Zaregoto information

Zaregoto
	First volume cover, featuring Tomo Kunagisa
戯言
Genre	Crime, mystery
Light novel
Written by	Nisio Isin
Illustrated by	Take
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Del Rey Manga (former); Vertical;
Imprint	Kodansha Novels; Kodansha Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	February 5, 2002 – February 8, 2023
Volumes	10 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Ningen
Written by	Nisio Isin
Illustrated by	Take
Published by	Kodansha
Imprint	Kodansha Novels; Kodansha Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	February 5, 2004 – March 25, 2010
Volumes	7 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Saikyō
Written by	Nisio Isin
Illustrated by	Take
Published by	Kodansha
Imprint	Kodansha Novels
Magazine	Mephisto
Demographic	Male
Original run	April 4, 2014 – November 11, 2020
Volumes	5 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer
Directed by	Akiyuki Shinbo; Yuki Yase;
Produced by	Takuya Matsushita (Kodansha); Akiko Yodo (Aniplex); Yasuhiro Okada (Shaft);
Written by	Composition:; Akiyuki Shinbo; Shaft; Screenplay:; Yukito Kizawa;
Music by	Yuki Kajiura
Studio	Shaft
Released	October 26, 2016 – September 27, 2017
Runtime	25–43 minutes (each)
Episodes	8 (List of episodes)

Zaregoto (Japanese: 戯言, "Nonsense") is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series was published in Japan between February 2002 and November 2005 by Kodansha Books in nine volumes. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Nisio's debut in 2022, the tenth volume of the series was released on February 8, 2023.^[3] It was then followed by a seven-volume spin-off series also published by Kodansha Books, the Ningen (人間, "Human") series, focusing on the Zerozaki clan. A second spin-off series focused on Jun Aikawa titled Saikyō (最強, "Strongest") series was serialized in the Mephisto magazine, and was collected by Kodansha in five volumes. First two volumes of Zaregoto were initially released in North America by Del Rey Manga,^[4] but have since been republished by Vertical, who also released the third volume. An eight-episode original video animation series adaptation of the first volume by Shaft was released between October 2016 and September 2017.

^ "DECAPITATION: Kubikiri Cycle". Vertical. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
^ Green, Scott (August 27, 2016). "SHAFT's Zaregoto: Kubikiri Cycle OVA Previewed". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ 西尾維新デビュー20周年記念PVが公開。『戯言シリーズ』最新作『キドナプキディング青色サヴァンと戯言遣いの娘』刊行が発表 [Nisio Isin's 20th anniversary PV is released. Announced the publication of "Kidnap Kidding: The Blue Savant and the Daughter of the Nonsense User" the latest in the "Zaregoto" series]. Famitsu. August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.</ref<>ref>西尾維新『戯言』シリーズ新作『キドナプキディング青色サヴァンと戯言遣いの娘』2月8日発売。“古城×双子×首なし死体”の謎に挑む [Nisio Isin's new novel in the "Zaregoto" series, "Kidnapping Kidding: Blue Savant and the Daughter of the Nonsense User," will be released on February 8. The mystery of "an old castle, twins, and a headless corpse" will be tackled]. Famitsu (in Japanese). December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "Del Rey Announces New Manga, Prose Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2008.

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[1] "DECAPITATION: Kubikiri Cycle". Vertical. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

[2] Green, Scott (August 27, 2016). "SHAFT's Zaregoto: Kubikiri Cycle OVA Previewed". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[4] 西尾維新デビュー20周年記念PVが公開。『戯言シリーズ』最新作『キドナプキディング青色サヴァンと戯言遣いの娘』刊行が発表 [Nisio Isin's 20th anniversary PV is released. Announced the publication of "Kidnap Kidding: The Blue Savant and the Daughter of the Nonsense User" the latest in the "Zaregoto" series]. Famitsu. August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.</ref<>ref>西尾維新『戯言』シリーズ新作『キドナプキディング青色サヴァンと戯言遣いの娘』2月8日発売。“古城×双子×首なし死体”の謎に挑む [Nisio Isin's new novel in the "Zaregoto" series, "Kidnapping Kidding: Blue Savant and the Daughter of the Nonsense User," will be released on February 8. The mystery of "an old castle, twins, and a headless corpse" will be tackled]. Famitsu (in Japanese). December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[5] "Del Rey Announces New Manga, Prose Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2008.

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