Undead Girl Murder Farce

Undead Girl Murder Farce (アンデッドガール・マーダーファルス, Andeddo Gāru Mādā Farusu) is a Japanese novel series written by Yugo Aosaki. It began publication in December 2015, with three volumes being published as of 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Haruka Tomoyama began serialization on Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine in June 2016, before moving to Nemesis in 2017, and then to the Comic Days website in 2018. The manga has been compiled into three tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Lapin Track will premiere on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block in July 2023.

Undead Girl Murder Farce
First novel volume cover
アンデッドガール・マーダーファルス
(Andeddo Gāru Mādā Farusu)
Genre
Novel series
Written byYugo Aosaki
Published byKodansha
ImprintKodansha Taiga
Original runDecember 17, 2015 – present
Volumes3
Manga
Written byYugo Aosaki
Illustrated byHaruka Tomoyama
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Magazine
  • Monthly Shōnen Sirius (2016–2017)
  • Nemesis (2017–2018)
  • Comic Days (2018–present)
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 25, 2016 – present
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byMamoru Hatakeyama
Written byNoboru Takagi
Music byYuma Yamaguchi
StudioLapin Track
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkFuji TV (+Ultra)
Original run July 2023 – scheduled

Plot

Taking place between the late 19th century and early 20th century in a world filled with supernatural and magical creatures, Tsugaru Shinuchi, a half-demon, alongside servant Shizuku Hasei, leave Japan and embarks on a journey across Europe to retrieve the body of Aya Rindo, who was decapitated by an unknown villain prior to the start of the series with only Aya's head as the living evidence for the journey.

Characters
Aya Rindo (輪堂 鴉夜, Rindō Aya)
Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa[2]
A young Meiji era woman and a demon, who is beheaded by an unknown half-demon assailant from Britain and has her headless body taken away. Since she is a demon, she cannot die (though being decapitated by a half-demon means she cannot heal herself) and thus her head continues to live on, ultimately seeks support from Tsugaru to search the assailant and take revenge.
Tsugaru Shinuchi (真打 津軽, Shinuchi Tsugaru)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro[2]
A half-demon who is injected of the demon blood by the same assailant who beheaded Aya. As for the result, he has the demon power, though the demon part is stronger than his human part.
Shizuku Hasei (馳井 静句, Hasei Shizuku)
Voiced by: Makoto Koichi[2]
Annie Kerber (アニー・ケルベル, Anī Keruberu)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[3]
Sherlock Holmes (シャーロック・ホームズ, Shārokku Hōmuzu)
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki[4]
John H. Watson (ジョン・H・ワトソン, Jon H Watoson)
Voiced by: Masaki Aizawa[5]
Arsène Lupin (アルセーヌ・ルパン, Arusēnu Rupan)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[6]
Phantom (ファントム, Fantomu)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[7]
James Moriarty (ジェームズ・モリアーティ, Jēmuzu Moriāti)
Voiced by: Wataru Yokojima[8]

Media

Novel

Written by Yugo Aosaki, Undead Girl Murder Farce was first published by Kodansha on December 17, 2015, under their Kodansha Taiga imprint.[9] As of April 2021, three volumes have been released.[10]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 17, 2015[9]978-4-06-294009-2
2 October 19, 2016[11]978-4-06-294030-6
3 April 15, 2021[10]978-4-06-522368-0

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Haruka Tomoyama began serialization on Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine on June 25, 2016.[12] It later moved to Kodansha's Nemesis magazine on June 9, 2017.[13] After Nemesis ceased publication, the series was moved to the Comic Days website.[14] As of June 2018, three tankōbon volumes have been released.[15]

In May 2021, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the manga for English digital publication.[16]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 20, 2016[17]978-4-06-390655-4May 25, 2021[18]978-1-63-699150-4
2 August 9, 2017[19]978-4-06-390707-0June 29, 2021[20]978-1-63-699233-4
3 June 8, 2018[15]978-4-06-511670-8July 27, 2021[21]978-1-63-699302-7

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced during the "Fuji TV Anime Lineup Presentation 2023" on March 22, 2023. The series is produced by Lapin Track and directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama, with Noboru Takagi serving as head writer, Noriko Ito designing the characters based on Zerogo Iwamoto's concepts while also serving as chief animation director alongside Naho Kazono, and Yuma Yamaguchi composing the music. It will premiere in July 2023 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[2]

References
  1. "Undead Girl Murder Farce". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  2. Cardine, Kyle (March 22, 2023). "Fuji TV Reveals New Upcoming Anime Metallic Rouge, Undead Murder Farce and More". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  3. 「アンデッドガール・マーダーファルス」アニー役に鈴代紗弓、キャラビジュアルも公開. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 28, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. Mateo, Alex (May 2, 2023). "Undead Girl Murder Farce Anime Casts Shinichiro Miki as Sherlock Holmes". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  5. Mateo, Alex (May 5, 2023). "Undead Girl Murder Farce Anime Casts Masaki Aizawa as John H. Watson". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  6. Cayanan, Joanna (May 9, 2023). "Undead Girl Murder Farce Anime Casts Mamoru Miyano". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 12, 2023). "Undead Girl Murder Farce TV Anime Adds Hiro Shimono to Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  8. Cayanan, Joanna (May 16, 2023). "Undead Girl Murder Farce Anime Casts Wataru Yokojima as James Moriarty". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  9. アンデッドガール・マーダーファルス 1 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  10. アンデッドガール・マーダーファルス 3 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  11. アンデッドガール・マーダーファルス 2 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  12. 不死身の吸血鬼が殺された謎を解け！怪物専門探偵を描く新連載、シリウスで. Natalie. June 26, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  13. ネメシス ＃34 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  14. Loo, Egan (August 11, 2018). "Kodansha Stops Publishing Nemesis Manga Magazine". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  15. アンデッドガール・マーダーファルス（3） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  16. Mateo, Alex (May 27, 2021). "Kodansha Comics Licenses Ya Boy Kongming!, Police in a Pod, Undead Girl Murder Farce, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  17. アンデッドガール・マーダーファルス（1） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  18. "Undead Girl Murder Farce, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  19. アンデッドガール・マーダーファルス（2） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  20. "Undead Girl Murder Farce, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  21. "Undead Girl Murder Farce, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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