The suspense manga Jaa, Kimi no Kawari ni Korosō ka? (Well, Shall I Murder Instead of You?), penned by Yukiaki Kurando and illustrated by Sōsō Sakakibara, is set to conclude in just two more chapters. The announcement was made in the October issue of Akita Publishing’s Bessatsu Young Champion magazine.
The Series’ Premise and Publication History
Jaa, Kimi no Kawari ni Korosō ka? launched in Akita Shoten’s Bessatsu Young Champion magazine in November 2018. The psychological mystery thriller delves into the dark themes of bullying and revenge. The story centers on Yuuma Fujikura, a first-year high school student who is relentlessly bullied. His life takes a drastic turn when a classmate, Ryō Amezato—nicknamed “Amelie”—offers him a chilling proposition: to commit murder on his behalf.
Story Details and Character Focus
The manga explores the complex relationship between Yuuma and Amelie, touching upon dark ambiance, bullying, and revenge as key categories. Amelie’s character is central to the narrative, with a prequel manga, Jaa, Kimi no Kawari ni Korosō ka? ~Prequel~, also launched to explore Amelie’s past. This prequel, serialized in Dokodemo Young Champion, specifically focuses on Amelie’s younger half-brother, Kumaoka Aizen, and the personality changes within Amelie’s half-siblings during Aizen’s middle school years.
Creators’ Previous Works
Both Sōsō Sakakibara and Yukiaki Kurando are known for their contributions to the manga world. Yukiaki Kurando is also the writer for the Dolly Kill Kill manga. Sōsō Sakakibara previously drew the Can You Just Die, My Darling? (Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine -last-) manga, which concluded in January. Kodansha Comics publishes both Can You Just Die, My Darling? and Dolly Kill Kill digitally in English.
The impending conclusion of Jaa, Kimi no Kawari ni Korosō ka? marks the end of a suspenseful journey for its readers, leaving two more chapters to resolve the dark narrative woven by Sakakibara and Kurando.
