I already watched long time ago the live action adaptation by Takashi Miike (really recomended movie for anyone who is interested). I'm a big fan of Miike and I thought his adaptation was the interesting thing, not the original work itself. A few months before I realized Koroshiya 1 author was the one of Homunculous, I haven't read that one yet but I know it's a respected manga and so, so I decided to give it an oportunity.
The movie has some different aesthetic / style choices, but everything else was already in the manga, Miike did not expanded the original with his imagination but Koroshiya ...
Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Koroshiya Ichi, Ichi the Killer Japanese: 殺し屋1 InformationType: Manga Volumes: 10 Chapters: 114 Status: Finished Published: Feb 19, 1998 to Apr 5, 2001 Demographic: Seinen Serialization: Young Sunday (Weekly) Authors: Yamamoto, Hideo (Story & Art) StatisticsScore: 7.671 (scored by 12,268 users) 1 indicates a . Ranked: #18562 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #586 Members: 30,264 Favorites: 845 Resources |
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