Acma: Game (stylized as ACMA:GAME) is a Japanese manga series written by Meeb and illustrated by Kōji Megumi [ja]. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 2013 to March 2017, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. A television drama adaptation premiered in April 2024. A live-action film, titled Acma:Game: The Final Key, is set to premiere in October of the same year.

Acma: Game
First tankōbon volume cover
Manga
Written byMeeb
Illustrated byKōji Megumi [ja]
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • US: Kodansha (digital)
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 10, 2013April 17, 2017
Volumes22
Television drama
Directed by
  • Tōya Satō
  • Shunsuke Kariyama
  • Kento Matsuda
Written by
  • Yoshihiro Izumi
  • Junichirō Taniguchi
Music byYugo Kanno
Licensed byAmazon Prime Video
Original networkNippon TV
Original run April 7, 2024 June 9, 2024
Episodes10
Live-action film
Acma:Game: The Final Key
Directed byTōya Satō
Written by
  • Yoshihiro Izumi
  • Junichirō Taniguchi
ReleasedOctober 25, 2024 (2024-10-25)

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Manga

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Written by Meeb and illustrated by Kōji Megumi [ja], Acma: Game was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 10, 2013,[1][2] to March 8, 2017.[3] Kodansha collected its chapters in 22 tankōbon volumes, released from June 17, 2013,[4] to April 17, 2017.[5][6]

Kodansha started publishing the series digitally in English on their K Manga service in 2023.[7]

Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
1 June 17, 2013[4]978-4-06-384887-8
2 September 17, 2013[8]978-4-06-394932-2
3 November 15, 2013[9]978-4-06-394969-8
4 January 17, 2014[10]978-4-06-394999-5
5 March 17, 2014[11]978-4-06-395033-5
6 June 17, 2014[12]978-4-06-395109-7
7 August 16, 2014[13]978-4-06-395164-6
8 October 17, 2014[14]978-4-06-395220-9
9 December 17, 2014[15]978-4-06-395266-7
10 March 17, 2015[16]978-4-06-395348-0
11 May 15, 2015[17]978-4-06-395395-4
12 July 17, 2015[18]978-4-06-395436-4
13 September 17, 2015[19]978-4-06-395486-9
14 November 17, 2015[20]978-4-06-395535-4
15 January 15, 2016[21]978-4-06-395584-2
16 March 17, 2016[22]978-4-06-395621-4
17 May 17, 2016[23]978-4-06-395672-6
18 July 15, 2016[24]978-4-06-395713-6
19 September 16, 2016[25]978-4-06-395763-1
20 December 16, 2016[26]978-4-06-395828-7
21 February 17, 2017[27]978-4-06-395872-0
22 April 17, 2017[6]978-4-06-395919-2

Drama

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In January 2024, it was announced that the manga would receive a television drama adaptation. The drama is directed by Tōya Satō, Shunsuke Kariyama, and Kento Matsuda, with scripts written by Yoshihiro Izumi and Junichirō Taniguchi and music composed by Yugo Kanno. The series stars Shotaro Mamiya as Teruaki Oda, and also features Juri Tanaka of SixTones as Ui Saito and Kotone Furukawa [ja] as Yūki Manabe.[28] It was broadcast on Nippon TV from April 7 to June 9, 2024.[29][30][31] Amazon Prime Video has licensed the series for worldwide streaming.[32][33]

Film

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In June 2024, it was announced that a live-action film, titled Acma:Game: The Final Key, is set to be released in theaters on October 25 of the same year.[34]

References

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