ザ・ファブル
The Fable
When you're the infamous prodigy hitman known only as “Fable,” many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn't one of them. In fact, being told that he can't kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable’s ever taken... (Source: Kodansha USA)
Names
| Original | ザ・ファブル (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | The Fable |
| English | The Fable |
| Chinese | 杀手寓言 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 25 ep · 23 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2024-04-07 → 2024-09-29 (Spring 2024) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Tezuka Productions |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ActionComedyDramaRomanceThriller |
| Themes | SeinenYakuzaPrimarily Adult CastAssassinsUrbanCrimeGunsSurreal ComedyMale ProtagonistMartial ArtsHeterosexualBar |
| Streaming | Disney Plus · Hulu · Hulu |
Reception
| Community score | 7.91 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.87 / 10 |
| Composite | 60.9 |
| On lists | 38,424 |
| Favourited | 1,222 (3.2%) |
| Completion | 61.2% |
| Drop rate | 9.4% |
| In backlog | 39.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.56 |
Score distribution
18623936441305318658771,63283,05892,336101,124
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Tezuka Productions | A | 4 of 31 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2024 | B | 18 of 76 |
| Year | 2024 | B | 56 of 297 |
| Genre | Thriller | C | 58 of 188 |
| Length | Two-cour | B | 169 of 699 |
| Demographic | Seinen | B | 170 of 775 |
| Genre | Romance | B | 237 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | B | 238 of 1,868 |
| Era | Early 2020s | B | 298 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 384 of 3,488 |
| Genre | Action | B | 393 of 2,765 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 484 of 1,917 |
| Source material | Manga | B | 527 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | B | 568 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 880 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Ryousuke Takahashi |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Yuuya Takashima, Mayumi Morita |
| Character design | Kyuuma Ooshita, Saki Hasegawa, Junichi Hayama |
| Original creator | Katsuhisa Minami |
AniList id 166910 · MAL id 55911 · Bangumi 444339 · record updated 2026-08-27