Anime The anime began airing on October 5, 2012. The anime has been licensed by
Viz Media in North America and by
Madman Entertainment in Australia. It was also being streamed on VizAnime video site. The opening theme song is "KINGS" by Angela and the ending theme song is "Tsumetai Heya, Hitori" (冷たい部屋、一人) by Mikako Komatsu. Insert songs include "Circle of Friends" by Yūki Kaji and "Itsuka no Zero Kara" (いつかのゼロから) by Angela. The anime has a movie sequel released in 2014. Viz has also licensed the second season. The movie was released on July 12, 2014. Its title is "
K: Missing Kings" and includes a new character Mishakuji Yukari. The movie takes place one year after anime in the summer. Viz Media has licensed the movie. In April 2017, a six-part film series, titled "K: Seven Stories", was announced. and was released between July 7, 2018, and December 1, 2018. Viz Media has licensed the film series.
Light novels Manga ; : Illustrated by Yui Kuroe, written by Rei Rairaku (GoRA). Spin-off that focuses on Homra. The story follows events that took place before the TV series. ; : Illustrated by Saki Minato, written by Tatsuki Miyazawa (GoRA). Spin-off that focuses on Kuroh Yatogami. ; : Illustrated by Yui Kuroe, written by Rei Rairaku (GoRA). Spin-off that focuses on Scepter 4. The story follows events that took place before the TV series. ;
K - The First : Illustrated by Rin Kimura, written by Suzu Suzuki (GoRA). Mainly a re-telling of the story in the TV series. ;
Gakuen K : Illustrated by Jirō Suzuki, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi (GoRA). Comedy spin-off where all the K characters are going to high school together. ;
K: Lost small world : Illustrated by Yoru Ōkita, written by Yukako Kabei (GoRA). Focuses on Yata's and Fushimi's past. ;
K: Countdown : Illustrated by Yui Kuroe, written by Rei Rairaku. The story reveals what happens after the
Missing Kings movie from the viewpoints of different characters. ;
K: Missing Kings : Illustrated by Haruto Shiota, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi.
K: Missing Kings is an adaptation of the film of the same name, and ran in the
Monthly GFantasy magazine from April 18, 2015, to August 18, 2015. ;
K: Dog and Cat : Illustrated by Rin Kimura, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi. About Neko and Kuroh. The story takes place between the first season and the movie. Published in G-Fantasy between May 18 and November 18, 2015. ;
K: Dream of Green : Illustrated by Yui Kuroe, written by Rei Rairaku. Began publication in
Aria on September 28, 2015.
Visual novel A
visual novel adaptation was developed by
Otomate and subsequently released in 2014. The game is targeted towards a female audience, allowing the player to be the heroine of the story. The player takes on the role of an original character named who does not show up in the anime. The objective of the game is to pursue one of the available heroes using the school as a setup. ==Notes==