Undead Girl Murder Farce is here for your gothic cravings in Summer 2023. But is Undead Girl Murder Farce based on a manga or light novel, and what is its current status?
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Undead Girl Murder Farce: Crimes at the End of an Era
Undead Girl Murder Farce is a mystery anime following Tsugaru Shinuchi in the turn of an alternative 19th century, a time when yokai are slain due to Japan's westernization efforts.
His hopeless life changes when he meets a mysterious maid who carries her immortal lady's severed head in a cage.
Aya Rindo, an undead (and decapitated) detective joins forces with Tsugaru as they both travel to Europe to find the person who stole her body.
So begins Tsugaru's life as the "cage user", an assistant who helps Aya solve supernatural crimes until they can finally locate her own would-be murderer.
Is Undead Girl Murder Farce Based on a Manga?
If you're keen to follow Aya and Tsugaru's detective adventures more closely, you're in luck! Undead Girl Murder Farce has a manga that's written by Yugo Aosaki and illustrated by Haruka Tomoyama.
The manga initially appeared in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius before migrating to the Nemesis magazine which is also owned by Kodansha.
Generally, the Undead Girl Murder Farce anime which you can watch on Crunchyroll is a faithful adaptation.
We do prefer the anime's sharper and more gothic look of Aya Rindo compared to her sweeter and slightly more generic manga counterpart, but the manga is otherwise similarly fun and mysterious.
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What About Undead Girl Murder Farce's Light Novel?
Before the manga came out, Undead Girl Murder Farce began as a light novel series by Yugo Aosaki. Like its manga counterpart, it's being distributed by Kodansha.
Unlike the manga, it doesn't have an official English translation yet. Hopefully, this will change with the emergence of the anime adaptation!
Are the Undead Girl Murder Farce Manga and Light Novel Finished or Ongoing?
As of writing, both the manga and the light novel series of Undead Girl Murder Farce are ongoing.
The light novel, which began serialization in 2015, currently has four volumes.
The manga commenced its run in 2016 and also counts four volumes, three of which you can find with English translations.
With only four volumes since 2016, the manga doesn't get updates very often, but its chapters are longer than those of weekly publications.
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