Called Game

Called Game
	First tankōbon volume cover
コールドゲーム; (Kōrudo Gēmu)
Genre	Fantasy
Manga
Written by	Kaneyoshi Izumi
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Betsucomi
Original run	July 13, 2017 – present
Volumes	10
	Anime and manga portal

Called Game (Japanese: コールドゲーム, Hepburn: Kōrudo Gēmu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaneyoshi Izumi. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Betsucomi since July 2017.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kaneyoshi Izumi, Called Game started in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Betsucomi on July 13, 2017.^[2] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 9, 2018.^[3] As of August 8, 2025, ten volumes have been released.^[4]

The manga has been licensed in France by Kazé,^[5] and in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo.^[6]

Volumes

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	February 9, 2018^[7]	978-4-09-139843-7
2	September 26, 2018^[8]	978-4-09-870143-8
3	May 10, 2019^[9]	978-4-09-870442-2
4	February 10, 2020^[10]	978-4-09-870753-9
5	March 10, 2021^[11]	978-4-09-871148-2
6	November 10, 2021^[12]	978-4-09-871473-5
7	October 7, 2022^[13]	978-4-09-871781-1
8	September 8, 2023^[14]	978-4-09-872235-8
9	August 9, 2024^[15]	978-4-09-872581-6
10	August 8, 2025^[4]	978-4-09-873129-9

Reception

On Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2019 for women readers, the series ranked 14th.^[16]

References

^ 大ヒット中の宮廷サバイバルファンタジー！和泉かねよし氏『コールドゲーム』7巻、大好評発売中！ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. October 7, 2022. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 「女王の花」の和泉かねよし、中世を舞台に秘密と野望を抱える少女描く新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 和泉かねよしが正妃の座を争う女同士の戦い描く「コールドゲーム」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b 【8月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 8, 2025. Archived from the original on August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
^ De la Cruz, Bruno (June 5, 2020). "Un extrait et un site pour le manga Called Game". Anime News Network (in French). Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Pineda, Rafael (July 30, 2019). "Elex Media Releases Scary Stories Untold, Called Game Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【2月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【9月26日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 26, 2018. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【5月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【2月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 10, 2020. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【3月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【11月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 10, 2021. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【10月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 7, 2022. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【9月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
^ 【8月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 9, 2024. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ Pineda, Rafael (December 10, 2018). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Female Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

External links

Official website at Betsucomi (in Japanese)
Called Game (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] 大ヒット中の宮廷サバイバルファンタジー！和泉かねよし氏『コールドゲーム』7巻、大好評発売中！ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. October 7, 2022. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2] 「女王の花」の和泉かねよし、中世を舞台に秘密と野望を抱える少女描く新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[3] 和泉かねよしが正妃の座を争う女同士の戦い描く「コールドゲーム」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[vol10-4] 【8月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 8, 2025. Archived from the original on August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

[5] De la Cruz, Bruno (June 5, 2020). "Un extrait et un site pour le manga Called Game". Anime News Network (in French). Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[6] Pineda, Rafael (July 30, 2019). "Elex Media Releases Scary Stories Untold, Called Game Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[7] 【2月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[8] 【9月26日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 26, 2018. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[9] 【5月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[10] 【2月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 10, 2020. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[11] 【3月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[12] 【11月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 10, 2021. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[13] 【10月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 7, 2022. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[14] 【9月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[15] 【8月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 9, 2024. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[16] Pineda, Rafael (December 10, 2018). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Female Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

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