| A Cruel God Reigns | |
 Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Jeremy | |
| 残酷な神が支配する (Zankokuna Kami ga Shihai Suru) | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Moto Hagio |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Moto Hagio |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Petit Flower |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | 1992 – 2001 |
| Volumes | 17 |
A Cruel God Reigns (Japanese: 残酷な神が支配する, Hepburn: Zankokuna Kami ga Shihai Suru)[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Moto Hagio. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine Petit Flower from 1992 to 2001, and published as seventeen tankōbon volumes (collected editions) by Shogakukan. The series follows Jeremy Butler, a teenage boy who murders his physically and sexually abusive stepfather. In 1997, A Cruel God Reigns was recognized with the inaugural Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Award for Excellence.
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