is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Alto Yukimura. It was serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from November 2013 to October 2021.
The series is a loose retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone.
Plot Colette is the only apothecary in her city and is a workaholic. One day, she becomes so overworked that in her despair she decides to die and jumps into a well. However, upon arriving in the underworld, she is led to its ruler, Hades. Suffering from a fever, he asks her to become his doctor and continue his life's journey. Since she will not abandon a patient, even a deity, she cares for Hades. Over time, she grows closer to the god, who appears as a young man, and learns about daily life in the underworld and the nature of the souls who arrive there.
Characters
An apothecary who was overwhelmed by the amount of work in the village she lives in, by some twist of Fate, she ends up going to the Underworld to treat Hades.
Lord of the Underworld, he developed an allergy to the sun, which was later treated by the apothecary who fell into the Underworld.
A demigod, he enjoys wandering in the mortal world, having fun, and eventually leaving. He met Colette when he caught a cold.
King of the gods, he is an infamous womanizer. He ends up hanging out with Colette in the guise of a cat.
Publication Written and illustrated by Alto Yukimura, Colette Decides to Die initially began publication as a one-shot in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume on November 5, 2013. It later began short-term serialization in the same magazine on March 5, 2014. It later became a full-fledged serialization on July 19 of the same year. The series ended serialization on October 5, 2021. The series' chapters were collected into twenty volumes from July 18, 2014, to December 20, 2021. In February 2024, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication in two-in-one volume edition releases.
An epilogue manga, titled Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita: Megami-hen, was serialized in Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume magazine from January 27 to October 26, 2022. The epilogue's chapters were collected in a single tankōbon volume on March 20, 2023.
Colette Decides to Die
Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita: Megami-hen
Reception By October 2021, the series had over 3 million copies in circulation.
References
External links Official manga website