Crocodile to Die in 100 Days" is published in book form today! The very popular work that was born from SNS and drew the attention of all of Japan is now available in an all-color comic book!

The book, "100 Days to Die Crocodile," which was born on SNS and drew the attention of the whole country, was released today, April 8, 2020, and is an all-color comic book that includes new drawings of day 0 and a later story. A commercial featuring the theme song "Ikiru" by Ikimono Kari has also been released.

The "Crocodile that will die in 100 days" is a four-frame manga by manga artist and illustrator Yuki Kikuchi, who began serializing it on his Twitter page on December 12, 2019. Despite the sensational title, its heartwarming style has captured the hearts of readers, and the first post has received over 10,000 RTs. Kikuchi's Twitter followers also grew from 10,000 to 1 million, and on March 20, when he posted the final installment, they exceeded 2 million. In total, he received more than 17 million "Likes! In just three months, this work has attracted the attention of all of Japan.


Today, the book version of this very popular work, "The Crocodile That Will Die in 100 Days," went on sale on April 8, 2020.

In addition to the 100 days in the life of the crocodile announced on SNS, 28 pages have been drawn for the book, including "Day 0," a "postquel," and cuts that fill in the gaps of the previously published episodes, making this an all-color comic book.


A commercial featuring the theme song "Ikiru" by ikimono-gakari and narrated by Natsuki Hanae has also been released, which we encourage you to check out.

The commercial features the theme song "Ikiru" by Ikimono-gakari and is narrated by Natsuki Hanae.

<Day 1 Arc


<The 4th day


Example of newly drawn cuts for the book

After the 5th day

After the 17th day


[Product information

■Gessan SSCS "Crocodile that will die in 100 days
856087 Written by Yuki Kikuchi
Release date: Wednesday, April 8, 2020
136 pages, A5 size
Price: 1000 yen (excluding tax)
Publisher: Shogakukan
isbn 978-4-09-850125-0

(C)STUDIO KIKUCHI / Shogakukan

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