Innocent (manga)

Innocent
First tankōbon volume cover
イノサン
(Inosan)
GenreHistorical, suspense[1]
Manga
Written byShin-ichi Sakamoto
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
Original runJanuary 31, 2013 – April 16, 2015
Volumes9
Manga
Innocent Rouge
Written byShin-ichi Sakamoto
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA: Dark Horse Comics
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineGrand Jump
Original runMay 20, 2015 – January 8, 2020
Volumes12

Innocent (Japanese: イノサン, Hepburn: Inosan; from the French word) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto, based on Masakatsu Adachi's book The Executioner Sanson.[2] It was published in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from January 2013 to April 2015, and compiled into nine tankōbon volumes. A sequel, Innocent Rouge, was serialized in Grand Jump from May 2015 to January 2020, and compiled into twelve tankōbon volumes. Innocent's story follows the Sanson family of executioners in France before the French Revolution, and centers around siblings Charles-Henri Sanson and Marie-Joseph Sanson.

Plot

Set in 18th-century France, the story follows the final decades of the monarchy and the impending arrival of the French Revolution. The story follows Charles-Henri Sanson, the fourth-generation head of the Sanson family, who are appointed as the royal executioners of Paris. Kind, sensitive, and deeply conflicted, Charles-Henri recoils from the violence required in his inherited role, yet ultimately accepts his fate as Monsieur de Paris in order to preserve his family's status. As he carries out executions in the name of royal justice, he struggles to reconcile his personal ideals, vowing to become the last Sanson to bear the burden of executioner.

As the narrative progresses, the focus expands beyond Charles-Henri to encompass his family and the turbulent era around them. In particular, his younger sister Marie-Joseph Sanson emerges as a central figure: cold, rebellious, and defiant of gender norms, she seeks power and autonomy in a patriarchal society. Her ambition to participate in executions and her entanglement with figures such as Marie Antoinette put her in danger as the unrest in France reaches a boiling point.

Characters

Media

Manga

Innocent is written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from January 31, 2013, to April 16, 2015.[5][6] Shueisha collected its chapters in nine tankōbon volumes, released from June 19, 2013, to May 19, 2015.[7][8] During their Anime NYC 2022 panel, Dark Horse Comics announced that it had licensed the manga and released it in three 3-in-1 omnibus volumes from November 22, 2023, to December 3, 2024.[9][10][11]

A sequel, Innocent Rouge was serialized in Shueisha's Grand Jump from May 20, 2015, to January 8, 2020.[12][13] Shueisha collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon released from October 19, 2015, to February 19, 2020.[14][15] In February 2025, Dark Horse Comics announced that it had acquired Innocent Rouge.[16] The first 3-in-1 omnibus volume was released on October 21, 2025.[17]

Volumes

Innocent
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1June 19, 2013[7]978-4-08-879565-2November 22, 2023[10]978-1-5067-3824-6
2September 19, 2013[18]978-4-08-879708-3November 22, 2023[10]978-1-5067-3824-6
3December 19, 2013[19]978-4-08-879718-2November 22, 2023[10]978-1-5067-3824-6
4March 19, 2014[20]978-4-08-879768-7May 1, 2024[21]978-1-5067-3825-3
5June 19, 2014[22]978-4-08-879854-7May 1, 2024[21]978-1-5067-3825-3
6September 19, 2014[23]978-4-08-879898-1May 1, 2024[21]978-1-5067-3825-3
7December 19, 2014[24]978-4-08-890076-6December 3, 2024[11]978-1-5067-3826-0
8March 19, 2015[25]978-4-08-890128-2December 3, 2024[11]978-1-5067-3826-0
9May 19, 2015[8]978-4-08-890195-4December 3, 2024[11]978-1-5067-3826-0
Innocent Rouge
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1October 19, 2015[26]978-4-08-890267-8October 21, 2025[17]978-1-5067-4867-2
2May 19, 2016[27]978-4-08-890414-6October 21, 2025[17]978-1-5067-4867-2
3July 19, 2016[28]978-4-08-890503-7October 21, 2025[17]978-1-5067-4867-2
4October 19, 2016[29]978-4-08-890535-8May 26, 2026[30]978-1-5067-4868-9
5March 17, 2017[31]978-4-08-890620-1May 26, 2026[30]978-1-5067-4868-9
6August 18, 2017[32]978-4-08-890736-9May 26, 2026[30]978-1-5067-4868-9
7December 19, 2017[33]978-4-08-890834-2——
8June 19, 2018[34]978-4-08-891032-1——
9November 19, 2018[35]978-4-08-891131-1——
10May 17, 2019[36]978-4-08-891292-9——
11November 19, 2019[37]978-4-08-891412-1——
12February 19, 2020[38]978-4-08-891486-2——

Stage musical

A stage musical adaptation took place in November 2019 and starred Mika Nakashima in her musical acting debut.[39]

Reception

In 2013, Innocent was one of the Jury Selections of the Manga Division at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[40] In 2014, it was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award.[3] In 2015, it was nominated for the eighth Manga Taishō.[41] Innocent Rouge received an Excellence Award at the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021.[42] It was nominated at the Japan Society and Anime NYC's second American Manga Awards for Best Continuing Manga Series in 2025.[43]

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