Draft King
Japanese manga series
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Draft King (ドラフトキング, Dorafuto Kingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsurō Kuromatsu. It began serialization in Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine in November 2018. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from April to June 2023.
| Draft King | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ドラフトキング (Dorafuto Kingu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports (baseball) |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsurō Kuromatsu |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Grand Jump |
| Original run | November 21, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 23 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Kenichi Suzuki |
| Music by | Miki Sakurai |
| Studio | Robot Communications |
| Original network | Wowow |
| Original run | April 8, 2023 – June 10, 2023 |
| Episodes | 10 |
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Tetsurō Kuromatsu, Draft King began serialization in Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine on November 21, 2018.[1] Its chapters have been collected into twenty-three tankōbon volumes as of November 2025.[2]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 19, 2019[3] | 978-4-08-891333-9 |
| 2 | August 19, 2019[4] | 978-4-08-891356-8 |
| 3 | November 19, 2019[5] | 978-4-08-891436-7 |
| 4 | March 19, 2020[6] | 978-4-08-891518-0 |
| 5 | July 17, 2020[7] | 978-4-08-891639-2 |
| 6 | November 19, 2020[8] | 978-4-08-891677-4 |
| 7 | December 18, 2020[9] | 978-4-08-891747-4 |
| 8 | April 19, 2021[10] | 978-4-08-891824-2 |
| 9 | August 18, 2021[11] | 978-4-08-892065-8 |
| 10 | November 19, 2021[12] | 978-4-08-892148-8 |
| 11 | March 18, 2022[13] | 978-4-08-892261-4 |
| 12 | August 19, 2022[14] | 978-4-08-892413-7 |
| 13 | November 17, 2022[15] | 978-4-08-892508-0 |
| 14 | March 17, 2023[16] | 978-4-08-892644-5 |
| 15 | May 19, 2023[17] | 978-4-08-892701-5 |
| 16 | August 18, 2023[18] | 978-4-08-892809-8 |
| 17 | November 17, 2023[19] | 978-4-08-893016-9 |
| 18 | March 18, 2024[20] | 978-4-08-893178-4 |
| 19 | August 19, 2024[21] | 978-4-08-893360-3 |
| 20 | November 19, 2024[22] | 978-4-08-893452-5 |
| 21 | March 18, 2025[23] | 978-4-08-893595-9 |
| 22 | August 19, 2025[24] | 978-4-08-893781-6 |
| 23 | November 19, 2025[2] | 978-4-08-893886-8 |
| 24 | March 18, 2026[25] | 978-4-08-894134-9 |
Drama
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on November 16, 2022.[26] The series was produced by Robot Communications and directed by Toru Yamamoto and Yuta Yoshikawa, with Kenichi Suzuki writing scripts, Miki Sakurai composing the music and starred Tsuyoshi Muro in the lead role. The drama aired 10 episodes from April 8 to June 10, 2023.[27]