Shiawase Kanako no Koroshiya Seikatsu
Happy Kanako's Killer Life (幸せカナコの殺し屋生活, Shiawase Kanako no Koroshiya Seikatsu) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Toshiya Wakabayashi. It originally began publication as a webcomic published on the author's Pixiv account in October 2018. It later began serialization on Kodansha's Twi4 Twitter account and Saizensen website in April 2019.
Also recorded as Kanako's Life as an Assassin
Shiawase Kanako no Koroshiya Seikatsu
- Creator
- Toshiya Wakabayashi
- Publisher
- Star Seas
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- comedy anime and manga
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Happy Kanako's Killer Life (幸せカナコの殺し屋生活, Shiawase Kanako no Koroshiya Seikatsu) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Toshiya Wakabayashi. It originally began publication as a webcomic published on the author's Pixiv account in October 2018. It later began serialization on Kodansha's Twi4 Twitter account and Saizensen website in April 2019.
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A live-action television drama adaptation aired from February to March 2025. A second season is set to premiere in September 2026.
Key facts
Key facts
• Type — drama • Director — Tsutomu Hanabusa • Writer — * Tsutomu Hanabusa • Ruriko Matsushima • Yūsuke Aose • Network — DMM TV • First — February 28, 2025 • Episodes — 6
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Key facts
• Type — manga • Author — Toshiya Wakabayashi • Publisher — Kodansha • Imprint — Seikaisha Comics • Magazine — Saizensen • First — April 26, 2019 • Volumes — 9
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Happy Kanako's Killer Life • Ja Kanji — 幸せカナコの殺し屋生活 • Ja Romaji — Shiawase Kanako no Koroshiya Seikatsu • Genre — Comedy
Synopsis
Synopsis
Kanako, a former office worker at an advertising agency, decided to quit due to harassment from her boss. She found a new job, but upon interviewing, she discovered it was a company that hired assassins, which made her uneasy. However, she was captivated by the company's reputation and decided to join. As an entrance test, she was ordered to assassinate her former boss. Although she hesitated, thinking she couldn't kill someone, she soon succeeded in the assassination. Having passed the test, her life as an assassin began.
Characters
Characters
• Kanako Nishino (西野カナコ, Nishino Kanako) • Non • Sakurai (桜井) • Taisuke Fujigaya • Kazuo Takehara (竹原カズオ, Takehara Kazuo) • Yūma Yamato • Ōmori (大森) • Hirona Yamazaki • Kiyomi Yoshioka (吉岡キヨミ, Yoshioka Kiyomi) • Yūka Sugai • Yakuza boss (ヤクザの組長, Yakuza no Kumichō) • Shun Sugata • Kanako's Mother (カナコの母親, Kanako no Hahaoya) • Tae Kimura • Assassin Company President (殺し屋会社の社長, Koroshi-ya Kaisha no Shachō) • Atsuro Watabe
Manga
Manga
Written and illustrated by Toshiya Wakabayashi, Happy Kanako's Killer Life originally began publication as a webcomic on the author's Pixiv account on October 29, 2018. It later began serialization on Kodansha's Twi4 Twitter account and Saizensen website on April 26, 2019. Its chapters have been compiled into nine tankōbon volumes as of May 2026. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Drama
Drama
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on May 7, 2024. The drama is directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa and stars Non and Taisuke Fujigaya in lead roles. It was streamed on DMM TV from February 28 to March 28, 2025, and ran for six episodes. A second season was announced on July 10, 2026. The cast and staff are reprising their roles from the first season. It is set to premiere on September 17, 2026.
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Reception
The series was ranked fifteenth in Honya Club's Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2020.
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scholarly publication
- Language life (gengo seikatsu), Routledge Handbook of Japanese Sociolinguistics, 2019
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2019
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q65266797: Shiawase Kanako no Koroshiya Seikatsu
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Language life (gengo seikatsu), Routledge Handbook of Japanese Sociolinguistics, 2019Crossref registry
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