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Media
Manga
Published by Shueisha, it was serialized in Jump X magazine from July 25, 2011, to August 10, 2013,[1][2] and compiled into three volumes published from April 2012 to September 2013.[3][4] In North America, it was acquired by Vertical in September 2013.[5] It was also published in Brazil by Editora JBC[6] and in French by Ki-oon.[7]
A spin-off manga, titled Yokokuhan: The Copycat, and illustrated by Fumio Obata, started in Jump X on April 10, 2014.[8][9][10] With the magazine discontinuation on October 10, 2014,[11] the series moved to Weekly Young Jump, starting on March 11, 2015.[12][13] The manga finished on July 23, 2015.[14] Yokokuhan: The CopycatTemplate:'s three volumes were published between April 2015 and August 2015.[15][16] It was licensed in France by Ki-oon.[17]
A side-off light novel titled Yokokuhan: The Chaser was published on May 19, 2015.[18]
Volume list
Prophecy
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Yokokuhan: The Copycat
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Film
A live-action film adaptation, directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, was released on June 6, 2015.[19] Its North American premiere was held during the LA EigaFest in September 2015.[20] The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on December 4, 2015, by TC Entertainment.[21]
Cast
- Toma Ikuta as "Newspaper Man"
- Erika Toda as Yoshino
- Ryohei Suzuki as Kansai
- Gaku Hamada as Nobita
- Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Metabo
Drama
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Reception
Volume 3 reached the 45th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of September 15, 2013, has sold 20,871 copies.[25]
On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave volume 1 an overall grade of A−.[26] On manga-news.com, the series has a staff grade of 16 out of 20.[7]
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References
Further reading
External links
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