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Read or Die
Cover of first light novel volume
リード・オア・ダイ (Rīdo Oa Dai)
Genre
Action, spy, thriller[1]
Manga
Written by
Hideyuki Kurata
Illustrated by
Shutaro Yamada
Published by
Shueisha
English publisher
NA:Viz Media
Magazine
Ultra Jump
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
December 18, 1999 – May 18, 2002
Volumes
4 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Written by
Hideyuki Kurata
Illustrated by
Taraku Uon
Published by
Shueisha
Imprint
Super Dash Bunko
Demographic
Male
Original run
July 14, 2000 – present
Volumes
12 (List of volumes)
Manga
R.O.D Rehabilitation
Written by
Hideyuki Kurata
Illustrated by
Choko Fuji
Published by
Shueisha
Magazine
Super Dash & Go!
Demographic
Shōnen
Original run
February 25, 2012 – December 25, 2012
Volumes
1
Related
Read or Die (OVA)
Read or Dream
R.O.D the TV
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]
^Santos, Carlo (October 31, 2006). "Ode to Nodame - RIGHT TURN ONLY!!". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
^"Read or Die's Final 2 Novel Volumes Scheduled After 10 Years". Anime News Network. 5 August 2023.
^Green, Scott. "New "Read Or Die" Anime Being Considered". Crunchyroll.
^"New Read or Die Manga's Darker Side Story Outlined". Anime News Network. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
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