The Violence Action
Japanese manga series
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The Violence Action (Japanese: バイオレンスアクション, Hepburn: Baiorensu Akushon) is a Japanese manga series written by Shin Sawada and illustrated Renji Asai. It has been serialized on Shogakukan's Yawaraka Spirits website since April 2016.
| The Violence Action | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| バイオレンスアクション | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shin Sawada |
| Illustrated by | Renji Asai |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Yawaraka Spirits |
| Original run | April 25, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
Media
Manga
Written by Shin Sawada and illustrated Renji Asai, The Violence Action started on Shogakukan's Yawaraka Spirits website on April 25, 2016.[2][3] The series went on hiatus in March 2018, due to one of the author's poor health, and resumed in June 2019.[4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 10, 2017.[5] As of August 12, 2022, seven volumes have been released.[6]
Volumes
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 10, 2017[7] | 978-4-09-189449-6 |
| 2 | July 12, 2017[8] | 978-4-09-189593-6 |
| 3 | October 12, 2017[9] | 978-4-09-189677-3 |
| 4 | May 11, 2018[10] | 978-4-09-860008-3 |
| 5 | November 12, 2019[11] | 978-4-09-860508-8 |
| 6 | July 10, 2020[12] | 978-4-09-860662-7 |
| 7 | August 12, 2022[6] | 978-4-09-861433-2 |
Live-action film
In July 2020, it was announced that the manga would receive a "screen adaptation".[12][13] In February 2022, it was announced that the screen adaptation would be a live action film. It was directed and written by Tōichirō Rutō, co-written Itaru Era and starring Kanna Hashimoto as Kei Kikuno. It premiered on August 19, 2022.[14]
Reception
The Violence Action ranked first in the May 2017 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web;[1][15] it ranked 10th on Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2018 list of best manga for male readers.[16] The series ranked seventh on "The Best Manga 2018 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine.[17] It ranked ninth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2018.[18]