Joker (2015)

Mysterious Joker (Japanese: 怪盗ジョーカー, Hepburn: Kaitō Jōkā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideyasu Takahashi. The series was originally published as a one-shot, then later began serialization in Shogakukan's Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special, CoroCoro Comic, and CoroCoro Dragon manga magazines. The manga was collected into 26 tankōbon volumes, released in Japan from March 28, 2008, to September 15, 2017. There is also a sequel series set in the future after the events of the original series, centered on Joker's son Kaitou J: Kaitou Shounen Jokers. Mysterious Joker follows the adventures of Joker, a phantom thief, and his apprentice Hachi, as they steal treasures while avoiding the police. The series has an anime adaptation produced by Asatsu DK and animated by Shin-Ei Animation, which aired in Japan from October 6, 2014 to December 26, 2016. A Nintendo 3DS game titled Kaitō Joker: Toki o Koeru Kaitō to Ushinawareta Hōseki (Mysterious Joker: The Phantom Thief Who Crosses Time & the Lost Gem) was also released on June 25, 2015. As for Joker Game (2015), this is a film adaptation of a novel series by Koji Yanagi. The film is set against the backdrop of a fictitious Second World War and follows a spy training school called 'D Kikan' and its agent Kato's activities as a spy. The film was released in 2015.