is a Japanese four-panel

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series written and illustrated by Toshiya Wakabayashi. It originally began publication as a

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published on the author's

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account in October 2018. It later began serialization on

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's ''Twi4''

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account and ''Saizensen'' website in April 2019. A live-action television drama adaptation premiered in February 2025.

Characters

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Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Toshiya Wakabayashi, ''Happy Kanako's Killer Life'' originally began publication as a

on the author's

account on October 29, 2018. It later began serialization on

's ''Twi4''

account and ''Saizensen'' website on April 26, 2019. Its chapters have been compiled into seven ''

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'' volumes as of March 2023. The series is licensed in English by

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Drama

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on May 7, 2024. The drama is directed by

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and stars Non and

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in lead roles. It streamed on

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on February 28, 2025.

Reception

The series was ranked fifteenth in Honya Club's Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2020.

References

External links

* * {{Saizensen Anime and manga about crime Comedy anime and manga Fiction about assassinations Japanese comedy television series Japanese comedy webcomics Japanese crime television series Kodansha manga Manga adapted into television series Seinen manga Seven Seas Entertainment titles Webcomics in print Yonkoma