Innocent
Kizuku
- Mangaka
- Kizuku
- First published
- 2021
- Status
- Completed
- Original language
- Japanese
- Genres
- Oneshot · Thriller · Award Winning · Action
- Content rating
- Safe
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Where it came from
Innocent, written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto, began its serialization in Weekly Young Jump in 2013. The series serves as a dramatized biographical retelling of the life of Charles-Henri Sanson, the Royal Executioner of France during the reign of King Louis XVI. Sakamoto chose this historical figure to explore complex themes of morality, duty, and the struggle to maintain one’s humanity while performing a lethal, state-sanctioned profession during the tumultuous period of the French Revolution.
The manga is widely lauded for its meticulous, highly ornate visual style, which blends classical European art influences with modern character design. Sakamoto utilized detailed cross-hatching and dramatic lighting to evoke the oppressive atmosphere of the Ancien Régime. Upon its release, the work received critical acclaim for its artistic ambition and eventually inspired a direct sequel series titled Innocent Rouge, which continues the narrative arc of the Sanson family.
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