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Kotaro Isaka Books in Order

Kotaro Isaka has written 15 books, published between 2007 and 2025. The first book is Remote Control (2007) and the newest is Seesaw Monster (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2007–2025
Pages on record
1,169 in 5 of 15 books
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Kotaro Isaka is a Japanese author of mystery and crime fiction whose work has crossed into manga and film. His hitman novels include 3 Assassins, filmed in Japan as Grasshopper in 2015, and Maria Beetle, published in English as Bullet Train in 2021 and filmed under that title in 2022. The Maoh: Juvenile Remix volumes account for much of the 15-title catalogue listed here, which runs from Remote Control (2007) to Seesaw Monster (2025). Assassination, vigilantes, high school students and prime ministers turn up repeatedly in Isaka's subject matter.

How many Kotaro Isaka books are there?

Kotaro Isaka has 15 books, released between 2007 and 2025. 9 of them belong to the Maoh: Juvenile Remix series.

Kotaro Isaka Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Kotaro Isaka books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Remote Control by Kotaro Isaka (2007)
  2. Cover of Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 2 by Kotaro Isaka, book 2 of the Maoh: Juvenile Remix series (2010)
  3. Cover of Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 3 by Kotaro Isaka, book 3 of the Maoh: Juvenile Remix series (2010)
  4. Cover of Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 5 by Kotaro Isaka, book 5 of the Maoh: Juvenile Remix series (2010)
  5. Cover of Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 7 by Kotaro Isaka, book 7 of the Maoh: Juvenile Remix series (2011)
  6. Cover of Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 9 by Kotaro Isaka, book 8 of the Maoh: Juvenile Remix series (2012)
  7. Cover of Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 10 by Kotaro Isaka, book 9 of the Maoh: Juvenile Remix series (2012)
  8. Cover of Three Assassins by Kotaro Isaka, book 3 of the Assassins series (2022)
  1. 1
    Remote Control2007 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007343
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  2. 2
    Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 1Maoh: Juvenile Remix #12009 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009188
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  3. 3
    Bullet TrainAssassins #12010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 2Maoh: Juvenile Remix #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 3Maoh: Juvenile Remix #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 4Maoh: Juvenile Remix #42010 · 166 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010166
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  7. 7
    Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 5Maoh: Juvenile Remix #52010 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010200
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  8. 8
    Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 6Maoh: Juvenile Remix #62010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 7Maoh: Juvenile Remix #72011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 9Maoh: Juvenile Remix #82012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 10Maoh: Juvenile Remix #92012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    The MantisAssassins #22017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  13. 13
    Three AssassinsAssassins #32022 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022272
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  14. 14
    Hotel Lucky SevenAssassins #42023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  15. 15
    Seesaw Monster2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Kotaro Isaka books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Maoh: Juvenile Remix in order

9 books
  1. 1. Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 1
  2. 2. Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 2
  3. 3. Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 3
  4. 4. Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 4
  5. 5. Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 5
  6. 6. Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 6
  7. 7. Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 7
  8. 8. Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 9
  9. 9. Maoh: Juvenile Remix, Vol. 10

Assassins books in order

4 books by Kotaro Isaka
  1. 1. Bullet Train
  2. 2. The Mantis
  3. 3. Three Assassins
  4. 4. Hotel Lucky Seven

Standalone books

2 books

2 Kotaro Isaka titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kotaro Isaka books in order?

You only need to read Kotaro Isaka books in order within the Maoh: Juvenile Remix series, which holds 9 of the 15 Kotaro Isaka books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Kotaro Isaka

Start with Remote Control (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kotaro Isaka book?

Seesaw Monster (2025) is the newest Kotaro Isaka book released so far.

Is there a new Kotaro Isaka book coming?

No next Kotaro Isaka book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Kotaro Isaka at a glance

Still publishing
Kotaro Isaka published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Kotaro Isaka books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,169 pages across the 5 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 200 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kotaro Isaka books, 10 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kotaro Isaka books are about

12 of the 15 Kotaro Isaka books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 8 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.