Overview
The Fable is a manga by Katsuhisa Minami, serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from November 2014 to November 2019 in 22 volumes, and winner of the 41st Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2017. It follows a legendary assassin known as "Fable". He must lay low for a year in Osaka, living as an ordinary man and forbidden from killing.
OtaHub's take
The anime is made by Tezuka Productions and directed by Ryōsuke Takahashi. Season 1 aired from April 7 to September 29, 2024 on Nippon TV, 25 episodes. Season 2 airs weekly from Saturday, January 9, 2027 at 24:55 Japan time, per the official anime site; on October 13, 2026 six new voice actors were announced, including Kōichi Yamadera as Yamaoka.
The series also has a sequel, "The Second Contact" (9 volumes, 2021 to 2023), a third part, "The third secret", that began in March 2025, and two live-action films released in 2019 and 2021. Kodansha USA publishes the English edition; OtaHub found no Vietnamese edition.
Verdict
it suits viewers who like assassin stories with dark comedy and a tight pace. Watch season 1 before season 2 premieres.
