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The Fable (manga)

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Alternative title:
ザ・ファブル (Japanese)
Themes: assassins
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: When you're the infamous prodigy hitman known only as “Fable,” many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn't one of them. In fact, being told that he can't kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable's ever taken...
User Ratings: 4 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Excellent: -
 Very good: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Good: -
 Decent: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
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Seen in part or in whole by 6 users, rank: #4618 (of 7043)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.000 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.4142, rank: #840 (of 7929)
Weighted mean: 8.268 (Very good+), rank: #680 (of 7929) (seen all: 8.41 / seen some: 8.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.976 (Very good), rank: #474 (of 3557)
Number of tankoubon: 22
Chapter titles: We have 240
Vintage: 2014-11-01 to 2019-11-18 (Young Magazine, 2014 #49 - 2019 #51)
Release dates: We have 42
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 5-11 (Oct 10, 2025)
The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike Game's 2nd Trailer Announces November 6 Launch (Sep 10, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 10-16 (Aug 14, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 8-14 (Jun 12, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 30-April 5 (Apr 4, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 9-15 (Feb 14, 2025)
Katsuhisa Minami Launches 3rd Manga in The Fable Franchise Titled The Fable: The third secret in March (Jan 19, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 15-21 (Dec 20, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 3-9 (Nov 6, 2024)
The Fable Manga Gets Game for PC/Switch (Sep 18, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 11-17 (Aug 15, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 9-15 (Jun 13, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 7-13 (Apr 10, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 7-13 (Jan 10, 2024)
Blue Giant Explorer, Chainsaw Man, The Fable, More Manga Nominated for Angoulême (Dec 29, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 10-16 (Dec 13, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 12-18 (Nov 15, 2023)
Kodansha USA Licenses Blue Lock -Episode Nagi-, Tank Chair, He's Expecting Manga (Updated) (Oct 14, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 8-14 (Oct 11, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 10-16 (Sep 15, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 6-12 (Aug 8, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 9-15 (Jul 11, 2023)
Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable Manga Teases Final Arc (Jul 11, 2023)
Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable Manga Gets TV Anime (Jul 9, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 11-17 (Jun 13, 2023)
The Fable: The Second Contact Manga Ends in 5 Chapters (May 28, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 7-13 (May 9, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 9-15 (Apr 11, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 12-18 (Mar 14, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 12-18 (Feb 15, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 8-14 (Jan 10, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 11-17 (Dec 15, 2022)
Spy×Family Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking (Dec 6, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 6-12 (Nov 8, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 9-15 (Oct 11, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 7-13 (Aug 11, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 10-16 (Jul 13, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 12-18 (Jun 15, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 8-14 (May 11, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 10-16 (Apr 12, 2022)
Kodansha USA Licenses Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge Manga, The Dawn of the Witch Novels (Mar 23, 2022)
Belle Tops Japan Box Office for 3rd Straight Week, Shin-chan Debuts at #2 (Aug 3, 2021)
Mamoru Hosoda's Belle Film at #1 Again as Demon Slayer Returns to Top 10 (Jul 26, 2021)
New York Asian Film Fest Screens Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō, The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill, More Live-Action Films (Jul 22, 2021)
Mamoru Hosoda's Belle Film Opens at #1, Live-Action Tokyo Revengers at #2 (Jul 20, 2021)
Live-Action Tokyo Revengers Film Opens at #1 in Japan Box Office (Jul 13, 2021)
Godzilla vs. Kong Opens at #1 in Japan, Seven Deadly Sins Opens at #3 (Jul 6, 2021)
2nd Live-Action The Fable Film Stays at #1, Rurouni Kenshin The Beginning at #2 (Jun 29, 2021)
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 14-20 (Jun 26, 2021)
2nd Live-Action The Fable Film Opens at #1 (Jun 22, 2021)
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2020 Rankings (Dec 11, 2019)
Hawai'i Int'l Film Festival to Screen Weathering With You, Ride Your Wave Films (Oct 12, 2019)
Weathering With You Debuts at #1, Tokyo Ghoul S at #7 at Japan's Box Office (Jul 23, 2019)
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Opens at #2 With 553 Million Yen Gross (Jul 16, 2019)
Free! Road to the World: Yume Film Opens at #9 (Jul 8, 2019)
2019 Anpanman Film Opens at #4 (Jul 2, 2019)
Montreal's Fantasia Festival Screens World Premiere of The Girl from the Other Side, Shishigari Anime Shorts (Jun 28, 2019)
The Fable Film Opens at #2, Ride Your Wave at #9 in Japan (Jun 25, 2019)
Lady Gaga Contributes 'Born This Way' Song for The Fable Manga's Live-Action Film (Apr 8, 2019)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 11-17 (Apr 3, 2019)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 4-10 (Mar 21, 2019)
The Fable Live-Action Film Reveals More Cast (Feb 15, 2019)
Live-Action The Fable Film's Special Trailer Streamed (Jan 18, 2019)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 10-16 (Dec 19, 2018)
The Fable Live-Action Film's Teaser Video, Visual Reveal June Opening (Dec 17, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2018)
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Male Readers (Dec 10, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 10-16 (Sep 19, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 3-9 (Sep 12, 2018)
The Fable Manga Inspires Live-Action Film (Jun 22, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 4-10 (Jun 13, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 5-11 (Mar 14, 2018)
Kodansha Launches 'Comic Days' App, Online Service for 6 Manga Magazines (Feb 11, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 4-10 (Dec 13, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 4-10 (Sep 13, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 5-11 (Jun 14, 2017)
41st Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced (May 9, 2017)
41st Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced (Apr 2, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 6-12 (Mar 15, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 5-11 (Dec 14, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 5-11 (Sep 14, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 6-12 (Jun 15, 2016)
Interest:
MyAnimeList Releases Ultimate List of Manga Recommendations (Mar 31, 2023)
Press Release:
Kodansha's “The Fable” Rewrites Manga in Roguelike Deckbuilder Adaptation Nov. 5 (Sep 10, 2025)
Other article:
The Spring 2022 Manga Guide - The Fable (May 17, 2022)
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Graphic novel
    The Fable - [Omnibus] (GN 9-10) 2024-12-17 (from $19.77)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Katsuhisa Minami
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English cast
Director:
Ben Applegate (Publishing Services)
Dave Barrett (Publishing Operations)
Translation: Adam Hirsch

Cover Design: Abigail Blackman
Editing:
Ben Applegate (print edition)
Julia Murphy (print edition vol 1)
Thalia Sutton
Lettering:
Arbash Mughal (vols. 1-16, 18-22)
Thea Willis (vol. 17)
Managing Editor: Alanna Ruse
Production manager: Claire Kerker
Publisher: Toshihiro Tsuchiya
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Kodansha Comics
Online Distribution: K MANGA
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher: Goen (discontinued)
Italian cast
(none)

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