Innocent (manga)
Innocent is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto, based on 's book The Executioner Sanson. It was published in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from January 2013 to April 2015, and compiled into nine volumes. A sequel, Innocent Rouge, was serialized in Grand Jump from May 2015 to January 2020, and compiled into twelve volumes. Innocent story follows the Sanson family of executioners in France before the French Revolution, and centers around siblings Charles-Henri Sanson and Marie-Joseph Sanson.
Characters
- Charles-Henri Sanson
- Marie-Joseph Sanson
Media
Manga
Innocent is written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Young Jump 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 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.A sequel, Innocent Rouge was serialized in Shueisha's Grand Jump from May 20, 2015, to January 8, 2020. Shueisha collected its chapters in twelve released from October 19, 2015, to February 19, 2020. In February 2025, Dark Horse Comics announced that it had acquired Innocent Rouge. The first 3-in-1 omnibus volume was released on October 21, 2025.