List of The Fable chapters
The Fable (ザ・ファブル, Za Faburu) is a manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Minami. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from November 1, 2014, to November 18, 2019.[1][2] Kodansha collected its chapters in twenty-two tankōbon volumes, released from March 6, 2015, to June 5, 2020.[3][4]
A sequel, titled The Fable: The Second Contact (ザ・ファブル The second contact), was serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from July 19, 2021,[5] to July 10, 2023.[6] Kodansha collected its chapters in nine tankōbon volumes, released from November 5, 2021, to November 6, 2023.[7][8]
A third series, titled The Fable: The Third Secret (ザ・ファブル The third secret), began serialization in Weekly Young Magazine on March 17, 2025.[9] Its first volume was released on June 6, 2025.[10]
A spin-off, also titled The Fable, but written in hiragana (ざ・ふぁぶる) instead of katakana, was published on the Comic Days online platform from March 6, 2018, to February 26, 2019.[11][12] A collected tankōbon, which also includes other stories by Minami, was published on June 5, 2020.[13][14]
In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication.[15]
The Fable
[edit]| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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| 1 | March 6, 2015[3] | 978-4-06-382563-3 | April 12, 2022 (digital)[16] April 9, 2024 (omnibus)[17] | 978-1-68-491116-5 (digital) 979-8-88-877244-7 (omnibus) | |
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| 2 | June 5, 2015[18] | 978-4-06-382613-5 | May 10, 2022 (digital)[19] April 9, 2024 (omnibus)[17] | 978-1-68-491167-7 (digital) 979-8-88-877244-7 (omnibus) | |
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| 3 | September 4, 2015[20] | 978-4-06-382666-1 | June 14, 2022 (digital)[21] June 11, 2024 (omnibus)[22] | 978-1-68-491214-8 (digital) 979-8-88-877245-4 (omnibus) | |
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| 4 | December 4, 2015[23] | 978-4-06-382713-2 | July 12, 2022 (digital)[24] June 11, 2024 (omnibus)[22] | 978-1-68-491345-9 (digital) 979-8-88-877245-4 (omnibus) | |
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| 5 | March 4, 2016[25] | 978-4-06-382745-3 | August 9, 2022 (digital)[26] August 13, 2024 (omnibus)[27] | 978-1-68-491386-2 (digital) 979-8-88-877246-1 (omnibus) | |
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| 6 | June 6, 2016[28] | 978-4-06-382796-5 | September 13, 2022 (digital)[29] August 13, 2024 (omnibus)[27] | 978-1-68-491432-6 (digital) 979-8-88-877246-1 (omnibus) | |
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| 7 | September 6, 2016[30] | 978-4-06-382847-4 | October 11, 2022 (digital)[31] November 5, 2024 (omnibus)[32] | 978-1-68-491477-7 (digital) 979-8-88-877247-8 (omnibus) | |
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| 8 | December 6, 2016[33] | 978-4-06-382887-0 | November 8, 2022 (digital)[34] November 5, 2024 (omnibus)[32] | 978-1-68-491535-4 (digital) 979-8-88-877247-8 (omnibus) | |
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| 9 | March 6, 2017[35] | 978-4-06-382932-7 | December 6, 2022 (digital)[36] December 10, 2024 (omnibus)[37] | 978-1-68-491584-2 (digital) 979-8-88-877248-5 (omnibus) | |
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| 10 | June 6, 2017[38] | 978-4-06-382975-4 | January 10, 2023 (digital)[39] December 10, 2024 (omnibus)[37] | 978-1-68-491633-7 (digital) 979-8-88-877248-5 (omnibus) | |
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| 11 | September 6, 2017[40] | 978-4-06-510154-4 | February 14, 2023 (digital)[41] February 11, 2025 (omnibus)[42] | 978-1-68-491695-5 (digital) 979-8-88-877249-2 (omnibus) | |
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| 12 | December 6, 2017[43] | 978-4-06-510530-6 | March 14, 2023 (digital)[44] February 11, 2025 (omnibus)[42] | 978-1-68-491844-7 (digital) 979-8-88-877249-2 (omnibus) | |
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| 13 | March 6, 2018[45] | 978-4-06-511090-4 | April 11, 2023 (digital)[46] April 1, 2025 (omnibus)[47] | 978-1-68-491884-3 (digital) 979-8-88-877250-8 (omnibus) | |
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| 14 | June 6, 2018[48] | 978-4-06-511622-7 | May 9, 2023 (digital)[49] April 1, 2025 (omnibus)[47] | 978-1-68-491935-2 (digital) 979-8-88-877250-8 (omnibus) | |
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| 15 | September 6, 2018[50] | 978-4-06-512822-0 | June 13, 2023 (digital)[51] June 10, 2025 (omnibus)[52] | 978-1-68-491964-2 (digital) 979-8-88-877251-5 (omnibus) | |
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| 16 | December 6, 2018[53] | 978-4-06-513841-0 | July 11, 2023 (digital)[54] June 10, 2025 (omnibus)[52] | 979-8-88-933031-8 (digital) 979-8-88-877251-5 (omnibus) | |
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| 17 | March 6, 2019[55] | 978-4-06-515397-0 | August 8, 2023 (digital)[56] August 12, 2025 (omnibus)[57] | 979-8-88-933092-9 (digital) 979-8-88-877252-2 (omnibus) | |
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| 18 | June 6, 2019[58] | 978-4-06-516126-5 | September 12, 2023 (digital)[59] August 12, 2025 (omnibus)[57] | 979-8-88-933139-1 (digital) 979-8-88-877252-2 (omnibus) | |
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| 19 | September 6, 2019[60] | 978-4-06-516938-4 | October 10, 2023 (digital)[61] October 7, 2025 (omnibus)[62] | 979-8-88-933181-0 (digital) 979-8-88-877253-9 (omnibus) | |
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| 20 | December 6, 2019[63] | 978-4-06-517853-9 | November 14, 2023 (digital)[64] October 7, 2025 (omnibus)[62] | 979-8-88-933269-5 (digital) 979-8-88-877253-9 (omnibus) | |
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| 21 | March 6, 2020[65] | 978-4-06-518813-2 | December 12, 2023 (digital)[66] December 9, 2025 (omnibus)[67] | 979-8-88-933288-6 (digital) 979-8-88-877254-6 (omnibus) | |
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| 22 | June 5, 2020[4] | 978-4-06-519984-8 | January 9, 2024 (digital)[68] December 9, 2025 (omnibus)[67] | 979-8-88-933321-0 (digital) 979-8-88-877254-6 (omnibus) | |
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The Fable: The Second Contact
[edit]| No. | Release date | ISBN | |
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| 1 | November 5, 2021[69] | 978-4-06-525838-5 | |
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| 2 | February 4, 2022[70] | 978-4-06-526825-4 | |
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| 3 | May 6, 2022[71] | 978-4-06-527794-2 | |
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| 4 | August 5, 2022[72] | 978-4-06-528811-5 | |
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| 5 | November 4, 2022[73] | 978-4-06-529751-3 | |
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| 6 | February 6, 2023[74] | 978-4-06-530708-3 | |
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| 7 | May 8, 2023[75] | 978-4-06-531689-4 | |
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| 8 | August 4, 2023[76] | 978-4-06-532657-2 | |
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| 9 | November 6, 2023[8] | 978-4-06-533625-0 | |
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The Fable: The Third Secret
[edit]| No. | Release date | ISBN | |
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| 1 | June 6, 2025[10] | 978-4-06-539858-6 | |
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| 2 | September 9, 2025[77] | 978-4-06-540871-1 | |
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| 3 | December 5, 2025[78] | 978-4-06-541766-9 | |
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| 4 | April 6, 2026[79] | 978-4-06-543200-6 | |
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| 5 | July 6, 2026[80] | 978-4-06-544249-4 | |
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| 6 | November 6, 2026[81] | 978-4-06-545203-5 | |
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
[edit]- 58. Send-off Man (お見送りの男‥‥。, O miokuri no otoko‥‥.)
- 59. 2:00 a.m. Man (午前2時の男‥‥。, Gozen niji no otoko‥‥.)
References
[edit]- ↑ なに友完結から4カ月、南勝久が早くも新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 1, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "殺しの天才"ファブルを描く南勝久「ザ・ファブル」第1部完、第2部は来夏開始――. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 18, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- 1 2 ザ・ファブル(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- 1 2 ザ・ファブル(22) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ 南勝久「ザ・ファブル」約1年8カ月ぶりの新シリーズがヤンマガでスタート. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (July 6, 2023). "The Fable: The Second Contact Manga Ends on July 10". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ↑ 「ザ・ファブル」第2部&初の公式ガイド本同時発売、コミックDAYSで無料公開も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- 1 2 ザ・ファブル The second contact(9) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 19, 2025). "Katsuhisa Minami Launches 3rd Manga in The Fable Franchise Titled The Fable: The third secret in March". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- 1 2 ザ・ファブル The third secret (1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ 第1話 飲みトモ 2018年03月06日. Comic Days (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ 第11話 ベッドの男(おとこ)‥‥。2019年02月26日. Comic Days (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ 「ザ・ファブル」第1部完結となる22巻&未収録作を収めた短編集「ざ・ふぁぶる」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 5, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ ざ・ふぁぶる (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael (March 23, 2022). "Kodansha USA Licenses Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge Manga, The Dawn of the Witch Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 5". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 6". Kodansha USA. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 7". Kodansha USA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(8) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 8". Kodansha USA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(9) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 9". Kodansha USA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 5". Kodansha USA. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(10) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 10". Kodansha USA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(11) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 11". Kodansha USA. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 6". Kodansha USA. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(12) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 12". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(13) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 13". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 7". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(14) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 14". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(15) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 15". Kodansha USA. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 8". Kodansha USA. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(16) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 16". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(17) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 17". Kodansha USA. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 9". Kodansha USA. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(18) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 18". Kodansha USA. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(19) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 19". Kodansha USA. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 10". Kodansha USA. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(20) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 20". Kodansha USA. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル(21) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 21". Kodansha USA. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- 1 2 "The Fable Omnibus, Volume 11". Kodansha USA. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- ↑ "The Fable, Volume 22". Kodansha USA. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The second contact(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The second contact(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The second contact(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The second contact(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The second contact(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The second contact(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The second contact(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The second contact(8) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The third secret (2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The third secret (3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The third secret (4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The third secret (5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ ザ・ファブル The third secret (6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 6, 2026.