Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem

Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (ちるらん 新撰組鎮魂歌), also known as The Shinsengumi, is a Japanese manga series written by Shinya Umemura and illustrated by Eiji Hashimoto (manga artist). It was serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon from October 2010 to April 2023, with its chapters collected in 36 volumes as of July 2023.

Manga
Written by Shinya Umemura and illustrated by Eiji Hashimoto (manga artist), Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem started in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon on October 25, 2010. the manga finished serialization in the magazine on April 25, 2023. Coamix collected its chapters in thirty-six volumes, released from April 20, 2011, to July 20, 2023.

The manga is licensed digitally in English by Mangamo under the title The Shinsengumi, in Southeast Asia licensed by M&C!; and has also been licensed in France by Mangetsu.

A comedy spin-off manga, titled Chiruran Nibun no Ichi (Chiruran ½), began serialization in the same Comic Zenon magazine on May 25, 2016.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation based on the Chiruran Nibun no Ichi comedy spinoff manga was announced in September 2016. The series is produced by LandQ studios and directed by Fumie Moroi; and aired from January 9, 2017, to March 28, 2017, on Tokyo MX, it ran for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll added the series for streaming as it aired in Japan.

Drama CD
On September 27, 2017, a drama CD was released by Frontier Works.

Stage play
A stage play adaptation of the manga was announced by Coamix in February 2017. It ran April 7-10, 2017, at Osaka's Morinomiya Piloti Hall and April 20-30 at Tokyo's Galaxy Theater. The play was directed by Shunichi Okamura.

Reception
By March 2023, the manga had over 3 million copies in circulation.