The Violence Action

The Violence Action
First tankōbon volume cover
バイオレンスアクション
GenreAction[1]
Manga
Written byShin Sawada
Illustrated byRenji Asai
Published byShogakukan
MagazineYawaraka Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 25, 2016 – present
Volumes7

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.

Media

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Manga

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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 July 10, 2020, six volumes have been released.[6]

Volumes

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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[13]978-4-09-861433-2

Live-action film

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In July 2020, it was announced that the manga would receive a "screen adaptation".[12][14] 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.[15]

Reception

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The Violence Action ranked first in the May 2017 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web;[1][16] it ranked 10th on Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2018 list of best manga for male readers.[17] The series ranked seventh on "The Best Manga 2018 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine.[18] It ranked ninth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2018.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b 【5月の「このマンガがすごい！」ランキング オトコ編】ご指名率No.1！ ゆるくてカワイイ「脱力系」デリヘル嬢が、悪ぅ～いヤツらを“死の絶頂”に♥ オトコ編第1位は……. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. April 20, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. ^ 第1話. Yawaraka Spirits (in Japanese). Shogakukan. April 25, 2016. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ “脱力系”女殺し屋がバイオレンスなアクション繰り広げる新連載、Webで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ 「バイオレンスアクション」約1年3カ月ぶり連載再開、やわスピリニューアルも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 27, 2019. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ ゆるかわ殺し屋が撃つ！「バイオレンスアクション」1巻、オーディション企画も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ^ 【7月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 10, 2017. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  7. ^ 【3月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  8. ^ ゆるふわ殺し屋「バイオレンスアクション」新刊、冲方丁＆町山智浩が帯コメント. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 11, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  9. ^ 【10月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  10. ^ 【5月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  11. ^ 【11月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  12. ^ a b 「バイオレンスアクション」映像化企画進行中、ゆるふわ殺し屋ガール主人公の物語. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  13. ^ 【8月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 12, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  14. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (July 9, 2020). "The Violence Action Manga Gets 'Screen Adaptation'". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  15. ^ Pineda, Rafael (February 2, 2022). "The Violence Action Manga Gets Live-Action Film Starring Kanna Hashimoto". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  16. ^ 命がけの週刊連載！「バイオレンスアクション」2巻発売記念で6週連続更新. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 26, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  17. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  18. ^ 「このマンガを読め！」1位は宮谷一彦「ライク ア ローリング ストーン」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  19. ^ 全国書店員が選んだおすすめマンガ、今年の1位は「とんがり帽子のアトリエ」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2018. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

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