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Love of Kill

Love of Kill (Japanese: 殺し愛, Hepburn: Koroshi Ai)[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fe. It was serialized in Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene from October 2015 to January 2023. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by Platinum Vision aired from January to March 2022.

Plot

During one of her bounty hunter missions, Chateau Dankworth comes across Song Ryang-ha, a professional hitman, who begins stalking and brokering her information in exchange for a date. Though reluctant, Chateau complies yet refuses to open up to him. Despite this, Ryang-ha continues to save her when she is under attack and seems to know her past.[2]

After Chateau and Ryang-ha both become targeted by Donald Bachmann, the two are forced to confront their common past: Chateau is the daughter of the heir to the Nobel family, a lineage of French aristocrats, who becomes targeted by Nelson Nobel, her father's stepbrother. The real Song Ryang-ha was ordered to escort her to safety, but she accidentally inflicts a fatal gunshot wound on him out of fear; meanwhile, the current Ryang-ha, a nameless victim of child trafficking saved by the real Ryang-ha, adopts his name after the latter dies.

Characters

Chateau Dankworth (シャトー・ダンクワース, Shatō Dankuwāsu)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (drama CD),[3] Saori Ōnishi (anime)[4] (Japanese); Erin Yvette[5] (English)
Chateau is a newly recruited bounty hunter working for Ritzland Support.[2] She is reluctant to trust Ryang-ha and constantly rejects his romantic advances.[2] After she is captured by Donald, she is forced to remember that her true name is Chateau Nobel, the daughter of the heir to the Nobel family, who was escorted by the real Song Ryang-ha after her father's stepbrother ordered the Hong Kong triads to assassinate him. Chateau accidentally inflicted a fatal gunshot wound on the real Ryang-ha during the mission and went into a catatonic state, until she was found by Officer Dankworth. Despite knowing her true identity, Chateau rejects her nobility and declares herself to be a member of the Dankworth family.
Song Ryang-ha (ソン・リャンハ, Son Ryanha)
Voiced by: Koji Yusa (drama CD),[3] Hiro Shimono (anime)[4] (Japanese); Ryan Colt Levy[5] (English)
Ryang-ha is a hitman wanted by at least 20 organizations for singlehandedly taking down the Hong Kong triads.[2] Since meeting Chateau, he stalks and brokers her information in exchange for spending time with her.[2] After the two go on the run from Donald, flashbacks from their past reveal that he is a nameless victim of child trafficking who was saved by the real Song Ryang-ha and adopts his name after the latter dies.
Euripedes Ritzland (エウリペデス・リッツラン, Euripedesu Rittsuran)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (drama CD),[3] Kenyu Horiuchi (anime)[6] (Japanese); Mick Lauer[7] (English)
Ritzland is the owner of Ritzland Support and is married to a 25-year-old entrepreneur.
Indian (インド人, Indo-jin)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (drama CD),[3] Kōhei Amasaki (anime)[6] (Japanese); A.J. Beckles[8] (English)
Indian, whose real name and personal details are unknown, is an immigrant from India working as a secretary at Ritzland Support. He is named Jim (ジム, Jimu) in the anime adaptation.
Hou (ホー, Hō)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (anime)[6] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab[9] (English)
Donny (ドニー, Donī)
Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (anime)[6]
Jinon (ジノン)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase (anime)[10] (Japanese); Erica Mendez (English)
Nikka (ニッカ)
Voiced by: Masakazu Morita (anime)[10] (Japanese); Nicolas Roye (English)
Mifa (ミファ)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (anime)[10]
Song Ryang-ha (ソン・リャンハ, Son Ryanha)
Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda (Japanese); Chris Hackney[11] (English)
The real Song Ryang-ha is a Korean student and apprentice of Donald Bachmann. He was ordered to escort Chateau to safety, but on the way, he took in the current Song Ryang-ha to save him from child trafficking. After Chateau accidentally kills him, the current Song Ryang-ha adopts his name.

Media

Manga

Love of Kill is a manga series written and illustrated by Fe. Fe first published the story on Pixiv under the title I Wanted to Read a Manga About an Assassin Couple in Love so I Started Drawing One (殺し愛カップル漫画が読みてぇなぁと思ってたらなんか書き始めてた, Koroshiai Kappuru Manga ga Yomitē nā to Omotteta kara Nanka Kaki Hajimeteta) in October 2012 and gained over 5.4 million views on the website.[2] Fe followed up with a sequel titled A Short Story About the Assassin Couple in Love Manga that I Just Wanted to Read About (殺し愛カップル漫画が読みたいだけの小話, Koroshiai Kappuru Manga ga Yomitai Dake no Shōsetsu).[2] Within three years of the stories being published, it was picked up for serialization by Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene since October 2015 and has been collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes. In November 2022, the series reached its climax, with the series ending in January 2023.[12]

A drama CD adaptation was released as a bonus item bundled with the physical release of the March 2018 issue of Monthly Comic Gene, released on February 15, 2018.[3]

A spin-off manga that takes place after the original manga's ending was serialized in the same magazine from May 15, 2023 to February 15, 2024.[13][14]

In October 2020, Love of Kill was licensed in English for North America distribution by Yen Press.[15]

Volumes

Anime

On December 11, 2020, Kadokawa announced that an anime television series adaptation is in production.[42] The series is animated by Platinum Vision and directed by Hideaki Ōba, with Ayumu Hisao handling the series' scripts, Yōko Satō designing the characters, and Kei Yoshikawa composing the music. It aired from January 13 to March 31, 2022, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[43][4][10] The opening theme song is "Midnight Dancer" by Toshiki Masuda, while the ending theme song is "Makoto Period" by Aika Kobayashi.[6] Crunchyroll has licensed the series.[44]

On January 13, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series will receive an English dub, which would premiere on February 23.[45][5]

Episode list

Notes

  1. ^ A pun on the Japanese word for "killing each other" (殺し合い, koroshiai).[2]: 2 
  2. ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  3. ^ Episodes are released every Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. JST on d Anime Store, 30 minutes before the original air time television.

References

  1. ^ a b "Love of Kill, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Miki, Minami (October 27, 2016). "「殺し愛」Feインタビュー" [Love of Kill Interview with Fe]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Fe「殺し愛」のドラマCDがジーン付録に、シャトーのアフター5に密着". Natalie (in Japanese). February 15, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 6, 2021). "Love of Kill Anime's Teaser Reveals Saori Ōnishi, Hiro Shimono as Leads". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Mateo, Alex (February 15, 2022). "Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Premieres, Casts for Orient, In the Land of Leadale, Love of Kill, More Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 8, 2021). "Love of Kill Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast, January 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Lauer, Mick [@RicepirateMick] (March 30, 2022). "Huge thanks to Studiopolis and Kirstie Simone for having me on board two new @Crunchyroll dubs <3 "In the Land of Leadale" as mild-mannered Elineh and not-so-mild Agaido. Also as the ever-sweating Euripedes in "Love of Kill". #InTheLandOfLeadale #Leadale" (Tweet). Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ A.J. Beckles 👀 アキーム ➡️ Winterfest Momocon [@AJBecklesVO] (February 23, 2022). "You can also hear me today as JIM!! (Not to be confused with dunder mifflins very own 👀👀) In the english Dub if Love of Kill! Great to join in @ryancoltlevy's Awesome journey Also can be found on @Crunchyroll Thanks for having me!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Saab, Alejandro [@KaggyFilms] (March 7, 2022). "I like voicing bad guys 😈 Happy to announce I voice Hou in Love of Kill now available on @Crunchyroll! Its been a delight being this assassin and I just get to be all... Evil and stuff 😄 #Loveofkill" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ a b c d Mateo, Alex (December 10, 2021). "Love of Kill Anime Reveals Promo Video, 3 Cast Members, January 12 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Hackney, Chris [@ChrisHackneyGGK] (April 14, 2022). "If you're watching Love of Kill English dub on @Crunchyroll you'll hear me as Ryang-Ha Song in the latest episodes! "But Chris, there's already a Ryang-Ha in the show?" Guess you'll have to watch and find out for yourself" (Tweet). Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (December 20, 2022). "Love of Kill Manga Ends on January 14". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  13. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 14, 2023). "Fe's Love of Kill Manga Gets Spinoff That Takes Place After Main Manga's End". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 15, 2024). "Fe's Love of Kill Epilogue Spinoff Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  15. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 11, 2020). "Yen Press Licenses Durarara!! SH Novels, Bofuri Novels & Manga, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  16. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛１ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛２ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  18. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  19. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛3 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  20. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  21. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛4 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  22. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  23. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛5 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  24. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  25. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛6 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  26. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 6". Yen Press. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  27. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛7 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  28. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 7". Yen Press. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  29. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛8 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  30. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 8". Yen Press. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  31. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛9 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  32. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 9". Yen Press. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  33. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛 10 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  34. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 10". Yen Press. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  35. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛 11 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  36. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 11". Yen Press. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  37. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛 12 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  38. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 12". Yen Press. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  39. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛 13 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  40. ^ "Love of Kill, Vol. 13". Yen Press. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  41. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 殺し愛　14 After the File (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  42. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 10, 2020). "Love of Kill Manga About Star-Crossed Hitmen Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  43. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 9, 2021). "Love of Kill Anime Reveals Staff, Visuals, 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  44. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 6, 2021). "Crunchyroll Streams Muv-Luv Alternative, The Faraway Paladin, The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  45. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 13, 2022). "Crunchyroll to Stream English Dubs for In the Land of Leadale, Love of Kill, Orient, The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  46. ^ "Sutōrī｜Terebi Anime "Koroshi Ai" Kōshiki Saito" STORY｜TVアニメ「殺し愛」公式サイト [Story｜TV Anime "Love of Kill" Official Website]. love-of-kill.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  47. ^ "On'ea｜Terebi Anime "Koroshi Ai" Kōshiki Saito" ON AIR｜TVアニメ「殺し愛」公式サイト [On Air｜TV Anime "Love of Kill" Official Website]. love-of-kill.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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