Trace (manga)


Trace is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Koga. It was serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine from January 2016 to February 2023. An 11-episode live-action television drama adaptation aired from January to March 2019.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kei Koga, Trace was serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine from January 25, 2016, to February 25, 2023. Its chapters were collected into thirteen tankōbon volumes released from July 20, 2016, to April 20, 2023.
The series' chapters are published in English on Coamix's MangaHot service.
A spin-off manga written by Koga and illustrated by Ryō Izawa titled Brutal began serialization on Coamix's Comic Tatan website on June 28, 2019. Its chapters have been collected into five tankōbon volumes as of May 20, 2022.
The spin-off's chapters are also published in English on Coamix's MangaHot service.

Drama

An 11-episode live-action television drama adaptation, titled Trace: Kasōken no Otoko, aired on Fuji TV from January 7 to March 18, 2019. The drama featured performances from Eiichiro Funakoshi, Ryo Nishikido, Yuko Araki, Shigenori Yamazaki, Kasumi Yamaya, and Koyuki.

Reception

The Brutal spin-off manga was ranked fifteenth in Honya Club's "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2022".