Prophecy (manga)
Japanese manga series
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Prophecy (Japanese: 予告犯, Hepburn: Yokokuhan; lit. 'Advance Notice Crime') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Tsutsui. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Jump X from July 2011 to August 2013. A sequel, titled Yokokuhan: The Copycat, was serialized in the same magazine from April to October 2014 and later transferred to Weekly Young Jump, where it ran from March to July 2015. A live-action film and a five-episode television drama adaptations premiered in 2015.
| Prophecy | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 予告犯 (Yokokuhan) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Tsutsui |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Jump X |
| Original run | July 25, 2011 – August 10, 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Yokokuhan: The Copycat | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Tsutsui |
| Illustrated by | Fumio Obata |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine |
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| Original run | April 10, 2014 – July 23, 2015 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Yoshihiro Nakamura |
| Written by | Tamio Hayashi |
| Music by | Takashi Ōmama |
| Studio |
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| Released | June 6, 2015 |
| Television drama | |
| Yokokuhan: The Pain | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Takashi Ōmama |
| Original network | Wowow |
| Original run | June 7, 2015 – July 5, 2015 |
| Episodes | 5 |
Plot
Media
Manga
Published by Shueisha, it was serialized in Jump X magazine from July 25, 2011, to August 10, 2013,[2][3] and compiled into three volumes published from April 2012 to September 2013.[4][5] In North America, it was acquired by Vertical in September 2013.[6]
A spin-off manga, titled Yokokuhan: The Copycat, and illustrated by Fumio Obata, started in Jump X on April 10, 2014.[7][8][9] With the magazine discontinuation on October 10, 2014,[10] the series moved to Weekly Young Jump, starting on March 11, 2015.[11][12] The manga finished on July 23, 2015.[13] Yokokuhan: The Copycat's three volumes were published between April 2015 and August 2015.[14][15]
A side-off light novel titled Yokokuhan: The Chaser was published on May 19, 2015.[16]
Volumes
Prophecy
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 10, 2012[4] | 978-4-08-879310-8 | November 18, 2014[17] | 978-1-939130-59-4 |
| 2 | December 10, 2012[18] | 978-4-08-879495-2 | January 27, 2015 | 978-1-939130-77-8 |
| 3 | September 10, 2013[5] | 978-4-08-879680-2 | March 31, 2015[19] | 978-1-939130-78-5 |
Yokokuhan: The Copycat
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 17, 2015[14] | 978-4-08-890036-0 |
| 2 | May 19, 2015[20] | 978-4-08-890169-5 |
| 3 | August 19, 2015[15] | 978-4-08-890294-4 |
Film
A live-action film adaptation, directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, was released on June 6, 2015.[21] Its North American premiere was held during the LA EigaFest in September 2015.[22] The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on December 4, 2015, by TC Entertainment.[23]
Cast
- Toma Ikuta as "Newspaper Man"
- Erika Toda as Yoshino
- Ryohei Suzuki as Kansai
- Gaku Hamada as Nobita
- Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Metabo
Drama
Under the title of Yokokuhan: The Pain (予告犯 -THE PAIN-), a Japanese television drama ran for five episodes on Wowow[24] between June 7 to July 5, 2015.[citation needed] Supervised by the film director Yoshihiro Nakamura, it was directed by Nakamura himself, Katsutoshi Hirabayashi and Megumi Sawada, with episodes screenplayed by Tamio Hayashi and Hiroshi Tanaka.[25] It starred Noriyuki Higashiyama and Erika Toda reprises her role from the film.[25] A soundtrack of the series was released on June 3, 2015, by Anchor Records, with all tracks composed by Takashi Omama, the drama's main composer.[25] All episodes were released on DVD and Blu-Ray on December 4, 2015, by TC Entertainment.[26]
Reception
Volume 3 reached the 45th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of September 15, 2013, has sold 20,871 copies.[27]
On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave volume 1 an overall grade of A−.[28] On Manga News, the series has a staff grade of 16 out of 20.[29]
The film earned ¥199 million (US$1.6 million) on its opening weekend in Japan[30] and a total of ¥553 million (US$4.48 million) so far.[31]