Hitman (Japanese: ヒットマン, Hepburn: Hittoman) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It follows Kenzaki Ryuunosuke as he becomes a manga editor and aims to make author Takanashi Tsubasa the number one author in Japan. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from June 2018 to February 2021, with its chapters collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes.
Hitman | |
ヒットマン (Hittoman) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Kōji Seo |
Published by | Kodansha |
Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | June 20, 2018 – February 17, 2021 |
Volumes | 13 |
College Senior Kenzaki Ryuunosuke is interviewing at Kodansha when he finds and reads a rough draft of a proposed manga. Takanashi Tsubasa finds him and scolds him for reading a manga at a job interview and he tells her it is seriously interesting! Kenzaki is hired and later receives a call from an aspiring manga artist who wants to submit a name. The author is Takanashi and reveals that the manga was hers. She says she did not interview because he told her the manga was interesting and now he has to take responsibility for it. He says that he will and will make her the number one manga artist in Japan. As Kenzaki becomes the editor for a number of authors and improves as an editor, he and Takanashi continue to work through various obstacles toward their goal together.
Hitman is written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It was announced in April 2018,[2] and ran in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from June 20, 2018, to February 17, 2021.[3][4] Kodansha collected its chapters in thirteen tankōbon volumes, released from October 17, 2018, to March 17, 2021.[5][6]
The manga is licensed in France by Pika Édition.[7]
瀬尾公治が実体験を元にマンガ編集者を描く「ヒットマン」、週マガで連載開始. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 20, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
運命の女子5人との共同生活、瀬尾公治の新連載「女神のカフェテラス」が週マガで. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 17, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.