Gifted (manga)
Japanese manga series

Gifted
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Yūya Shiki (left) and Natsuki Amakusa (right).
ギフテッド
Genre
Manga
Written bySeimaru Amagi
Illustrated byRima Amamiya
Published byKodansha
MagazineNakayoshi
Original runDecember 1, 2021 – present
Volumes10
Television drama
Directed by
  • Ikezawa Tatsuya
  • Shitamukai Eiki
  • Yokoo Hatsuki
  • Muroi Takehito
Produced by
  • Naochika
  • Aoki Yasunori
Written by
  • Hayato Miura
  • Kayo Hikawa
  • Kyo Kinoe
Music byNobusawa Nobuaki
Studio
Original network
Original run August 12, 2023 – December 2, 2023
Episodes16

Gifted (ギフテッド) is a Japanese manga series written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Rima Amamiya. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi since December 2021. A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Tōkai TV and Fuji TV from August to September 2023. The second season premiered on Wowow Prime and Wowow On Demand in October 2023.

Plot

Natsuki Amakusa is a 20-year-old genius detective at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. One day he meets Yūya Shiki, a 17-year-old high schooler born with the innate gift to identify murderers. Using their respective abilities to work together, the two become partners solving various difficult cases.

Characters

Yūya Shiki (四鬼 夕也, Shiki Yūya)
Portrayed by: Hidaka Ukisho[2]
Natsuki Amakusa (天草 那月, Amakusa Natsuki)
Portrayed by: Takahisa Masuda[2]

Development

To choose an illustrator for the manga, a short manga audition competition was held and lasted for around five months. The winner, Rima Amamiya, was chosen out of 115 applicants. Amamiya's art was praised for its portrayal of the characters and impactful use of perspective.[3][4]

Before serialization, a storyboard draft of a chapter of the manga was made available on Kodansha's Days Neo website.[5]

Media

Manga

Written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Rima Amamiya, Gifted has been serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi since December 2021. The first volume was published on April 21, 2022. As of October 10, 2025, 10 volumes have been released.

Volume list

No. Release date ISBN
1 April 21, 2022[6]978-4-06-527552-8
2 July 13, 2022[7]978-4-06-528552-7
3 November 11, 2022[8]978-4-06-529849-7
4 March 13, 2023[9]978-4-06-531185-1
5 July 13, 2023[10]978-4-06-532452-3
6 November 13, 2023[11]978-4-06-533869-8
7 March 13, 2024[12]978-4-06-534977-9
8 August 9, 2024[13]978-4-06-536621-9
9 February 13, 2025[14]978-4-06-538494-7
10 August 12, 2025[15]978-4-06-540444-7

Drama

A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Tōkai TV and Fuji TV from August 12, 2023, to September 30, 2023. The second season aired on Wowow Prime and Wowow On Demand from October 14, 2023, to December 2, 2023.[16][17] News performed the series' theme song "Gifted" (ギフテッド).[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "秘密の能力を持つ高校生と若き天才警察官のバディミステリー「ギフテッド」1巻". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). April 21, 2022. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "天樹征丸×雨宮理真「ギフテッド」ドラマ化、増田貴久＆浮所飛貴がバディ組む". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 9, 2023. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "『MANGA オーディション〜樹林伸プロデュース〜』". Nakayoshi (in Japanese). March 1, 2021. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "『MANGA オーディション〜樹林伸プロデュース〜』". Nakayoshi (in Japanese). August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (August 16, 2021). "Kindaichi's Shin Kibayashi Launches New Manga This Winter (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 21, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "ギフテッド（１）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  7. ^ "ギフテッド（２）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "ギフテッド（３）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  9. ^ "ギフテッド（４）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  10. ^ "ギフテッド（５）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  11. ^ "ギフテッド（６）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  12. ^ "ギフテッド（７）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "ギフテッド（８）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  14. ^ "ギフテッド（９）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  15. ^ "ギフテッド（10）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  16. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 9, 2023). "Tadashi Agi's Gifted Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  17. ^ "人たらし・浮所飛貴にはお兄ちゃんがいっぱい、増田貴久「皆さん気を付けて！」". Movie Natalie (in Japanese). October 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  18. ^ "NEWSニューシングル「ギフテッド」詳細、メンバーイラスト化ジャケットなど公開". Music Natalie (in Japanese). October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
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