Innocent (Japanese: イノサン, Hepburn: Inosan, from the French word) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto, based on Masakatsu Adachi [ja]'s book The Executioner Sanson.
[2] It was published in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump from January 2013 to April 2015, and compiled into nine tankōbon volumes.
A sequel, Innocent Rouge, was serialized in Grand Jump from May 2015 to January 2020, and compiled into twelve tankōbon volumes.
[11][12] Shueisha collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon released from October 19, 2015, to February 19, 2020.
[36] In 2013, Innocent was one of the Jury Selections of the Manga Division at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.
[38] Innocent Rouge received an Excellence Award at the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021.