Ichi the Killer

Japanese manga series
VisualArtwork manga_series Q3791674
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Summary

Ichi the Killer is a manga series[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of manga_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,282 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ichi the Killer authored Hideo Yamamoto[3].
  • Ichi the Killer's instance of is recorded as manga series[4].
  • Ichi the Killer's illustrator is recorded as Hideo Yamamoto[5].
  • Ichi the Killer's genre is drama anime and manga[6].
  • Ichi the Killer's genre is mystery anime and manga[7].
  • Ichi the Killer's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8].
  • Ichi the Killer's country of origin is recorded as Japan[9].
  • Ichi the Killer began on February 19, 1998[10].
  • Ichi the Killer ended on April 5, 2001[11].
  • Ichi the Killer's published in is recorded as Weekly Young Sunday[12].
  • Ichi the Killer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '殺し屋1'}[13].
  • Ichi the Killer's intended public is recorded as seinen[14].
  • Ichi the Killer's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'volume', 'amount': '+10'}[15].
  • Ichi the Killer's derivative work is recorded as Ichi the Killer[16].
  • Ichi the Killer's derivative work is recorded as Ichi the Killer: Episode 0[17].
  • Ichi the Killer's derivative work is recorded as 1-Ichi[18].

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Authorship and Creation

Ichi the Killer authored Hideo Yamamoto[3].

Publication

Ichi the Killer's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8]. Genres include drama anime and manga[6] and mystery anime and manga[7].

Why It Matters

Ichi the Killer ranks in the top 9% of manga_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,282 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . AniList. Retrieved . anilist.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . AniList. Retrieved . anilist.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Intended public → seinen
    Instance of → —
    Genre → drama anime and manga, mystery anime and manga
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ru', 'zh']
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: 1-Ichi, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790848679325"
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