Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer
Japanese manga series
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Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer (Japanese: 今夜もシリアルキラーと待ち合わせ, Hepburn: Konya mo Shiriaru Kirā to Machiawase) is a Japanese manga series written by Kon Iguchi and illustrated by Yūji Nakamura. It began serialization in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine good! Afternoon in June 2024. A live-action television drama adaptation premiered in July 2026.
| Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 今夜もシリアルキラーと待ち合わせ (Konya mo Shiriaru Kirā to Machiawase) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Kon Iguchi |
| Illustrated by | Yūji Nakamura |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
| Magazine | good! Afternoon |
| Original run | June 7, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
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| Music by | Licaxxx |
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| Original network | FNN (Kansai TV, Fuji TV) |
| Original run | July 1, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 5 |
Synopsis
Shirou Isogai has made it his lifelong mission to hunt down and apprehend serial killers. He later gets tipped off about serial killer activity from an informant named Hinata Kuroi. Hinata has an ability to determine serial killers based on contact with them. Both of them have suffered from loss at the hands of serial killers, and decide to team up in order to track these killers.
Characters
- Shirou Isogai (磯貝史郎, Isogai Shirō)
- Portrayed by: You Yokoyama[2]
- Hinata Kuroi (黒井ヒナタ, Kuroi Hinata)
- Portrayed by: Nagisa Sekimizu[2]
- Kaede Tsuruoka (鶴岡楓, Tsuruoka Kaede)
- Portrayed by: Hirona Yamazaki[3]
- Shinichi Makino (牧野信一, Makino Shinichi)
- Portrayed by: So Okuno[3]
- Daigo Satake (佐竹大吾, Satake Daigo)
- Portrayed by: Masahiro Toda[3]
- Kozue Hasegawa (長谷川梢, Hasegawa Kozue)
- Portrayed by: Reia Yonekura[3]
Media
Manga
Written by Kon Iguchi and illustrated by Yūji Nakamura, Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer began serialization in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine good! Afternoon on June 7, 2024.[4] Its chapters have been collected in five tankōbon volumes as of August 2026.[5] The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[6]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | ||
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| 1 | November 7, 2024[7] | 978-4-06-537469-6 | March 17, 2026[8] | 979-8-89765-125-2 | ||
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| 2 | April 7, 2025[9] | 978-4-06-539132-7 | August 18, 2026[10] | 979-8-89765-175-7 | ||
| 3 | September 5, 2025[11] | 978-4-06-540579-6 | — | — | ||
| 4 | March 6, 2026[12] | 978-4-06-542858-0 | — | — | ||
| 5 | August 6, 2026[5] | 978-4-06-544569-3 | — | — | ||
Drama
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on May 29, 2026. The drama will be directed by Hidetaka Sakamoto, Hiroki Inoue, and Toshimitsu Iizuka, with scripts written by Norikatsu Kodama and Kōta Edatsune, and Licaxxx composing the music. It premiered on Fuji News Network's "Suidora Eleven" programming block on July 1, 2026.[2] The Opening theme song, "Shadow Memory" is performed by Soala. And Ending theme song, "Saisaku" (Second Blooming), is performed by Super Eight.[13]