The KILL BLUE manga by Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Kuroko’s Basketball, ROBOT×LASERBEAM) is getting a new novel adaptation, titled Kill Ao Secret Report (Kill Blue Secret Report), by Kiyoko Hoshi. The new KILL BLUE novel will ship on December 4, which is the same day that the manga’s 13th and final compiled book volume releases.
A new anime adaptation of the KILL BLUE manga will premiere in 2026. Hiro Kaburagi (Great Pretender, Kimi ni Todoke) is the director of the KILL BLUE anime. Miho Daidōji (Kuroko’s Basketball, Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season) is the character designer, and CUE is producing the animation.
Shueisha is serializing the KILL BLUE manga in Weekly Shonen Jump. 11 volumes have been released thus far, and the 12th volume will release on November 6.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Shueisha:
A legendary assassin at 39. Starting over… as a middle schooler.
Jūzō Ōgami is a legendary hitman who has never failed an assignment, no matter how impossible. One day, after wiping out a powerful organization, he is stung by a mysterious wasp and collapses. When he wakes up, the fearsome 39-year-old assassin has been transformed into a 13-year-old boy! Before he can even process what happened, his boss delivers a new order: “In that body, infiltrate a middle school.” What awaits him is an unexpected school life filled with colorful classmates, youthful chaos, and looming danger. Can Jūzō ever return to his original form? Or will the assassins closing in on him end his second life before it even begins!?
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