Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance Naoki Urasawa's "Monster", he doubted that the American market was "interested in dramas of this caliber". The manga was part of the selection list for "Best Manga Series 2010" at the 18th . Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance The manga is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" by Naoyuki Ochiai. It was serialized in Futabasha's manga magazine "Manga Action" from January 23, 2007 to March 15, 2011 and was collected into ten tankōbon volumes. The manga was licensed in North America by JManga and was one of its release titles when the website launched on August 17,
Crime and Punishment sentences of different length for different characters. Those who use artificial language—Luzhin, for example—are identified as unattractive people. Mrs. Marmeladov's disintegrating mind is reflected in her language. In the original Russian text, the names of the major characters have something of a double meaning, but in translation the subtlety of the Russian language is predominantly lost due to differences in language structure and culture. For example, the original Russian title ("Преступление и наказание") is not the direct equivalent to the English "Crime and Punishment". "Преступление" ("Prestupléniye") is literally translated as 'a stepping across'. The physical image of crime as crossing