Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance 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, 2011. JManga published the first five volumes before becoming defunct. The manga was also published in France by Delcourt (under the title "Syndrome 1866") and in Taiwan by Ever Glory Publishing. In 2012,
The Crime Book described the crimes detailed in the book as having "such diversity that there is something for everyone. ... I can’t think of one crime that’s not represented in The Crime Book. It runs the gamut—from nonviolent cons to gangland-style criminals, to white-collar offenders—with a complete representation starting with the first known homicide committed against a Neanderthal man. Simply put, you can’t make this stuff up." "Rolling Stone" magazine's description, in an August 2017 interview with co-author Scott about the book, wrote that it is "an encyclopedic treatment of the topic (that) makes for excellent companion reading. A compelling compilation of