Innocent

In the 18th century, seeking "freedom and equality," the event that became the starting point of modern French society, the French Revolution, began. There was one more protagonist that lived within the darkness, Charles-Henri Sanson. He was the fourth generation family head of the Sanson family, and the executioner of Paris. This is the story of him nobly facing his harsh fate...

Innocent was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award in 2014. In 2015, it was nominated for the eighth Manga Taishou Award and placed seventh in the final ranking. The series was published in English by Dark Horse Comics as 3-in-1 omnibus volumes from November 22, 2023 to December 3, 2024.