Karneval | |
Cover of Karneval volume 1 as published by Ichijinsha, featuring Nai.
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カーニヴァル (Kānivaru) |
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Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Manga | |
Written by | Tōya Mikanagi |
Published by | Ichijinsha |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Josei |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Zero Sum |
Original run | August 28, 2007 – present |
Volumes | 16 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Eiji Suganuma |
Music by |
Shiro Hamaguchi Keiji Inai |
Studio | Manglobe |
Licensed by | |
Original network | ABC, Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | April 3, 2013 – June 26, 2013 |
Episodes | 13 |
Karneval (カーニヴァル Kānivaru?) is a Japanese manga series by Tōya Mikanagi which originally started serialization in the monthly Josei Manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum published by Ichijinsha on August 28, 2007. There are currently sixteen volumes released in Japan. A 13-episode anime adaptation by Manglobe aired between April and June 2013.
Nai searches for someone important to him, with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue. Gareki steals and pick-pockets to get by from day to day. The two meet in a strange mansion where they are set up, and soon become wanted criminals by military security operatives. When Nai and Gareki find themselves desperate in a hopeless predicament, they encounter none other than the country's most powerful defense organization, "Circus".
On August 22, 2014, North American manga publisher Yen Press announced the license of the manga, with the first volume to be published on March 24, 2015. Yen Press is releasing Karneval volumes in a 2-in-1 omnibus format.
An anime adaptation was announced in April 2012. The anime premiered on April 3, 2013 on ABC. It was later licensed for streaming by Funimation in North America and premiered on their streaming service April 8, 2013 at 12:35pm EST. The anime was released by Bandai Visual on Blu-ray and DVD volumes with English subtitles, with the first volume being released on May 28, 2013.
The opening theme is "Henai no Rondo" (偏愛の輪舞曲?) by Granrodeo while the ending theme is "Reason" by Kamiyu.