 First edition | |
| Author | Kōtarō Isaka |
|---|---|
| Original title | グラスホッパー (Grasshopper) |
| Translator | Sam Malissa |
| Language | Japanese |
| Series | Hitman |
Release number | 1 |
| Genre | |
| Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten |
Publication date | September 2004 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | April 14, 2022 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Awards | University Readers' Award |
| ISBN | 978-1787303201 |
| Followed by | Maoh: Juvenile Remix Bullet Train (Maria Beetle) |
Grasshopper (Japanese: グラスホッパー, Hepburn: Gurasuhoppā) is a black humour thriller novel by Japanese author Kōtarō Isaka published in 2004 and later translated to English as 3 Assassins. The novel follows a schoolteacher who is drawn into the criminal underworld seeking revenge for the murder of his wife, only to be drawn into protecting a family from a trio of assassins after the target of his revenge is in-turn murdered by someone else. The first novel in Isaka's Hitman trilogy, it was followed by Bullet Train (original Japanese title: Maria Beetle), to which it was marketed as a prequel in English language territories on its translated re-release in 2022, as a tie-in to the Bullet Train film adaptation.[1]
A manga continuation, Maoh: Juvenile Remix, was additionally serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from June 6, 2007,[2] to June 24, 2009,[3] to which a spin-off series, Waltz, was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from October 10, 2009,[4] to February 10, 2012.[5]
The novel was well reviewed, and was adapted as a 2015 Japanese film.
- ^ van der Westhuizen, Sonja (March 29, 2021). "Interview: Kotaro Isaka | Crime Fiction Lover". Crime Fiction Lover. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ 2007年06月06日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). June 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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- ^ 伊坂・大須賀「魔王」完結、ゲッサンにスピンオフ掲載. Natalie (in Japanese). June 24, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ Loo, Egan (September 13, 2009). "Maoh: Juvenile Remix Creators Launch Waltz Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Waltz : La fin et l'après". manga-news.com (in French). February 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2020.