is a Japanese manga series written by Hajime Inoryū and illustrated by Shota Itō. It was serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website from August 2021 to August 2026. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from July to September 2024.
Plot Jin Saeki has been called up to investigate a burglary at the Haikawa mansion. As he's on the case, he later finds the corpses of 13 children, and deduces that Jūzō Haikawa, who has gone missing, is the prime suspect. Saeki later meets Kanon Hasumi, a woman who claims to be Haikawa's daughter, and tags along with her on his travels all over Japan to find clues to the new case.
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Media Manga Written by Hajime Inoryū and illustrated by Shota Itō, Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website on August 28, 2021. Its chapters have been collected into twelve volumes as of April 2026. The series entered its final arc with the release of its eleventh volume. The final chapter was released on August 29, 2026.
During their panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in Q2 2026.
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Drama A live-action television drama adaptation aired on YTV and Nippon TV for ten episodes from July 7 to September 8, 2024.
Reception The series was ranked 28th in Da Vincis 2024 Book of the Year Ranking.
See also My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought, another manga series by the same creators
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