Fool Night Manga Surpasses 1 Million Copies Worldwide
A television anime adaptation debuts worldwide on Netflix on November 26.
Kasumi Yasuda reported that Fool Night has passed one million copies worldwide. Shogakukan will release the manga’s 14th volume on November 30.
Kasumi Yasuda reported on Thursday that her manga Fool Night has crossed one million copies worldwide. Viz Media licenses the series in English.
The television anime adaptation will premiere worldwide on Netflix on November 26. Its staff includes:
- Director Atsuyuki Yukawa, a unit director on Suzume, working at Sunrise and SHAFT.
- Scriptwriter Jin Tanaka, whose credits include Oshi no Ko.
- Character designer Robert Satō.
- Composer Tatsuya Katō, whose credits include Dr. Stone.
Viz Media describes a story about Kamiya, whose job barely covers his ill mother’s medication, leaving little for food. Desperate for money, he considers transfloration, a process that means giving up his body. His decision leads him to explore the limits of society’s fading humanity.
Yasuda launched Fool Night in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Superior magazine in November 2020. Shogakukan released the 13th compiled volume on June 30. The 14th follows on November 30.
The manga ranked #12 on the male reader list in Takarajimasha’s 2023 edition of This Manga Is Amazing! (Kono Manga ga Sugoi!).
Sources: Kasumi Yasuda's X account via ANN
