Seimaru Amagi, Rima Amamiya's Gifted Manga Gets Anime in 2027
The announcement extends the franchise beyond its live-action run, bringing the supernatural detective story to a new medium with a 2027 broadcast window.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, The Fandom Post.
Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced on Thursday that the Gifted manga by Seimaru Amagi and Rima Amamiya will receive an anime adaptation broadcast in 2027. The manga, which launched in December 2021, follows a genius detective and a partner with the gift to identify murderers. It previously inspired a live-action series in 2023.
The Gifted manga, written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Rima Amamiya, will be adapted into an anime that is set to broadcast in 2027. The reveal came via Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine on Thursday, with Amamiya posting a celebration illustration on X/Twitter the same day. The series, which debuted in Nakayoshi in December 2021, centers on Natsuki Amakusa, a genius detective with extraordinary deductive reasoning, and Yuya Shiki, who is born with the ability to identify murderers. The two become partners to solve difficult cases. The manga previously inspired a two-season live-action adaptation that aired in 2023, starring Takahisa Masuda and Hidaka Ukisho. Kodansha will publish the 12th volume of the manga on June 12.
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- Anime News Network News Seimaru Amagi, Rima Amamiya's Gifted Manga Gets Anime in 2027
- The Fandom Post ‘Gifted’ Manga By Seimaru Amagi & Rima Amamiya Getting Anime