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2012 anime series

For other uses, see K Project (disambiguation).

Promotional artwork for the anime featuring the main cast of characters

Genre

Action, science fantasy

Created by

GoRA
GoHands

Manga

K: Memory of Red

Written by

GoRA

Illustrated by

Yui Kuroe

Published by

Kodansha

Magazine

Aria

Demographic

Shōjo

Original run

May 28, 2012 – August 15, 2013

Volumes

Anime television series

Directed by

Shingo Suzuki
Hiromichi Kanazawa
Susumu Kudō

Produced by

Hiroo Maruyama
Haruki Hayashi
Gō Nakanishi

Written by

Tatsuki Miyazawa (GoRA)

Music by

Mikio Endō

Studio

GoHands

Licensed by

Original network

MBS, TBS, CBC, AT-X, BS-TBS

English network

NA: Neon Alley
SEA: Animax Asia

Original run

October 5, 2012 – December 28, 2012

Episodes

13 (List of episodes)

Further information
Manga
K: Stray Dog Story
Written by	GoRA
Illustrated by	Yui Kuroe
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	good! Afternoon
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	November 2012 – March 2013
Volumes	1
Manga
K: Days of Blue
Written by	GoRA
Illustrated by	Yui Kuroe
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Aria
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	November 5, 2013 – July 28, 2014
Volumes	2
Manga
K: The First
Written by	GoRA
Illustrated by	Rin Kimura
Magazine	GFantasy
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	December 18, 2013 – March 18, 2015
Manga
Gakuen K
Written by	GoRA
Illustrated by	Jirō Suzuki
Magazine	Monthly GFantasy
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	January 18, 2014 – January 18, 2016
Manga
K: Lost small world
Written by	GoRA
Illustrated by	Yoru Ōkita
Magazine	Hatsu Kiss
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	June 13, 2014 – June 13, 2016
Manga
K: Countdown
Written by	GoRA
Illustrated by	Yui Kuroe
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Aria
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	December 27, 2014 – July 28, 2015
Anime film
K: Missing Kings
Directed by	Shingo Suzuki Hiromichi Kanazawa
Produced by	Haruki Hayashi
Written by	GoRA
Music by	Mikio Endō
Studio	GoHands
Licensed by	AUS: Crunchyroll NA: Viz Media UK: Anime Limited
Released	July 12, 2014 (2014-07-12)
Runtime	73 minutes
Video game
Gakuen K: Wonderful School Days
Developer	Otomate
Publisher	Idea Factory
Genre	Visual novel
Platform	PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita
Released	PlayStation Portable October 30, 2014 PlayStation Vita October 22, 2015
Manga
K: Missing Kings
Written by	Hideyuki Furuhashi
Illustrated by	Haruto Shiota
Published by	Square Enix
Magazine	Monthly GFantasy
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	April 18, 2015 – August 18, 2015
Manga
K: Dream of Green
Written by	GoRA
Illustrated by	Yui Kuroe
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Aria
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	September 28, 2015 – February 28, 2016
Anime television series
K: Return of Kings
Directed by	Shingo Suzuki Hiromichi Kanazawa
Produced by	Haruki Hayashi Hiroshi Kamei Kō Ōno
Written by	Yashichiro Takahashi (GoRA)
Music by	Mikio Endō
Studio	GoHands
Licensed by	AUS: Crunchyroll NA: Viz Media UK: Anime Limited
Original network	MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS, AT-X
English network	SEA: Animax Asia
Original run	October 3, 2015 – December 26, 2015
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Manga
K: Return of Kings
Written by	Hideyuki Furuhashi
Illustrated by	Haruto Shiota
Published by	Square Enix
Magazine	Monthly GFantasy
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 17, 2015 – present
Anime film series
K: Seven Stories
Directed by	Shingo Suzuki
Produced by	Haruki Hayashi Hitomi Saitō
Written by	Rei Rairaku (GoRA)
Music by	Mikio Endō
Studio	GoHands
Licensed by	AUS: Crunchyroll BI: Anime Limited NA: Viz Media
Released	July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07) – December 1, 2018 (2018-12-01)
Runtime	59–66 minutes
Films	6 (List of films)

Anime and manga portal

K (also called K Project) is a Japanese anime series created by the animation studio GoHands and GoRA, a group consisting of seven anonymous authors known as Kōhei Azano, Tatsuki Miyazawa, Yukako Kabei, Yashichiro Takahashi, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Suzu Suzuki, and Rei Rairaku. The series is directed by Shingo Suzuki, who also serves as its character designer. It began airing on MBS on October 5, 2012. The anime has been licensed by Viz Media in North America and by Madman Entertainment in Australia. The series is set when Japan is secretly being ruled by seven Kings of psychic clans called the Seven Clans of Color. Yashiro Isana, a seemingly normal student of Ashinaka High School, is targeted by HOMRA of the Red Clan and Scepter 4 of the Blue Clan, following the murder of pacifist Tatara Totsuka from HOMRA. With the help of a highly skilled swordsman named Kuroh Yatogami and a feline Strain with the ability of sensory interference named Neko, Yashiro rediscovers his true identity.

A manga prequel called K: Memory of Red, drawn by Yui Kuroe was serialized in Kodansha's Aria between May 28, 2012 and August 15, 2013. Another prequel manga, K: Stray Dog Story, ran in Kodansha's good! Afternoon between November 2012 and March 2013. A third manga K: Days of Blue, was serialized in Kodansha's Aria between November 2013 and July 2014, and a fourth, K: Countdown, ran in Aria from December 2014 to July 2015, while a fifth, K: Missing Kings, ran in Monthly GFantasy from April to August 2015. Five more manga series; K: The First, Gakuen K, K: Lost small world, K: Dream of Green, and K: Return of Kings, are also still ongoing. Furthermore, two light novels, called K Side:Blue and K Side:Red, were released in October and November 2012. A third light novel called K Side:Black and white was released in May 2013 and another one, K - Lost small world was released in April 2014.

A sequel film was released on July 12, 2014. A visual novel is also in development by Otomate.

A sequel anime project was announced on the official Twitter account of the series. The new anime series, K: Return of Kings, aired from October 3, 2015 to December 26, 2015, rounding up the anime series and delivering its ending.

A new anime project featuring an original story by GoRA and GoHands, titled K: Seven Stories, has been green-lit. GoHands and Shingo Suzuki are returning to produce and direct the anime, respectively.

Plot

Media

Anime

Film

It was announced that there will be a sequel to the anime series in the form of a film. The movie was released on July 12, 2014. Its title is "K: Missing Kings" and includes a new character Mishakuji Yukari. The movie takes place one year after anime in the summer. Viz Media has licensed the movie.

It was announced that there will be a six-part film series, titled "K: Seven Stories" and was released between July 7, 2018 and December 1, 2018. Viz Media has licensed the film series.

Light novels

No.	Title	Release date	ISBN
	K SIDE : BLUE	2012/10/18	978-4062838177
Author is Hideyuki Furuhashi (GoRA), illustrator is Shingo Suzuki (GoHands)
	K SIDE : RED	2012/11/15	978-4062838184
Author is Rei Rairaku (GoRA), illustrator is Shingo Suzuki (GoHands)
	K SIDE : BLACK & WHITE	2013/5/21	978-4062838320
Author is Tatsuki Miyazawa (GoRA), illustrator is Shingo Suzuki (GoHands)
	K -Lost Small World-	2014/4/2	978-4062838665
Author is Yukako Kabei (GoRA), illustrator is Shingo Suzuki (GoHands)

Manga

K -Memory of Red- (K-メモリー・オブ・レッド-): Illustrated by Yui Kuroe, written by Rei Rairaku (GoRA). Spin-off that focuses on Homra. The story follows events that took place before the TV series.

No.

Release date

ISBN

2012/10/12

978-4063805963


001. Homra Part 1 (吠舞羅 (前編)) 002. Homra Part 2 (吠舞羅 (後編)) 003. Strange Love (ストレンジ・ラブ) 004. Memory Part 1 (Memory (前編)) 005. Memory Part 2 (Memory (後編))

2013/3/13

978-4063806205


006. Horse sashimi panic Part 1 (馬刺しパニック (前編)) 007. Horse sashimi panic Part 2 (馬刺しパニック (後編)) 008. Rainy Day 009. Kamamoto of Summer (夏のKamamoto) 010. In the Crypt Part 1 (あなぐらの中 (前編))

2013/10/7

978-4063806526


011. In the Crypt Part 2 (あなぐらの中 (後編))) 012. The elegant day of King and Princess (王と姫の優雅な一日) 013. Summer Night Ghost (サマーナイトゴースト) 014. King (キング) 015. HAPPY BIRTHDAY 016. After the sweet memory

K Stray Dog Story (K ストレイ・ドッグ・ストーリー): Illustrated by Saki Minato, written by Tatsuki Miyazawa (GoRA). Spin-off that focuses on Kuroh Yatogami.

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	2013/4/5	978-4063878837

K -Days of Blue- (K-デイズ・オブ・ブルー-): Illustrated by Yui Kuroe, written by Rei Rairaku (GoRA). Spin-off that focuses on Scepter 4. The story follows events that took place before the TV series.

No.

Release date

ISBN

2014/4/7

978-4063806878


001. (東京法務局戶籍課第四分室寮棟) 002. LONELY BABY 003. (淡島の休日) 004. (痕) 005. (白あん煮込み豆腐パニック(前編))

2014/8/12

978-4063807134

K - The First: Illustrated by Rin Kimura, written by Suzu Suzuki (GoRA). Mainly a re-telling of the story in the TV series.
Gakuen K: Illustrated by Jirō Suzuki, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi (GoRA). Comedy spin-off where all the K characters are going to high school together.
K: Lost small world: Illustrated by Yoru Ōkita, written by Yukako Kabei (GoRA). Focuses on Yata's and Fushimi's past.
K: Countdown: Illustrated by Yui Kuroe, written by Rei Rairaku. The story reveals what happens after the Missing Kings movie from the viewpoints of different characters.
K: Missing Kings: Illustrated by Haruto Shiota, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi. K: Missing Kings is an adaptation of the film of the same name, and ran in the Monthly GFantasy magazine from April 18, 2015, to August 18, 2015.
K: Dog and Cat: Illustrated by Rin Kimura, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi. About Neko and Kuroh. The story takes place between the first season and the movie. Published in G-Fantasy between May 18 and November 18, 2015.
K: Dream of Green: Illustrated by Yui Kuroe, written by Rei Rairaku. Began publication in Aria on September 28, 2015.
K: Return of Kings: The K: Return of Kings manga is an adaptation of the anime television series of the same name, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Haruto Shiota. It began serialization in the G Gantasy magazine on October 17, 2015.

Visual novel

A visual novel adaptation was developed by Otomate and subsequently released in 2014. The game is targeted towards a female audience, allowing the player to be the heroine of the story. The player takes on the role of an original character named Saya Konohana (木野花沙耶, Konohana Saya) who does not show up in the anime. The objective of the game is to pursue one of the available heroes using the school as a setup.

Notes

^ Series Director (シリーズディレクター).
In the United Kingdom through Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly known as Manga Entertainment) via Kazé and in Australia through Madman Anime.

References

Foote, Aiden. "K". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
"The Official Website for K". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
^ "K: Countdown Manga Ends, K: Dream of Green Manga Launches". Anime News Network. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
"K Anime Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
"K Film's July 12 Opening, Yukari Mishakuji Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. December 11, 2013. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
"K Anime Project Gets Sequel in 2015". Anime News Network. October 18, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
"K Project Gets New Anime, Stage Play, Dance Performance". Anime News Network. April 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
"Viz Media Licenses "K" Anime". Crunchyroll News. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
"Madman Entertainment Loads Up On New Anime Acquisitions". Madman Entertainment. November 12, 2012. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
"K Anime Gets Sequel Green-Lit". Anime News Network. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
"K Movie Adaptation Green-lit". Anime News Network. May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
^ "Viz Adds Legend of the Galactic Heroes Novels, One-Punch Man Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
"K Anime Movie Adaptation Green-Lit". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
"K: Seven Stories Theatrical Anime Project Opens in Japan Starting in Summer 2018". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
"Viz Media Licenses K: Seven Stories Film Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
"Haruto Shiota Ends K: Missing Kings Manga in August". Anime News Network. July 19, 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
"K: Return of Kings TV Anime Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. August 15, 2015. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
K at IMDb
K Web Radio (in Japanese)
K (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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Television series	Princess Lover! (2009) Cheburashka Arere? (2009) Seitokai Yakuindomo (2010) K (2012) Coppelion (2013) Seitokai Yakuindomo* (2014) K: Return of Kings (2015) Hand Shakers (2017) W'z (2019) Project Scard: Scar on the Praeter (2021) The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses (2023) The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today (2023) Momentary Lily (2025) The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System (TBA)
Films	Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (2010) Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion (2011) Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (2012) K: Missing Kings (2014) Seitokai Yakuindomo: The Movie (2017) K: Seven Stories (2018) Seitokai Yakuindomo: The Movie 2 (2021)
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2015–2017	Fafner in the Azure: -EXODUS- (2015) Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma (2015) Knights of Sidonia: War of the Ninth Planet (2015) Classroom Crisis (2015) K: Return of Kings (2015) Fafner in the Azure: -EXODUS- (2nd season) (2015) Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2016) Ajin: Demi-Human (2016) The Lost Village (2016) Magi: Adventure of Sinbad (2016) 91 Days (2016) Berserk (2016) Haikyū!! Karasuno High School vs Shiratorizawa Academy (2016) Ajin: Demi-Human (2nd season) (2016) Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2017) Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (2017) Berserk (2nd season) (2017) Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul (2017) Altair: A Record of Battles (2017) Yuki Yuna Is a Hero: Washio Sumi Chapter (2017) Yuki Yuna Is a Hero: Hero Chapter (2017–2018)
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v t e Series published in Aria
2010	Demon from Afar (2010–13) He's My Only Vampire (2010–14) Manga Dogs (2010–13)
2011	No. 6 (2011–16) The Prince in His Dark Days (2011–13)
2012	K: Memory of Red (2012–13) Akumu no Sumu Ie: Ghost Hunt (2012–16) Ani-Imo (2012–14)
2013	First Love Monster (2013–16) Attack on Titan: No Regrets (2013–14) K: Days of Blue (2013–14)
2014	Alice in Murderland (2014–18) K: Countdown (2014–15)
2015	Ensemble Stars! (2015–16) K: Dream of Green (2015–16) The Seven Deadly Sins Production (2015–17)
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