Manga Published by
Shueisha, it was serialized in
Jump X magazine from July 25, 2011, to August 10, 2013, and compiled into three volumes published from April 2012 to September 2013. It was also published in Brazil by
Editora JBC and in French by
Ki-oon. A
spin-off manga, titled
Yokokuhan: The Copycat, and illustrated by Fumio Obata, started in
Jump X on April 10, 2014. With the magazine discontinuation on October 10, 2014, the series moved to
Weekly Young Jump, starting on March 11, 2015. The manga finished on July 23, 2015.
Yokokuhan: The Copycats three volumes were published between April 2015 and August 2015. A side-off
light novel titled
Yokokuhan: The Chaser was published on May 19, 2015.
Volume list Prophecy Yokokuhan: The Copycat Film A
live-action film adaptation, directed by
Yoshihiro Nakamura, was released on June 6, 2015. Its North American premiere was held during the
LA EigaFest in September 2015. The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on December 4, 2015, by TC Entertainment.
Cast •
Toma Ikuta as "Newspaper Man" •
Erika Toda as Yoshino • Ryohei Suzuki as Kansai •
Gaku Hamada as Nobita • Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Metabo
Drama Under the title of , a
Japanese television drama ran for five episodes on
Wowow between June 7 to July 5, 2015. Supervised by the film director Yoshihiro Nakamura, it was directed by Nakamura himself, Katsutoshi Hirabayashi and Megumi Sawada, with episodes screenplayed by Tamio Hayashi and Hiroshi Tanaka. It starred
Noriyuki Higashiyama and Erika Toda reprises her role from the film. ==Reception==