Karneval (manga)

Karneval
Cover of Karneval volume 1 as published by Ichijinsha, featuring Nai
カーニヴァル (Kānivaru)
Genre	Fantasy[1]
Manga
Written by	Tōya Mikanagi
Published by	Ichijinsha
English publisher	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Yen Press
Magazine	Monthly Comic Zero Sum
Demographic	Josei
Original run	August 28, 2007 – October 28, 2021
Volumes	28 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Eiji Suganuma
Written by	Touko Machida
Music by	Shiro Hamaguchi Keiji Inai
Studio	Manglobe
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Funimation UK: Manga Entertainment
Original network	ABC, Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11
English network	US: Funimation Channel
Original run	April 3, 2013 – June 26, 2013
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)

Karneval (Japanese: カーニヴァル, Hepburn: Kānivaru) is a Japanese manga series by Tōya Mikanagi which began serialization in the monthly josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum published by Ichijinsha on August 28, 2007. There are currently twenty-eight volumes released in Japan. The series follows Nai and Gareki, who join a defense organization called Circus in hopes of finding a man named Karoku. However, they are unaware that Karoku belongs to a secret organization called Kafka, which is responsible for performing human and animal experiments called Varugas. A 13-episode anime adaptation by Manglobe aired between April and June 2013.