Innocent

• Name — Innocent • Ja Kanji — イノサン • Ja Romaji — Inosan • Genre — Historical, suspense

• Type — manga • Author — Shin-ichi Sakamoto • Publisher — Shueisha • Imprint — Young Jump Comics • Magazine — Weekly Young Jump • First — January 31, 2013 • Last — April 16, 2015 • Volumes — 9

• Type — manga • Title — Innocent Rouge • Author — Shin-ichi Sakamoto • Publisher — Shueisha • Imprint — Young Jump Comics • Magazine — Grand Jump • First — May 20, 2015 • Last — January 8, 2020 • Volumes — 12

• Portal — yes from the French word is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto, based on Masakatsu Adachi's book The Executioner Sanson. It was published in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine 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. Innocent story follows the Sanson family of executioners in France before the French Revolution, and centers around siblings Charles-Henri Sanson and Marie-Joseph Sanson.

Set in 18th-century France, the story follows the final decades of the monarchy and the impending arrival of the French Revolution. The story follows Charles-Henri Sanson, the fourth-generation head of the Sanson family, who are appointed as the royal executioners of Paris. Kind, sensitive, and deeply conflicted, Charles-Henri recoils from the violence required in his inherited role, yet ultimately accepts his fate as Monsieur de Paris in order to preserve his family's status. As he carries out executions in the name of royal justice, he struggles to reconcile his personal ideals, vowing to become the last Sanson to bear the burden of executioner. As the narrative progresses, the focus expands beyond Charles-Henri to encompass his family and the turbulent era around them. In particular, his younger sister Marie-Joseph Sanson emerges as a central figure: cold, rebellious, and defiant of gender norms, she seeks power and autonomy in a patriarchal society. Her ambition to participate in executions and her entanglement with figures such as Marie Antoinette put her in danger as the unrest in France reaches a boiling point.

• Charles-Henri Sanson • Marie-Joseph Sanson (younger sister of Charles-Henri Sanson)

Innocent is written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from January 31, 2013, to April 16, 2015. Shueisha collected its chapters in nine tankōbon volumes, released from June 19, 2013, to May 19, 2015. During their Anime NYC 2022 panel, Dark Horse Comics announced that it had licensed the manga and released it in three 3-in-1 omnibus volumes from November 22, 2023, to December 3, 2024. A sequel, Innocent Rouge was serialized in Shueisha's Grand Jump from May 20, 2015, to January 8, 2020. Shueisha collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon released from October 19, 2015, to February 19, 2020. In February 2025, Dark Horse Comics announced that it had acquired Innocent Rouge. The first 3-in-1 omnibus volume was released on October 21, 2025.

A stage musical adaptation took place in November 2019 and starred Mika Nakashima in her musical acting debut.