Colette Decides to Die
Japanese manga series
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Colette Decides to Die (コレットは死ぬことにした, Koretto wa Shinu Koto ni Shita) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Alto Yukimura. It was serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from November 2013 to October 2021.
| Colette Decides to Die | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| コレットは死ぬことにした (Koretto wa Shinu Koto ni Shita) | |
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| Genre | Mythic fiction, romance[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Alto Yukimura |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Hana to Yume Comics |
| Magazine | Hana to Yume |
| Original run | November 5, 2013 – October 5, 2021 |
| Volumes | 20 |
| Manga | |
| Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita: Megami-hen | |
| Written by | Alto Yukimura |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| Imprint | Hana to Yume Comics |
| Magazine | The Hana to Yume |
| Original run | January 27, 2022 – October 26, 2022 |
| Volumes | 1 |
The series is a loose retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone.
Plot
Colette is the only apothecary in her city and is a workaholic. One day, she becomes so overworked that in her despair she decides to die and jumps into a well. However, upon arriving in the underworld, she is led to its ruler, Hades. Suffering from a fever, he asks her to become his doctor and continue his life's journey. Since she will not abandon a patient, even a deity, she cares for Hades. Over time, she grows closer to the god, who appears as a young man, and learns about daily life in the underworld and the nature of the souls who arrive there.
Characters
- Colette (コレット, Koretto)
- Voiced by: Sayuri Yahagi (drama CD)[2]
- An apothecary who was overwhelmed by the amount of work in the village she lives in, by some twist of Fate, she ends up going to the Underworld to treat Hades.
- Hades (ハデス, Hadesu)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (drama CD)[2]
- Lord of the Underworld, he developed an allergy to the sun, which was later treated by the apothecary who fell into the Underworld.
- Dionysus (ディオニュソス, Dionyusosu)
- Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (drama CD)[2]
- A demigod, he enjoys wandering in the mortal world, having fun, and eventually leaving. He met Colette when he caught a cold.
- Zeus (ゼウス, Zeusu)
- Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga (drama CD)[2]
- King of the Gods, he is an infamous womanizer. He ends up hanging out with Colette in the guise of a cat.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Alto Yukimura, Colette Decides to Die initially began publication as a one-shot in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume on November 5, 2013.[3] It later began short-term serialization in the same magazine on March 5, 2014.[4] It later became a full-fledged serialization on July 19 of the same year.[5] The series ended serialization on October 5, 2021.[1] The series' chapters were collected into twenty tankōbon volumes from July 18, 2014, to December 20, 2021.[6][7] In February 2024, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication in two-in-one volume edition releases.[8][9]
An epilogue manga, titled Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita: Megami-hen, was serialized in Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume magazine from January 27 to October 26, 2022.[10][11] The epilogue's chapters were collected in a single tankōbon volume on March 20, 2023.[12]
Colette Decides to Die
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | July 18, 2014[6] | 978-4-592-21381-9 | November 5, 2024[13] | 978-1-9747-4727-6 | ||
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| 2 | March 20, 2015[14] | 978-4-592-21382-6 | November 5, 2024[13] | 978-1-9747-4727-6 | ||
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| 3 | November 20, 2015[15] | 978-4-592-21383-3 | February 4, 2025[16] | 978-1-9747-5179-2 | ||
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| 4 | April 20, 2016[17] | 978-4-592-21384-0 | February 4, 2025[16] | 978-1-9747-5179-2 | ||
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| 5 | September 20, 2016[18] | 978-4-592-21385-7 | May 6, 2025[19] | 978-1-9747-5477-9 | ||
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| 6 | January 20, 2017[20] | 978-4-592-21386-4 | May 6, 2025[19] | 978-1-9747-5477-9 | ||
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| 7 | May 19, 2017[21] | 978-4-592-21387-1 | August 5, 2025[22] | 978-1-9747-5546-2 | ||
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| 8 | September 20, 2017[23] | 978-4-592-21388-8 | August 5, 2025[22] | 978-1-9747-5546-2 | ||
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| 9 | January 19, 2018[24] | 978-4-592-21388-8 | November 4, 2025[25] | 978-1-9747-5883-8 | ||
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| 10 | April 20, 2018[26] | 978-4-592-21390-1 | November 4, 2025[25] | 978-1-9747-5883-8 | ||
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| 11 | September 20, 2018[27] | 978-4-592-21676-6 | February 3, 2026[28] | 978-1-9747-6195-1 | ||
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| 12 | January 18, 2019[29] | 978-4-592-21677-3 | February 3, 2026[28] | 978-1-9747-6195-1 | ||
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| 13 | May 20, 2019[30] | 978-4-592-21678-0 | May 5, 2026[31] | 978-1-9747-6331-3 | ||
| 14 | October 18, 2019[32] | 978-4-592-21679-7 | May 5, 2026[31] | 978-1-9747-6331-3 | ||
| 15 | February 20, 2020[33] | 978-4-592-21680-3 | August 4, 2026[34] | 978-1-9747-6517-1 | ||
| 16 | June 19, 2020[35][36] | 978-4-592-22336-8 978-4-592-22728-1 (SE) | August 4, 2026[34] | 978-1-9747-6517-1 | ||
| 17 | October 20, 2020[37] | 978-4-592-22337-5 | — | — | ||
| 18 | February 19, 2021[38][39] | 978-4-592-22338-2 978-4-592-10624-1 (SE) | — | — | ||
| 19 | July 20, 2021[40] | 978-4-592-22339-9 | — | — | ||
| 20 | December 20, 2021[7][41] | 978-4-592-22340-5 978-4-592-22805-9 (SE) | — | — | ||
Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita: Megami-hen
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | March 20, 2023[12] | 978-4-592-22365-8 |
Reception
By October 2021, the series had over 3 million copies in circulation.[1]