Love of Kill

Love of Kill (殺し愛[lower-alpha 1], Koroshi Ai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fe. It has been serialized in Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene since October 2015 and has been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by Platinum Vision will premiere in January 2022.

Love of Kill
Cover of Love of Kill volume 1 by Media Factory
殺し愛
(Koroshi Ai)
GenreMystery,[1] romance, suspense[2]
Manga
Written byFe
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Comics Gene Series
MagazineMonthly Comic Gene
DemographicShōjo
Original runOctober 2015 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byHideaki Ōba
Written byAyumu Hisao
Music byKei Yoshikawa
StudioPlatinum Vision
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, SUN, KBS Kyoto, BS NTV, AT-X
Original run January 13, 2022 – scheduled

Plot

During one of her bounty hunter missions, Chateau Dankworth comes across Son 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 Bachman, 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 Son 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]
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 Son 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.
Son Ryang-ha (ソン・リャンハ, Son Ryanha)
Voiced by: Koji Yusa (drama CD),[3] Hiro Shimono (anime)[4]
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 Son 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)[5]
Ritzlan 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] (Japanese); Kōhei Amasaki (anime)[5] (English)
Indian, whose real name and personal details are unknown, is an immigrant from India working as a secretary at Ritzlan Support. He is named Jim (ジム, Jimu) in the anime adaptation.
Hou (ホー, Hō)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (anime)[5]
Donny (ドニー, Donī)
Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (anime)[5]
Jinon (ジノン)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase (anime)[6]
Nikka (ニッカ)
Voiced by: Masakazu Morita (anime)[6]
Mifa (ミファ)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (anime)[6]

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 eleven tankōbon volumes.

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]

In October 2020, Love of Kill was licensed in English for North America distribution by Yen Press.[7]

Volumes
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 26, 2016[8]978-4-04-068238-9March 30, 2021[1]978-1-97-532281-6
2 October 27, 2016[9]978-4-04-068570-0June 1, 2021[10]978-1-97-532528-2
3 April 27, 2017[11]978-4-04-069159-6August 10, 2021[12]978-1-97-532543-5
4 October 27, 2017[13]978-4-04-069478-8October 5, 2021[14]978-1-97-532545-9
5 April 27, 2018[15]978-4-04-069831-1November 23, 2021[16]978-1-97-532547-3
6 October 25, 2018[17]978-4-04-065192-7February 22, 2022[18]978-1-97-532549-7
7 April 27, 2019[19]978-4-04-065652-6April 26, 2022[20]978-1-97-532551-0
8 October 26, 2019[21]978-4-04-064085-3——
9 June 27, 2020[22]978-4-04-064561-2——
10 December 25, 2020[23]978-4-04-680044-2——
11 July 27, 2021[24]978-4-04-680554-6——

Anime

On December 11, 2020, Kadokawa announced that an anime television series adaptation is in production.[25] 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 will premiere on January 13, 2022 on Tokyo MX and other networks.[26][4][6] The opening theme song is "Midnight Dancer" by Toshiki Masuda, while the ending theme song is "Makoto Period" by Aika Kobayashi.[5] Crunchyroll has licensed the series.[27]

Notes
  1. A pun on the Japanese word for "assassin" (殺し合い, koroshiai).[2]: 2 

References
  1. "Love of Kill, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. Miki, Minami (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. "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 18, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. "Love of Kill Anime's Teaser Reveals Saori Ōnishi, Hiro Shimono as Leads". Anime News Network. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  5. "Love of Kill Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast, January 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. "Love of Kill Anime Reveals Promo Video, 3 Cast Members, January 12 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  7. "Yen Press Licenses Durarara!! SH Novels, Bofuri Novels & Manga, More". Anime News Network. October 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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  9. "殺し愛２" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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  12. "Love of Kill, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  13. "殺し愛4" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  14. "Love of Kill, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  15. "殺し愛5" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  16. "Love of Kill, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  17. "殺し愛6" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  18. "Love of Kill, Vol. 6". Yen Press. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  19. "殺し愛7" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  20. "Love of Kill, Vol. 7". Yen Press. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  21. "殺し愛8" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  22. "殺し愛9" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  23. "殺し愛 10" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  24. "殺し愛 11" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  25. "Love of Kill Manga About Star-Crossed Hitmen Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  26. "Love of Kill Anime Reveals Staff, Visuals, 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  27. 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.
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