Murciélago (manga)
Japanese manga series
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Murciélago (ムルシエラゴ, Murushierago; Spanish for "bat")[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshimurakana. It began serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan in August 2013. An anime television series adaptation produced by Satelight and Staple Entertainment is set to premiere in 2027.
| Murciélago | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kuroko Koumori | |
| ムルシエラゴ (Murushierago) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yoshimurakana |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Young Gangan Comics |
| Magazine | Young Gangan |
| Original run | August 16, 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 28 |
| Manga | |
| Murciélago Byproduct Araña | |
| Written by | Yoshimurakana |
| Illustrated by | Shin Arakawa |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Magazine | Manga Up! |
| Original run | January 12, 2018 – June 26, 2020 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Takashi Naoya |
| Music by |
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| Studio | |
| Licensed by | Sentai Filmworks |
| Original run | 2027 – scheduled |
Synopsis
Serial killer Kuroko Koumori is originally on death row after killing 715 people since childhood. However, since her hometown is overrun with crime, the government indefinitely stays her execution in exchange for her cooperation in hunting down and killing criminals the police fail to apprehend, to which Kuroko agrees. She is accompanied by Hinako Tozakura, a driving expert; and Chiyo Yanaoka, daughter of a notorious yakuza boss.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Yoshimurakana, Murciélago began serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan on August 16, 2013.[2] The series' chapters have been compiled into twenty-eight tankōbon volumes as of January 2026.[3]
During their Anime Expo 2016 panel, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[4]
A spin-off manga focusing on the character Reiko Kuchiba, titled Murciélago Byproduct Araña and illustrated by Shin Arakawa, was serialized on Square Enix's Manga Up! app from January 12, 2018,[5] to June 26, 2020. The spin-off's chapters were compiled into five volumes from June 25, 2018, to July 22, 2020.[6][7]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | ||
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| 1 | April 25, 2014[8] | 978-4-7575-4290-7 | January 24, 2017[9] | 978-0-316-50460-7 | ||
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| 2 | April 25, 2014[10] | 978-4-7575-4291-4 | May 30, 2017[11] | 978-0-316-47164-0 | ||
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| 3 | September 25, 2014[12] | 978-4-7575-4425-3 | August 22, 2017[13] | 978-0-316-47318-7 | ||
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| 4 | February 25, 2015[14] | 978-4-7575-4564-9 | November 7, 2017[15] | 978-0-316-47319-4 | ||
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| 5 | July 25, 2015[16] | 978-4-7575-4701-8 | January 30, 2018[17] | 978-0-316-47320-0 | ||
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| 6 | November 25, 2015[18] | 978-4-7575-4808-4 | April 24, 2018[19] | 978-0-316-47321-7 | ||
| 7 | March 25, 2016[20] | 978-4-7575-4923-4 | July 24, 2018[21] | 978-0-316-47323-1 | ||
| 8 | August 25, 2016[22] | 978-4-7575-5085-8 | October 30, 2018[23] | 978-1-9753-0247-4 | ||
| 9 | January 25, 2017[24] | 978-4-7575-5225-8 | January 22, 2019[25] | 978-1-9753-0248-1 | ||
| 10 | July 25, 2017[26] | 978-4-7575-5430-6 | April 30, 2019[27] | 978-1-9753-0249-8 | ||
| 11 | December 25, 2017[28] | 978-4-7575-5561-7 | August 6, 2019[29] | 978-1-9753-0250-4 | ||
| 12 | June 25, 2018[30] | 978-4-7575-5760-4 | November 12, 2019[31] | 978-1-9753-3202-0 | ||
| 13 | January 25, 2019[32] | 978-4-7575-5958-5 | January 28, 2020[33] | 978-1-9753-3205-1 | ||
| 14 | March 25, 2019[34] | 978-4-7575-6070-3 | May 5, 2020[35] | 978-1-9753-0793-6 | ||
| 15 | July 25, 2019[36] | 978-4-7575-6211-0 | August 25, 2020[37] | 978-1-9753-0897-1 | ||
| 16 | January 23, 2020[38] | 978-4-7575-6478-7 | December 1, 2020[39] | 978-1-9753-1672-3 | ||
| 17 | July 22, 2020[40] | 978-4-7575-6763-4 | December 21, 2021[41] | 978-1-9753-3579-3 | ||
| 18 | December 24, 2020[42] | 978-4-7575-7011-5 | January 18, 2022[43] | 978-1-9753-3641-7 | ||
| 19 | May 25, 2021[44] | 978-4-7575-7268-3 | May 24, 2022[45] | 978-1-9753-4433-7 | ||
| 20 | October 25, 2021[46] | 978-4-7575-7538-7 | November 22, 2022[47] | 978-1-9753-4970-7 | ||
| 21 | March 25, 2022[48] | 978-4-7575-7835-7 | May 23, 2023[49] | 978-1-9753-6485-4 | ||
| 22 | August 25, 2022[50] | 978-4-7575-8087-9 | October 17, 2023[51] | 978-1-9753-6487-8 | ||
| 23 | April 25, 2023[52] | 978-4-7575-8534-8 | February 27, 2024[53] | 978-1-9753-7914-8 | ||
| 24 | November 25, 2023[54] | 978-4-7575-8911-7 | September 17, 2024[55] | 978-1-9753-9864-4 | ||
| 25 | June 25, 2024[56] | 978-4-7575-9269-8 | September 9, 2025[57] | 979-8-8554-1466-0 | ||
| 26 | February 25, 2025[58] | 978-4-7575-9688-7 | February 24, 2026[59] | 979-8-8554-2463-8 | ||
| 27 | August 25, 2025[60] | 978-4-301-00021-1 | September 22, 2026[61] | 979-8-8554-3608-2 | ||
| 28 | January 23, 2026[3] | 978-4-301-00291-8 | — | — | ||
| 29 | July 24, 2026[62] | 978-4-3010-0650-3 | — | — | ||
Murciélago Byproduct Araña
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | June 25, 2018[6] | 978-4-7575-5761-1 |
| 2 | January 25, 2019[63] | 978-4-7575-5959-2 |
| 3 | July 25, 2019[64] | 978-4-7575-6212-7 |
| 4 | January 23, 2020[65] | 978-4-7575-6479-4 |
| 5 | July 22, 2020[7] | 978-4-7575-6764-1 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced during NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan's panel at Anime Expo in July 2026. The series will be produced by Satelight and Staple Entertainment and directed by Matsuo Asami, with Takashi Naoya serving as chief director and handling series composition, Kiyoshi Tateishi designing the characters, and Masanori Akita and Yuichi Tsuchiya composing the music. It is set to premiere in 2027. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America for streaming on Hidive.[66]
Other
The series has had collaborations with gravure idol Hikaru Aoyama, cosplayers Nekomu Otogi and Hina Takane, and the manga series Caterpillar by Shinya Murata and Tokisada Hayami, and Trash by Kenji Yamamoto and DP.[1][67][68][69][70]
A motion comic featuring the voice of Romi Park was released on the website ENSOKU on July 3, 2015.[71]
Reception
The series was recommended by novelist Yusuke Kishi.[1]