The Violence Action (Japanese:バイオレンスアクション,Hepburn:Baiorensu Akushon) is a Japanesemanga series written by Shin Sawada and illustrated Renji Asai. It has been serialized onShogakukan'sYawaraka Spirits website since April 2016.
Written by Shin Sawada and illustrated Renji Asai,The Violence Action started onShogakukan'sYawaraka Spirits website on April 25, 2016.[2][3] The series went on hiatus in March 2018, due to one of the author's poor health, and resumed in June 2019.[4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individualtankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 10, 2017.[5] As of August 12, 2022, seven volumes have been released.[6]
In July 2020, it was announced that the manga would receive a "screen adaptation".[12][13] In February 2022, it was announced that the screen adaptation would be alive action film. It was directed and written by Tōichirō Rutō, co-written Itaru Era and starringKanna Hashimoto as Kei Kikuno. It premiered on August 19, 2022.[14]
The Violence Action ranked first in the May 2017 edition ofTakarajimasha'sKono Manga ga Sugoi! Web;[1][15] it ranked 10th onKono Manga ga Sugoi! 2018 list of best manga for male readers.[16] The series ranked seventh on "The Best Manga 2018 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking byFreestyle magazine.[17] It ranked ninth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2018.[18]