The Decagon House Murders
First volume cover
十角館の殺人
(Jukkakukan no Satsujin)
Genre
Manga
Written byYukito Ayatsuji
Illustrated byHiro Kiyohara
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 24, 2019 – April 25, 2022
Volumes5

The Decagon House Murders (Japanese: 十角館の殺人, Hepburn: Jukkakukan no Satsujin) is a Japanese manga series, based on Yukito Ayatsuji's novel of the same name, illustrated by Hiro Kiyohara. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from August 2019 to April 2022, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed by Kodansha USA.

Plot

It tells the story of a group of seven university students who travel to a deserted island where a strange decagonal mansion stands. It was the scene of a grisly mass murder six months earlier, and events soon turn ominous.

Publication

The Decagon House Murders, based on Yukito Ayatsuji's novel of the same name and illustrated by Hiro Kiyohara, was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from August 24, 2019,[3] to April 25, 2022.[4][5] Kodansha collected its chapters in five individual tankōbon volumes, released from November 22, 2019,[6] to May 23, 2022.[7]

Kodansha USA publishes the series digitally in North America from August 17, 2021,[8] to November 29, 2022.[9]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 22, 2019[6]978-4-06-517511-8August 17, 2021[10]978-1-63699-298-3
2 August 21, 2020[11]978-4-06-520225-8September 21, 2021[12]978-1-63699-365-2
3 March 23, 2021[13]978-4-06-522661-2October 19, 2021[14]978-1-63699-417-8
4 October 21, 2021[15]978-4-06-525035-8April 5, 2022[16]978-1-68491-111-0
5 May 23, 2022[7]978-4-06-527854-3November 29, 2022[9]978-1-68491-563-7

References

  1. ^ a b "The Decagon House Murders, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ 綾辻行人の長編推理小説「十角館の殺人」を清原紘が“コミックリメイク”1巻発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. ^ 綾辻行人×清原紘「十角館の殺人」マンガ版がアフタで、奇妙な館を舞台にしたミステリ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael (March 25, 2022). "The Decagon House Murders Manga Ends in April". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  5. ^ アフタヌーン 2022年6月号 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ a b 十角館の殺人（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  7. ^ a b 十角館の殺人（5） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  8. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 29, 2021). "Kodansha Comics Licenses The Decagon House Murders, Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad, Chihiro-Kun Only Has Eyes For Me, More Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (November 30, 2022). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 27–December 3". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (August 17, 2021). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 15–21". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  11. ^ 十角館の殺人（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  12. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 19, 2021). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 19–25". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  13. ^ 十角館の殺人（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  14. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 19, 2021). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 17–23". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  15. ^ 十角館の殺人（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  16. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 6, 2022). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 3–9". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

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Monthly Afternoon series
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