Shinchosha Co., Ltd. Over 10 million copies sold! The latest book in the “Shabake” series “Koigokoro” will be released on November 28th! To commemorate 10 million copies sold, 300 people will receive “Special Retro Bottle Naruya Ame” made in collab

[Shinchosha Co., Ltd.] Cumulative sales exceed 10 million copies! The latest book in the “Shabake” series “Koigokoro” will be released on November 28th! To commemorate 10 million copies sold, 300 people will receive “Special Retro Bottle Naruya Ame” made in collaboration with the long-established Kintaro Ame Main Store! ​
Shinchosha Co., Ltd. Press release: November 5, 2024 Cumulative total of over 10 million copies sold! The latest book in the “Shabake” series “Koigokoro” will be released on November 28th! To commemorate 10 million copies sold, 300 people will receive “Special Retro Bottle Naruya Ame” made in collaboration with the long-established Kintaro Ame Main Store! Megumi Hatanaka’s popular “Shabake” series has surpassed 10 million copies in total with the release of the latest paperback edition “Koigokoro”. Koigokoro, the 21st volume in the series, includes five heart-warming stories, including the title story in which a demon fox comes to ask for help from a young lady. In addition, to commemorate the sales of over 10 million copies, we have prepared “Naruya candy in a special retro bottle” as a special gift.
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The extremely popular “Shabake” series has been loved by many people for 23 years since the first book in the series was published in 2001. This series of works, in which a sickly young woman and her demons solve difficult cases in Edo, will have sold over 10 million copies with the release of the latest paperback edition “Koigokoro” on November 28th. The latest paperback version of “Koigokoro” is the 21st work in the series, and includes the title work “Koigokoro,” which features demon foxes and raccoon dogs, and “Seizoroi,” in which an unexpected commotion occurs when a young girl tries to celebrate her birthday. Contains five heart-warming stories. To commemorate the cumulative sales of over 10 million copies, we have created a special Kintaro candy with the motif of Yanari, an indispensable demon in the Shabake series. This time, 300 people will be given a special candy made in collaboration with Kintaro Ame Honten, a long-established store in Minowa, Tokyo, by lottery. The lovely expression of candy Naruke is the result of high-quality techniques cultivated through tradition. Incidentally, Kintaro-ame, a type of cut candy, is said to have been made since the mid-Edo period, and young sweets lovers and Nagasakiya demons may have enjoyed its taste.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47877/1736/47877-1736-4f019dadd40196f5d558b39381c1c0ef-1378×1378.jpg This time’s gift is an original Kintaro candy with adorable Naruya’s expression
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47877/1736/47877-1736-ab69436db4553e431e65e1dcf74438d6-1378×1203.jpg Naruya candy in a special retro bottle ■Content introduction The demon foxes Rojomaru and Sasamaru come to visit the young lady who is asleep. Elder Maru wants Sasamaru, who is running out of strength, to be allowed to live in the garden of the gods, where his younger daughter’s grandmother, Daiyou Ogin, lives. However, there is no way to inform Ogin. The three troubled people try to borrow the help of the famous monk Kancho, but an unbelievable incident involving a raccoon dog awaits them. And what is the secret hidden in Sasamaru? The 21st installment of the series full of tenderness and sadness. ■Author introduction Megumi Hatanaka Born in Kochi Prefecture, raised in Nagoya. Graduated from Nagoya College of Art and Design. Debuted as a manga artist after working as a manga artist’s assistant and a bookseller. After that, he attended Michio Tsuzuki’s novel course and aimed to become a writer, and won the Japan Fantasy Novel Award for Excellence for “Shabake”. In 2016, he won the 1st Yoshikawa Eiji Bunko Prize for his “Shabake” series. Other works include the Manmakoto series, the Wakasama-gumi series, the Tsukumogami series, the Sakura Sei no Case Files series, the Makoto Hanahime series, Kesakusha, Uzura Daimyo, Waga-dono, and Neko-kun. ”, “Gobo Hibi”, and “Shinobi’s Side Job”. He also has a collection of essays called “Tsukumo Kami-san, Give Me Tea.” ■Book data Koigokoro [Author name] Megumi Hatanaka [Release date] November 28, 2024 [Bookbinding] Bunko [List price] 737 yen (tax included)
[ISBN]978-4-10-146143-4 [URL]
https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/146143/