Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow
Japanese manga series
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Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow (降り積もれ孤独な死よ, Furitsumore Kodokuna Shi yo) is a Japanese manga series written by Hajime Inoryū and illustrated by Shota Itō. It began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website in August 2021. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from July to September 2024.
| Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 降り積もれ孤独な死よ (Furitsumore Kodokuna Shi yo) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hajime Inoryū |
| Illustrated by | Shota Itō |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Evening KC |
| Magazine | Magazine Pocket |
| Original run | August 28, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Jun Futamata |
| Studio | Fine Entertainment |
| Original network | NNS (ytv, Nippon TV) |
| Original run | July 7, 2024 – September 8, 2024 |
| Episodes | 10 |
Plot
Jin Saeki has been called up to investigate a burglary at the Haikawa mansion. As he's on the case, he later finds the corpses of 13 children, and deduces that Jūzō Haikawa, who has gone missing, is the prime suspect. Saeki later meets Kanon Hasumi, a woman who claims to be Haikawa's daughter, and tags along with her on his travels all over Japan to find clues to the new case.
Characters
- Jin Saeki (冴木仁, Saeki Jin)
- Portrayed by: Ryo Narita[2]
- Kanon Hasumi (蓮水花音, Hasumi Kanon)
- Portrayed by: Ai Yoshikawa[2]
- Jūzō Haikawa (灰川十三, Haikawa Jūzō)
- Portrayed by: Fumiyo Kohinata[2]
- Jun Suzuki (鈴木潤, Suzuki Jun)
- Portrayed by: Taiki Sato[2]
- Seiji Kawai (川相誠二, Kawai Seiji)
- Portrayed by: Tooru Nomaguchi[2]
- Sōsuke Takimoto (瀧本蒼佑, Takimoto Sōsuke)
- Portrayed by: Riku Hagiwara[2]
- Maya Okishima (沖島マヤ, Okishima Maya)
- Portrayed by: Bambi Naka[2]
- Satoru Kawaguchi (川口悟, Kawaguchi Satoru)
- Portrayed by: Leo Matsumoto[2]
- Takeru Kamishiro (神代健流, Kamishiro Takeru)
- Portrayed by: Kazuto Mokudai[2]
- Yūma Azuma (東優磨, Azuma Yūma)
- Portrayed by: Rikutani[2]
Media
Manga
Written by Hajime Inoryū and illustrated by Shota Itō, Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website on August 28, 2021.[3] Its chapters have been collected into twelve tankōbon volumes as of April 2026.[4] The series entered its final arc with the release of its eleventh volume.[5] The series will end with the release of its thirteenth volume in August 2026.[6]
During their panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in Q2 2026.[7]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | November 22, 2021[8] | 978-4-06-526342-6 | March 3, 2026[9] | 978-1-64-729575-2 |
| 2 | March 23, 2022[10] | 978-4-06-527009-7 | May 12, 2026[11] | 978-1-64-729601-8 |
| 3 | July 22, 2022[12] | 978-4-06-528366-0 | July 21, 2026[13] | 978-1-64-729605-6 |
| 4 | October 21, 2022[14] | 978-4-06-529744-5 | September 8, 2026[15] | 978-1-64-729606-3 |
| 5 | March 23, 2023[16] | 978-4-06-530879-0 | November 3, 2026[17] | 978-1-64-729607-0 |
| 6 | September 22, 2023[18] | 978-4-06-532932-0 | — | — |
| 7 | June 21, 2024[19] | 978-4-06-535124-6 | — | — |
| 8 | July 23, 2024[20] | 978-4-06-536332-4 | — | — |
| 9 | February 21, 2025[21] | 978-4-06-538482-4 | — | — |
| 10 | August 22, 2025[22] | 978-4-06-540403-4 | — | — |
| 11 | December 23, 2025[23] | 978-4-06-541994-6 | — | — |
| 12 | April 23, 2026[4] | 978-4-06-543342-3 | — | — |
Drama
A live-action television drama adaptation aired on YTV and Nippon TV for ten episodes from July 7 to September 8, 2024.[2][24]
Reception
See also
- My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought, another manga series by the same creators