Kiruru Kill Me (きるる KILL ME) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Kanō. It has been serialized on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ online platform since February 2020, with its chapters collected into five tankōbon volumes as of September 2022.
| Kiruru Kill Me | |
 First volume cover | |
| きるる KILL ME | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yasuhiro Kanō |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | February 23, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
Synopsis
editAoi Nemo is a medical genius and prodigy who has invented useful equipment and has had his work published in magazines. While he is suave and debonair in public, he longs for love and fears that his work will prevent him from achieving it. One day he meets Kiruru Akaumi and falls madly in love with her. Unfortunately, he is unable to speak directly to her unless it is in a planned business or social affair. When he learns that she is an assassin, he decides to hire her to assassinate himself so that he can freely "converse" with her; using his genius medical skills to save himself should he be close to death.
Publication
editKiruru Kill Me, written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Kanō, started its serialization on Shueisha's online magazine Shōnen Jump+ on February 23, 2020.[2] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on June 4, 2020.[3] As of September 2, 2022, five volumes have been released.[4] In July 2022, it was announced that the manga would enter on an indefinite hiatus.[5]
In May 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the manga for English release in North America in both physical and digital format starting on October 12, 2021.[6][7][8]
Volumes
edit| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 4, 2020[3] | 978-4-08-882368-3 | October 12, 2021[8] | 978-1-64-827644-6 |
| 2 | February 4, 2021[9] | 978-4-08-882554-0 | February 15, 2022[10] | 978-1-63858-121-5 |
| 3 | July 2, 2021[11] | 978-4-08-882756-8 | September 27, 2022[12] | 978-1-63858-368-4 |
| 4 | March 4, 2022[13] | 978-4-08-883064-3 | March 14, 2023[14] | 978-1-63858-895-5 |
| 5 | September 2, 2022[4] | 978-4-08-883255-5 | September 12, 2023[15] | 979-8-88843-010-1 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Kiruru Kill Me". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 3, 2020). "Pretty Face's Yasuhiro Kano Launches New Manga on February 23". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ a b きるる KILL ME 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ a b きるる KILL ME 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (July 12, 2022). "Stage S, Kiruru Kill Me Manga Both Go on Hiatus". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Fatal Feelings: Seven Seas Licenses KIRURU KILL ME Manga Series". Seven Seas Entertainment. May 17, 2021. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 17, 2021). "Seven Seas Licenses Necromance Manga, I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Light Novels". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Kiruru Kill Me Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ きるる KILL ME 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Kiruru Kill Me Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ きるる KILL ME 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Kiruru Kill Me Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ きるる KILL ME 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Kiruru Kill Me Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Kiruru Kill Me Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
Further reading
edit- Davidson, Danica (October 27, 2021). "Kiruru Kill Me Is a Horror Comedy About Loving an Assassin". Otaku USA.
External links
edit- Kiruru Kill Me official website at Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese)
- Kiruru Kill Me at Anime News Network's encyclopedia