The Darwin Incident

Plot

Charlie is one of a kind. As a half-human, half-chimpanzee Humanzee, his intellect and physical prowess is off the charts. Which is why The Animal Liberation Alliance, a terrorist group, wants him. And they will take extreme measures to get him. However, Charlie is determined to fight back for the sake of his loved ones.

About The Darwin Incident

The Darwin Incident is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shun Umezawa. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since June 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bellnox Films aired from January to April 2026. The story follows a humanzee boy named Charlie, whose very existence causes an uproar in American society. While he, a human friend named Lucy, and his adoptive parents want a normal life with his own rights and freedoms, powerful forces including an influential extremist animal rights organization threaten to disrupt this. By May 2024, the manga had over 1.6 million copies in circulation. In 2022, The Darwin Incident won the 15th Manga Taishō, as well as the Excellence Award at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival. It won the 50th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2026.

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