Gifted (manga)

Gifted (ギフテッド) is a Japanese manga series written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Rima Amamiya. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi since December 2021. A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Tōkai TV and Fuji TV from August to September 2023. The second season premiered on Wowow Prime and Wowow On Demand in October 2023.

Gifted
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Yūya Shiki (left) and Natsuki Amakusa (right).
ギフテッド
Genre	Mystery[1] Buddy cop[1]
Manga
Written by	Seimaru Amagi
Illustrated by	Rima Amamiya
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Nakayoshi
Original run	December 1, 2021 – present
Volumes	9 (List of volumes)
Television drama
Directed by	Ikezawa Tatsuya Shitamukai Eiki Yokoo Hatsuki Muroi Takehito
Produced by	Naochika Aoki Yasunori
Written by	Hayato Miura Kayo Hikawa Kyo Kinoe
Music by	Nobusawa Nobuaki
Studio	Tokai Television Wowow
Original network	FNS (THK, Fuji TV) (S1) Wowow Prime (S2)
Original run	August 12, 2023 – December 2, 2023
Episodes	16

Plot

Natsuki Amakusa is a 20-year-old genius detective at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. One day he meets Yūya Shiki, a 17-year-old high schooler born with the innate gift to identify murderers. Using their respective abilities to work together, the two become partners solving various difficult cases.

Characters

Yūya Shiki (四鬼 夕也, Shiki Yūya)

Portrayed by: Hidaka Ukisho^[2]

Natsuki Amakusa (天草 那月, Amakusa Natsuki)

Portrayed by: Takahisa Masuda^[2]

Development

To choose an illustrator for the manga, a short manga audition competition was held and lasted for around five months. The winner, Rima Amamiya, was chosen out of 115 applicants. Amamiya's art was praised for its portrayal of the characters and impactful use of perspective.^[3][4]

Before serialization, a storyboard draft of a chapter of the manga was made available on Kodansha's Days Neo website.^[5]

Media

Manga

Written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Rima Amamiya, Gifted has been serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi since December 2021. The first volume was published on April 21, 2022. As of June 20, 2025, 9 volumes have been released.

Volume list

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	April 21, 2022[6]	978-4-06-527552-8
2	July 13, 2022[7]	978-4-06-528552-7
3	November 11, 2022[8]	978-4-06-529849-7
4	March 13, 2023[9]	978-4-06-531185-1
5	July 13, 2023[10]	978-4-06-532452-3
6	November 13, 2023[11]	978-4-06-533869-8
7	March 13, 2024[12]	978-4-06-534977-9
8	August 9, 2024[13]	978-4-06-536621-9
9	February 13, 2025[14]	978-4-06-538494-7

Drama

A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Tōkai TV and Fuji TV from August 12, 2023 to September 30, 2023. The second season aired on Wowow Prime and Wowow On Demand from October 14, 2023 to December 2, 2023.^[15][16] News performed the series' theme song "Gifted" (ギフテッド).^[17]