Tokyo Sogensha Co., Ltd. The unique police novel “Coach” by Doba Shunichi has been adapted into a TV series! It ships with a drama cast obi!

[Tokyo Sogensha Co., Ltd.] Shunichi Doba’s unique police novel “Coach” has been adapted into a TV series! Shipped with a drama cast obi! ​
Tokyo Sogensha Co., Ltd. Press release: October 6, 2025 To Members of the Press Shunichi Doba’s unique police novel “Coach” has been adapted into a TV series! Ships with a drama cast obi! Coach (Sougen Mystery Bunko), the unique police novel by Shun Doba, who has produced one best-selling novel after another across a wide range of genres, including police novels, corporate novels, political novels, and sports novels, is being adapted into a terrestrial television drama series. To coincide with the drama adaptation, we have started shipping the original books with visuals of the drama cast! Image
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“Coach” by Shunichi Doba / Sogen Mystery Bunko A mysterious man named Mukai Kotaro is sent from headquarters to coach a group of promising young detectives who are struggling to make progress. This masterpiece police novel depicts how the group grows thanks to his accurate advice, and as they mature, they begin to uncover the truth behind Mukai’s past crimes. Author Shunichi Doba has published a wide variety of works, with a total of 14 million copies in print worldwide. His nationwide tour, “the200,” commemorating his 200th book by the end of 2025, is also generating a lot of buzz. In the film adaptation, the protagonist, Mukai Kotaro, will be played by Karasawa Toshiaki, who has starred in numerous hit films and dramas and captivated audiences with his impressive acting skills. The detectives who demonstrate their skills under Mukai’s coaching will be played by Kurashina Kana, Inukai Takatake, Sekiguchi Mandy, and Akutsu Nina. Furuta Arata and Kimura Tae will appear as the Metropolitan Police Department members surrounding them. Having overcome their difficulties, the young detectives eventually unite and take on a major case. Furthermore, Mukai’s shocking past intertwines with the story, leading to an unexpected development… Why is Mukai, an excellent detective, now in the Personnel Department? The mystery unfolds as the story progresses. Be sure to take this opportunity to enjoy the original book along with the drama. Drama 9 “Coach” (TV Tokyo) Starts Friday, October 17, 2025, at 9:00 PM [Starring] Toshiaki Karasawa, Kana Kurashina, Takato Inukai, Mandy Sekiguchi, Ninai Akutsu, Arata Furuta, Tae Kimura [Scriptwriters] Tetsuya Oishi, Takuro Oikawa [Director] Takuro Oikawa [Music] Yoshiki Nakamura (C) “Coach” Production Committee Official website for the TV drama “Coach” (TV Tokyo)
https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/coach/ 【Original Story】 “Coach” by Shunichi Doba Label: Sogen Mystery Bunko Number of Pages: 422 pages Release Date: October 17, 2023 ISBN: 978-4-488-45413-5 C Code: C0193 Price: 902 yen (tax included) Photography: photo AC Book design: Nakamura Satoshi Synopsis: A mysterious man named Mukai is sent from
headquarters to coach a group of young detectives who are struggling to make progress despite their success. A detective troubled by a blunder during an investigation, a detective struggling to interrogate a famous actor, and a detective who is not good at tailing. Why is Mukai, who gives them appropriate advice, in the Personnel Division rather than the Criminal Affairs Division? Now that the three have grown up and returned to headquarters from their local police stations, the cases they face intersect with Mukai’s past, and the three begin to investigate his past. A masterpiece police novel, now available in a long-awaited paperback edition. Commentary by Furuyama Yuki Author Profile Shunichi Doba (Doba Shunichi) Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1963. He began writing novels while working for the Yomiuri Shimbun. In 2000, he won the 13th Subaru Prize for New Writers for his novel “8 Years.” He has gained a large readership for his police fiction, sports novels, and more. His many works include the “Detective Narusawa Ryo” series, the “Last Line” series, the “Metropolitan Police Department Pursuit Investigation Unit” series, the “Metropolitan Police Department General Support Division” series, the “Borders” series, “Populism,” and “Pulling the Tether.” His previous works published by our company include “Tainted Hands,” “The Hour of Decision,” and “Coach.”
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