Innocent
Sakamoto Shinichi
- Mangaka
- Sakamoto Shinichi
- First published
- 2013
- Status
- Completed
- Original language
- Japanese
- Genres
- Award Winning · Historical · Psychological · Sexual Violence
- Content rating
- Safe
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Where it came from
Innocent, a historical seinen manga series by Shinichi Sakamoto, began serialization in Weekly Young Jump in 2013. The work provides a stark, stylized dramatization of the life of Charles-Henri Sanson, the Royal Executioner of France during the reign of King Louis XVI. It emerged during a period of rising interest in historical manga that favored atmospheric, detailed artwork over traditional action-oriented narratives.
Sakamoto is widely recognized for his mastery of hyper-realistic, intricate character designs and gothic aesthetic sensibilities. He sought to explore the psychological toll of the guillotine and the internal struggle of a man born into a lineage of executioners, attempting to reconcile his duty with his humanity. Upon release, the series was praised by critics for its ambitious visual composition and unflinching look at the cruelty of pre-Revolutionary French judicial systems.
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