Future Diary

Also known as Mirai Nikki

Japanese manga series

Key facts

Genre: Mystery Psychological thriller Romance
Written by: Sakae Esuno
Published by: Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher: NA : Tokyopop (former) Viz Media
Magazine: Monthly Shōnen Ace
Original run: January 26, 2006 – December 25, 2010
Volumes: 12 ( List of volumes )
Directed by: Naoto Hosoda
Music by: Tatsuya Kato
Studio: Asread
Licensed by: Crunchyroll UK : Anime Limited
Original network: Chiba TV , TV Saitama

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Future Diary (Japanese: 未来日記, Hepburn: Mirai Nikki) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace between January 2006 and December 2010, and has been collected into 12 tankōbon volumes. The plot depicts the Diary Game, a deadly battle royale between 12 different individuals who are given "Future Diaries", special diaries that can predict the future, by Deus Ex Machina, the God of Time and Space, with the last survivor becoming heir to the universe.

The manga has been licensed by Tokyopop, and ten of the English volumes were released, with a release for the last two now uncertain due to Tokyopop ceasing publishing in North America. A "pilot anime" DVD was released with the 11th manga volume in December 2010. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Asread, aired in Japan from October 2011 to April 2012. Funimation has licensed the anime for distribution in North America. An 11-episode live-action television drama aired from April to June 2012.