Karneval (manga)

Karneval
Cover of Karneval volume 1 as published by Ichijinsha, featuring Nai
カーニヴァル
(Kānivaru)
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byTōya Mikanagi
Published byIchijinsha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Zero Sum
DemographicJosei
Original runAugust 28, 2007October 28, 2021
Volumes28 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byEiji Suganuma
Written byTouko Machida
Music byShiro Hamaguchi
Keiji Inai
StudioManglobe
Licensed by
Original networkABC, Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11
English network
Original run April 3, 2013 June 26, 2013
Episodes13 (List of episodes)

Karneval (Japanese: カーニヴァル, Hepburn: Kānivaru) is a Japanese manga series by Tōya Mikanagi which began serialization in the monthly josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum published by Ichijinsha on August 28, 2007. There are currently twenty-eight volumes released in Japan. The series follows Nai and Gareki, who join a defense organization called Circus in hopes of finding a man named Karoku. However, they are unaware that Karoku belongs to a secret organization called Kafka, which is responsible for performing human and animal experiments called Varugas. A 13-episode anime adaptation by Manglobe aired between April and June 2013.

  1. ^ "Karneval, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved May 27, 2018.[permanent dead link]