Kadokawa announced on Thursday that Medaka Box artist Akira Akatsuki will launch a manga adaptation of Yugo Aosaki's Undead Girl Murder Farce light novel Jirai Glico (Glico With Landmines) on October 11 in this year's 20th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine.
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© Yugo Aosaki, Akira Akatsuki, Hakusensha
Kadokawa published the original novel in November 2023. The novel won three awards this year: the novel category of the 24th “Honkaku Mystery Taisho” (Orthodox Mystery Award), the “novel or anthology” category of the 77th “Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyōkai Shō” (Mystery Writers of Japan Award) “short story” category, and the 37th “Yamamoto Shūgorō Award”.
The novel “Battle of Minds” consists of five stories revolving around high school student Mato Imoriya. Mato is really good at competitive games. All she wants is to live a peaceful life, but she keeps getting caught up in strange games in her daily life, such as reading the location of traps while going up the stairs.
Akatsuki's NisiOisin and Medaka Box manga debuted in 2009 and ended in 2013. The story inspired two television anime seasons. Akatsuki also drew Juni Taisen: Zodiac War, a manga adaptation of the Jūni Taisen: Zodiac Warriors light novel by illustrator Hikaru Nakamura. Viz Media released that manga in English. Akatsuki and Atsurō Sakai's BOXER's BLAST manga debuted in Jump SQ. in November 2018 and ended in September 2019.
Yugo Aosaki's Undead Girl Murder Farce novel debuted in 2015. Kodansha published the novel's third volume in April 2021. Kodansha USA is releasing a manga adaptation of the novel. The novel has inspired a television anime adaptation that debuted in July 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide outside of Asia where it aired in Japan under the title Undead Murder Farce.
Source: X/Twitter of Kadokawa literary editorial board account
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