Heavenly Delusion
Heavenly Delusion (Japanese: 天国大魔境, Hepburn: Tengoku Daimakyō, lit. 'Heaven Grand Makyō') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 2018, with its chapters collected in 10 tankōbon volumes as of February 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G aired from April to June 2023.
| Heavenly Delusion | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kiruko (back) and Maru (front) | |
| 天国大魔境 (Tengoku Daimakyō) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Masakazu Ishiguro |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
| Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | January 25, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hirotaka Mori |
| Written by | Makoto Fukami |
| Music by | Kensuke Ushio |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Licensed by | Disney Platform Distribution |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, HTB, RKB, TV Aichi, MBS, BS11, AT-X |
| Original run | April 1, 2023 – June 24, 2023 |
| Episodes | 13 |
The story is divided in two storylines with one involving the characters Maru and Kiruko as they travel across a post-apocalyptic world, while another story focuses on a group of children who live in a school. The series was inspired by a manga Ishiguro read in university with the intention of making it different from his previous work, And Yet the Town Moves, and portray a proper dynamic between the two leads as well as the evil they face.
The manga has been received positively, with praise given to its sense of mystery and character relationships. The anime adaptation has received a similar response for its focus on relationships and gender issues.