Galaxy Theater. The play was directed by Shunichi Okamura.[4][54]
Drama CD
On September 27, 2017, a drama CD was released by Frontier Works.[55]
Drama
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on October 3, 2025. Directed by Kazutaka Watanabe and written by Masaaki Sakai with music composed by Yoshiaki Dewa,[56] it premiered March 26 and 27, 2026 on TBS as a two-episode special, and later on the U-Next service as a series.[57] The series will be streamed worldwide on HBO Max on May 9 of the same year. Its official name, as announced on the official X, is Song of the Samurai.[58][59][60]
Reception
By March 2023, the manga had over 3 million copies in circulation.[61]
See also
- Record of Ragnarok, another manga series written by Shinya Umemura