Doreiku


Dorei-ku: Boku to 23-nin no Dorei or simply Doreiku, is a Japanese novel series written by Shinichi Okada. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroto Ōishi ran for 10 volumes starting in 2012. A live action film was released under the title Tokyo Slaves in 2014, and an anime television series adaptation of the manga animated by Zero-G and TNK aired from April 13 to June 29, 2018.

Characters

;Eia Arakawa
;Yūga Ohta
;Julia Katsushika
;Seiya Shinjuku
;Ayaka Toshima
;Ataru Chūō
;Lucy Suginami
;Masakazu Meguro
;Shinnosuke Tachikawa
;Takio Minato
;Sachi Shibuya
;Tsubaki Setagaya
;Shiwori Adachi
;Taiju Nakano
;Zenichi Bunkyō
;Zushiōmaru Sumida
;Maria Chiyoda
;Gekkō Itabashi
;Zero Shinagawa
;Muon Nerima
;Minami Kita

Media

Novels

Shinichi Okada originally serialized the series as a web novel on the novel submission website Everystar before it was picked up for publication by Futabasha, who published it as three novels between 2013 and 2014. The main series was followed by a side story, Dorei-ku: Boku to 23-nin no Dorei.ex, and a sequel, Doreiku 2nd Shinjuku Kikō Kai, both being released in 2014. A second sequel, Dai Doreiku: Kimi to 1-Oku 3-Senban no Dorei, has published four volumes since 2017.

Volumes

;Dorei-ku: Boku to 23-nin no Dorei
;Dorei-ku: Boku to 23-nin no Dorei.ex
;Doreiku 2nd Shinjuku Kikō Kai
;''Dai Doreiku: Kimi to 1-Oku 3-Senban no Dorei''

Manga

In 2012, Hiroto Ōishi launched a manga adaptation of the novels on Everystar, and Futabasha published the series in 10 collected tankōbon volumes. In October 2019, Takayoshi Kuroda launched a new manga adaptation, titled Doreiku - Gang Age, on Kakao Japan's Piccoma website that was serialized until October 2020.

Volumes

''Doreiku''
''Doreiku - Gang Age''

Live-action film

A live-action film starring Sayaka Akimoto and Kanata Hongō premiered in Japan in June 2014.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation of Ōishi's manga was announced on October 7, 2017. Ryōichi Kuraya directed and wrote the series, and animation was provided by Zero-G and TNK. Junji Goto provided character designs for the series as well as serving as chief animation director. The series aired from April 13 to June 29, 2018. It was broadcast on Tokyo MX and BS11. Netflix streamed the series in Japan. The opening theme is 'Karakara na Kokoro' by Shōgo Sakamoto and the ending theme is 'BJ' by Pile. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series and simulcasted it on Hidive.

Reception

As of December 2017, the series had 3.2 million copies in print.