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Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story
First novel volume cover (hardcover edition)
赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。
(Akazukin, Tabi no Tochū de Shitai to Deau)
Genre
Novel series
Written byAito Aoyagi
Published byFutabasha
Original runAugust 21, 2020 – present
Volumes4
Manga
Written byAito Aoyagi
Illustrated byKanoka Tana
Published byFutabasha
ImprintAction Comics
Magazine
  • Monthly Action
  • (January 25, 2023 – February 24, 2024)
  • Web Comic Action
  • (April 16, 2024 – May 20, 2025)
Original runJanuary 25, 2023 – May 20, 2025
Volumes4
Anime television series
Directed byItsuro Kawasaki
Written byItsuro Kawasaki
StudioBenten Film
Original run 2027 – scheduled
Live-action film

Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story (赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。, Akazukin, Tabi no Tochū de Shitai to Deau; lit. 'Little Red Riding Hood Encounters a Corpse on Her Journey') is a Japanese novel series written by Aito Aoyagi. It began publication by Futabasha in August 2020, with four volumes being released as of July 2025. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kanoka Tana began serialization in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine in January 2023. After the magazine published its last issue in February 2024, the series was transferred to the Web Comic Action manga website where it ran from April 2024 to May 2025. A live-action film adaptation titled Once Upon a Crime was released worldwide on Netflix in September 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Benten Film is set to premiere in 2027.

Plot

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Characters

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Little Red Riding Hood (赤ずきん, Akazukin)
Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto[1]
Cinderella (シンデレラ, Shinderera)
Pinocchio (ピノキオ, Pinokio)
Voiced by: Akira Sekine[1]

Media

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Novels

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No. Title Release date ISBN
1Akazukin, Tabi no Tochū de Shitai to Deau (赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。)August 21, 2020 (hardcover)[2]
August 4, 2022 (paperback)[3]		978-4-575-24289-8 (hardcover)
978-4-575-52592-2 (paperback)
2Akazukin, Pinokio Hirotte Shitai to Deau (赤ずきん、ピノキオ拾って死体と出会う。)October 20, 2022 (hardcover)[4]
September 11, 2024 (paperback)[5]		978-4-575-24573-8 (hardcover)
978-4-575-52785-8 (paperback)
3Akazukin, Arabian Naito de Shitai to Deau (赤ずきん、アラビアンナイトで死体と出会う。)October 17, 2024[6]978-4-575-24774-9
4Akazukin, Isoppu Dōwa de Shitai to Deau (赤ずきん、イソップ童話で死体と出会う。)July 25, 2025[7]978-4-575-24830-2

Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Kanoka Tana began serialization in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine on January 25, 2023.[8] After the magazine published its final issue on February 24, 2024,[9][10] the series was transferred to the Web Comic Action website, where it ran from April 16, 2024,[11] to May 20, 2025.[12] The manga adaptation's chapters were compiled into four tankōbon volumes released from August 9, 2023, to June 12, 2025.[13][14]

No. Release date ISBN
1August 9, 2023[13]978-4-575-85866-2
2April 11, 2024[15]978-4-575-85954-6
3November 14, 2024[16]978-4-575-86025-2
4June 12, 2025[14]978-4-575-86093-1

Live-action film

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A live-action film adaptation titled Once Upon a Crime was released worldwide on Netflix on September 14, 2023. It starred Kanna Hashimoto and Yuko Araki.[17]

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 10, 2026. The series will be produced by Benten Film and directed and written by Itsuro Kawasaki, with Manami Minakata and Yūko Yahiro designing the characters. It is set to premiere in 2027.[1]

Reception

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By August 2026, the series has over 600,000 copies in circulation.[18]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Cayanan, Joanna (August 10, 2026). "Aito Aoyagi's 'Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story' Novel Gets TV Anime in 2027". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  4. ↑ 赤ずきん、ピノキオ拾って死体と出会う。 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  5. ↑ 赤ずきん、ピノキオ拾って死体と出会う。 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  6. ↑ 赤ずきん、アラビアンナイトで死体と出会う。 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  7. ↑ 赤ずきん、イソップ童話で死体と出会う。 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  8. ↑ Netflixで今年映画化「赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。」が月刊アクションで連載開始. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  9. ↑ 月刊アクションが休刊、「メイドラゴン」「つぐもも」など各作品の移籍先が明らかに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 24, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  10. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 23, 2024). "Monthly Action's Final Issue Reveals Fates of Remaining Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  11. ↑ Kanoka Tana [@tanananoka] (February 24, 2024). 【お知らせ】きょう発売の月刊アクションに 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。の最新話載っています3章の3話目ですあと次回からwebアクションに移籍です4月16日更新分からwebで連載が続きますよろしくお願いします (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  12. ↑ 最終話 少女よ、野望のマッチを灯せ⑧. Web Comic Action. Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  13. 1 2 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。 1 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  14. 1 2 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。 4 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  15. ↑ 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。 2 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  16. ↑ 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。 3 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  17. ↑ 橋本環奈“赤ずきん”、謎解きスタート！ Netflix『赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。』初映像. CinemaCafe.net (in Japanese). June 28, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  18. ↑ シリーズ累計60万部&Netflix映画化でも話題の本格ミステリ『赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。』2027年TVアニメ化決定！ 青柳碧人さんのお祝いコメントも公開. PR Times (in Japanese). August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
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