Doreiku

Doreiku

Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2012
Headquarters	Japan
Products	Novels, manga, live-action film, anime television series

or simply Doreiku, is a Japanese novel series authored by Shinichi Okada. The manga version, illustrated by Hiroto Ōishi, was serialized into ten volumes between 2012 and 2016. A live-action movie adaptation titled Tokyo Slaves premiered in 2014. The anime television series, produced by studios Zero-G and TNK, aired from April through June 2018.

Characters

A savvy tomboy with sharp intellect for psychological games and daring risks, often seen with her dog Zushioumaru. She is unknowingly subjected to Dr. Sumida’s "Slave Control Method" (SCM) experiments.

A university student and con artist distributing SCM alongside his partner Shinnosuke Tachikawa. He orchestrates SCM-based contests to enslave rivals, with Eia assisting him. He briefly becomes Ryuuou's slave but later regains freedom after defeating an unidentified SCM user.

A solitary ex-club hostess in search of affection, manipulated into becoming Ryuuou’s initial slave through SCM. Despite her enslavement, she displays sincere devotion and readiness to serve him.

A male host at a club who once dated Julia but is later enslaved by Ayaka via SCM. To escape Ayaka’s control, he becomes Yuuga’s slave and eventually joins Ryuuou’s group of slaves.

A club hostess infatuated with Seiya who coerces him into SCM enslavement. After losing to Yuuga and Eia, she becomes their slave alongside Seiya and subsequently integrates into Ryuuou’s faction.

Novels

Shinichi Okada initially published the story as a web novel on Everystar before Futabasha released it in three novel volumes from 2013 to 2014. Following the main series were a side story titled , and a sequel named , both launched in 2014. Since 2017, a second sequel, , has issued four volumes.

Volumes

Dorei-ku: Boku to 23-nin no Dorei

Dorei-ku: Boku to 23-nin no Dorei.ex

Doreiku 2nd Shinjuku Kikō Kai

Dai Doreiku: Kimi to 1-Oku 3-Senban no Dorei

Manga

In 2012, Hiroto Ōishi began adapting the novels into a manga serialized on Everystar, with Futabasha compiling the work into ten tankōbon volumes. Later, in October 2019, Takayoshi Kuroda started a fresh manga adaptation called Doreiku - Gang Age on Kakao Japan's Piccoma platform, which concluded in October 2020.

Live-action film

A live-action version featuring Sayaka Akimoto and Kanata Hongō debuted in Japan in June 2014.

Anime

The anime television adaptation based on Ōishi's manga was announced in October 2017. Directed and scripted by Ryōichi Kuraya, with animation handled by Zero-G and TNK, the series showcased character designs by Junji Goto, who also served as chief animation director. It aired from April to June 2018 on Tokyo MX and BS11, while Netflix streamed it within Japan. The opening theme was "Karakara na Kokoro" performed by Shōgo Sakamoto, and the ending theme was "BJ" by Pile. Sentai Filmworks acquired licensing rights for simulcast distribution on Hidive.

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Reception

By December 2017, the series had achieved a total circulation of 3.2 million copies.