Read or Die

Read or Die
Cover of first light novel volume
リード・オア・ダイ
(Rīdo Oa Dai)
GenreAction, spy, thriller[1]
Manga
Written byHideyuki Kurata
Illustrated byShutaro Yamada
Published byShueisha
English publisher
MagazineUltra Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 18, 1999May 18, 2002
Volumes4
Light novel
Written byHideyuki Kurata
Illustrated byTaraku Uon
Published byShueisha
ImprintSuper Dash Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runJuly 14, 2000 – present
Volumes12
Manga
R.O.D Rehabilitation
Written byHideyuki Kurata
Illustrated byChoko Fuji
Published byShueisha
MagazineSuper Dash & Go!
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 25, 2012December 25, 2012
Volumes1
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R.O.D: Read or Die (Japanese: リード・オア・ダイ, Hepburn: Rīdo Oa Dai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. Read or Die follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the (fictional) Special Operations Division of the British Library. There are currently 11 Read or Die novels. In volume 11, a note stated that the series would end with the upcoming volume 12. In June 2016, it was announced via Twitter that volume 12 would be released in August, and that there would be a volume 13.[2][3]

Along with the novels, Kurata scripted the official R.O.D manga illustrated by Shutaro Yamada, which was originally published in Ultra Jump magazine and later printed into four paperback volumes, and Read or Dream, a manga illustrated by Ran Ayanaga set in the same universe as Read or Die.

The popularity of the Read or Die novels and manga resulted in the production of an OVA adaptation in 2001, which was directed by Koji Masunari and produced by SME Visual Works. In 2003, Aniplex produced R.O.D the TV, a 26-episode animated television series, which served as a sequel to the OVA and introduced Read or Dream's characters to those from Read or Die.

A manga called R.O.D Rehabilitation illustrated by Choko Fuji was published in 2012 in the Super Dash & Go magazine, and collected in one volume. The story tells of a city created by Bibliomania, Bibliopolis.[4]

  1. ^ Santos, Carlo (October 31, 2006). "Ode to Nodame - RIGHT TURN ONLY!!". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Read or Die's Final 2 Novel Volumes Scheduled After 10 Years". Anime News Network. 5 August 2023.
  3. ^ Green, Scott. "New "Read Or Die" Anime Being Considered". Crunchyroll.
  4. ^ "New Read or Die Manga's Darker Side Story Outlined". Anime News Network. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.