Karada Sagashi Explained

Karada Sagashi
Ja Kanji:カラダ探し
Genre:Horror
Type:manga
Author:Welzard
Illustrator:Katsutoshi Murase
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Shōnen Jump+
First:September 26, 2014
Last:December 8, 2017
Volumes:17
Type:ona
First:July 31, 2017
Last:August 11, 2017
Runtime:3 minutes
Episodes:10
Type:manga
Karada Sagashi Kai
Author:Welzard
Illustrator:Katsutoshi Murase
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Shōnen Jump+
First:January 5, 2018
Last:January 25, 2019
Volumes:5
Type:manga
Karada Sagashi I
Author:Harumi Doki
Illustrator:Katsutoshi Murase
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Shōnen Jump+
First:September 24, 2022
Last:March 11, 2023
Volumes:3
Type:live film
Director:Eiichirō Hasumi
Music:Yugo Kanno
Studio:Warner Bros. Japan
Released:October 14, 2022

is a Japanese manga series written by Welzard and illustrated by Katsutoshi Murase. The series is based on a cell phone novel of the same name by Welzard. It was serialized on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga service from September 2014 to December 2017.

A 10-episode original net animation adaptation aired on Production I.G's Tate Anime app between July and August 2017. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japan in 2022.

Characters

Asuka Morisaki
  • [1]
    Takahiro Ise
  • [1]
    Haruka Mikami
  • [2]
    The Red Person
  • [2]
    Rumiko Hiiragi
  • [2]
    Shōta Uranishi
  • [2]
    Rie Naruto
  • [2]
    Kenji Sugimoto
  • [2]
    School Announcer
  • [2]

    Media

    Manga

    Written by Welzard and illustrated by Katsutoshi Murase, Karada Sagashi was serialized on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga service from September 26, 2014 to December 8, 2017.[3] [4] The series is based on a cell phone novel of the same name written by Welzard.[5] Its chapters were collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes from February 4, 2015 to February 2, 2018.

    A spin-off manga, titled Karada Sagashi Kai, was serialized on Shōnen Jump+ from January 5, 2018 to January 25, 2019.[4] [6] The spin-off's chapters were collected into five tankōbon volumes from April 4, 2018 to March 4, 2019.

    A manga adaptation of the live-action film, titled Karada Sagashi I, was serialized on Shōnen Jump+ from September 24, 2022 to March 11, 2023.[7] [8] The adaptation's chapters were collected into three tankōbon volumes from November 4, 2022 to April 4, 2023.

    Karada Sagashi I

    Anime

    An original net animation adaptation was announced on April 28, 2017.[9] Ten episodes were aired on Production I.G's Tate Anime app from July 31 to August 11, 2017.[10]

    Live-action film

    A live-action film adaptation was announced on August 27, 2021. The film is produced by Warner Bros. Japan, directed by Eiichirō Hasumi, with scripts by Harumi Doki, music composed by Yugo Kanno, and stars Kanna Hashimoto as Asuka Morisaki.[11] It premiered in Japanese theaters on October 14, 2022.[12]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Karada Sagashi Net Anime Casts Kana Asumi, Takuya Eguchi. Anime News Network. June 23, 2017. May 19, 2024.
    2. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Karada Sagashi Net Anime Casts Tamaki Orie, Aimi Tanaka, More. Anime News Network. July 6, 2017. May 19, 2024.
    3. Web site: ja:ジャンプをスマホやPCで!少年ジャンプ+創刊. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/126639. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. September 22, 2014. May 19, 2024. ja.
    4. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Karada Sagashi Horror Manga Ends, New Series Launches. Anime News Network. December 7, 2017. May 19, 2024.
    5. Web site: ja:カラダ探し. https://www.no-ichigo.jp/book/n905906. Keitai Shōsetsu Noichigo. May 19, 2024. ja.
    6. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Karada Sagashi Kai Manga Ends, Artist Launches New Series. Anime News Network. January 25, 2019. May 19, 2024.
    7. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Karada Sagashi Horror Manga Gets New Series on September 24. Anime News Network. May 19, 2024. September 2, 2022.
    8. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Karada Sagashi I Manga Ends on March 11. Anime News Network. May 19, 2024. March 5, 2023.
    9. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Karada Sagashi Horror Manga Gets Net Anime on Production I.G's 'Vertical Anime' App. Anime News Network. April 29, 2017. May 19, 2024.
    10. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Karada Sagashi Net Anime Posts Teaser on Premiere Day. Anime News Network. July 31, 2017. May 19, 2024.
    11. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Karada Sagashi Horror Manga Gets Live-Action Film Starring Kanna Hashimoto. Anime News Network. August 26, 2021. May 19, 2024.
    12. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Live-Action Karada Sagashi Film Reveals Teaser Visual, October 14 Opening. Anime News Network. June 14, 2022. May 19, 2024.