Gifted (manga)

Gifted
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Yūya Shiki (left) and Natsuki Amakusa (right).
ギフテッド
Genre
Manga
Written bySeimaru Amagi
Illustrated byRima Amamiya
Published byKodansha
MagazineNakayoshi
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 1, 2021 – present
Volumes9
Television drama
Directed by
  • Ikezawa Tatsuya
  • Shitamukai Eiki
  • Yokoo Hatsuki
  • Muroi Takehito
Produced by
  • Naochika
  • Aoki Yasunori
Written by
  • Hayato Miura
  • Kayo Hikawa
  • Kyo Kinoe
Music byNobusawa Nobuaki
Studio
Original network
Original run August 12, 2023 – December 2, 2023
Episodes16

Gifted (ギフテッド) is a Japanese manga series written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Rima Amamiya. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi since December 2021. A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Tōkai TV and Fuji TV from August to September 2023. The second season premiered on Wowow Prime and Wowow On Demand in October 2023.

Plot

Natsuki Amakusa is a 20-year-old genius detective at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. One day he meets Yūya Shiki, a 17-year-old high schooler born with the innate gift to identify murderers. Using their respective abilities to work together, the two become partners solving various difficult cases.

Characters

Yūya Shiki (四鬼 夕也, Shiki Yūya)
Portrayed by: Hidaka Ukisho[2]
Natsuki Amakusa (天草 那月, Amakusa Natsuki)
Portrayed by: Takahisa Masuda[2]

Development

To choose an illustrator for the manga, a short manga audition competition was held and lasted for around five months. The winner, Rima Amamiya, was chosen out of 115 applicants. Amamiya's art was praised for its portrayal of the characters and impactful use of perspective.[3][4]

Before serialization, a storyboard draft of a chapter of the manga was made available on Kodansha's Days Neo website.[5]

Media

Manga

Written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Rima Amamiya, Gifted has been serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi since December 2021. The first volume was published on April 21, 2022. As of June 20, 2025, 9 volumes have been released.

Volume list

No. Release date ISBN
1 April 21, 2022[6]978-4-06-527552-8
2 July 13, 2022[7]978-4-06-528552-7
3 November 11, 2022[8]978-4-06-529849-7
4 March 13, 2023[9]978-4-06-531185-1
5 July 13, 2023[10]978-4-06-532452-3
6 November 13, 2023[11]978-4-06-533869-8
7 March 13, 2024[12]978-4-06-534977-9
8 August 9, 2024[13]978-4-06-536621-9
9 February 13, 2025[14]978-4-06-538494-7

Drama

A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Tōkai TV and Fuji TV from August 12, 2023 to September 30, 2023. The second season aired on Wowow Prime and Wowow On Demand from October 14, 2023 to December 2, 2023.[15][16] News performed the series' theme song "Gifted" (ギフテッド).[17]

References

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  2. ^ a b "天樹征丸×雨宮理真「ギフテッド」ドラマ化、増田貴久＆浮所飛貴がバディ組む". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ "『MANGA オーディション〜樹林伸プロデュース〜』". Nakayoshi (in Japanese). 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ "『MANGA オーディション〜樹林伸プロデュース〜』". Nakayoshi (in Japanese). 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (16 August 2021). "Kindaichi's Shin Kibayashi Launches New Manga This Winter (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ^ "ギフテッド（１）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. ^ "ギフテッド（２）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. ^ "ギフテッド（３）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  9. ^ "ギフテッド（４）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. ^ "ギフテッド（５）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  11. ^ "ギフテッド（６）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  12. ^ "ギフテッド（７）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  13. ^ "ギフテッド（８）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  14. ^ "ギフテッド（９）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  15. ^ Mateo, Alex (9 June 2023). "Tadashi Agi's Gifted Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  16. ^ "人たらし・浮所飛貴にはお兄ちゃんがいっぱい、増田貴久「皆さん気を付けて！」". Movie Natalie (in Japanese). 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  17. ^ "NEWSニューシングル「ギフテッド」詳細、メンバーイラスト化ジャケットなど公開". Music Natalie (in Japanese). 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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