is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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, based on the Masakatsu Adachi book ''The Executioner Sanson''. It was published in

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's ''

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'' from January 2013 to April 2015, and compiled into nine ''

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'' volumes. A sequel, ''Innocent Rouge'', was serialized in ''

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'' from May 2015 to January 2020, and compiled into twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Innocent'' story follows the Sanson family of executioners in France before the French Revolution, and centers around siblings

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and Marie-Joseph Sanson.

Characters

*Marie-Joseph Sanson (younger sister of Charles-Henri Sanson)

Publication

''Innocent'' is written and illustrated by

. The manga was serialized in

's ''

'' from January 31, 2013, to April 16, 2015. Shueisha collected its chapters in nine ''

'' volumes, released from June 19, 2013, to May 19, 2015. During their

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2022 panel,

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announced that they licensed the manga and will release it in 3-in-1 omnibus volumes. A sequel, ''Innocent Rouge'' was serialized in Shueisha's ''

'' from May 20, 2015, to January 8, 2020. Shueisha collected its chapters in twelve ''tankōbon'' released from October 19, 2015, to February 19, 2020.

Volume list

''Innocent''

''Innocent Rouge''

Reception

In 2013, ''Innocent'' was one of the Jury Selections of the Manga Division at the 17th

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. In 2014, it was nominated for the 18th

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Reader Award. In 2015, it was nominated for the 8th

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. ''Innocent Rouge'' received an Excellence Award at the 24th

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in 2021.

References

External links

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