[Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd.] To celebrate the broadcast of the anime version of Hatanaka Megumi’s “Shabake!”, a pop-up store where you can enjoy both the anime and the original manga will be open for a limited time at Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore and Sanseido Bookstore!
Shinchosha Co., Ltd. Press release: October 10, 2025 To Members of the Press To celebrate the broadcast of the anime version of Megumi Hatanaka’s “Shabake!”, a pop-up store where you can enjoy both the anime and the original manga will be open for a limited time at Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore and Sanseido Bookstore! The best-selling series “Shabake,” which has sold over 10 million copies in total, has finally been made into a TV anime and began airing nationwide on Fuji TV’s “Noitamina” on October 3rd. The original work is Megumi Hatanaka’s historical fantasy novel “Shabake” (published by Shincho Bunko). To commemorate the anime broadcast, we will be holding a collaboration fair in bookstores that will be enjoyed by both anime fans and fans of the original work!
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“Noitamina” every Friday from 11:30 PM. Starting October 4th, it is available for unlimited streaming every Saturday from midnight on Prime Video. 【Staff】 Original work: “Shabake” by Megumi Hatanaka (published by Shincho Bunko) Director: Takahiro Okawa Series Composition: Doko Machida Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Akari Minagawa Sub-character designer and chief animation director: Yuka Shiga Sound director: Hiromi Kikuta Music: Rei Ishizuka Animation production: BN Pictures Opening Theme: Kujira “Parade of Life” (Sony Music Labels Inc.) Ending Theme: KAFUNE “Makumyaku” (Sony Music Labels Inc.) 【Cast】 Ichitaro (Young Master): Daiki Yamashita Nikichi: Koji Okino Sasuke: Taku Yashiro Peeking Through the Folding Screen: Daisuke Namikawa Matsunosuke: Seiichiro Yamashita Eikichi: Shinba Tsuchiya Ohharu: Shion Wakayama Princess Suzuhiko: Akiyoshi Sekine Noderabo: Shinya Takahashi Otter: Misako Tomioka Naruya: Akane Matsunaga, Aika Wakuno, Takako Tanaka ■Original Information 【Book Summary】 Ichitaro, the young master of Nagasakiya, one of Edo’s leading shipping wholesalers, has a secret he cannot tell anyone. Many spirits live around Ichitaro. The assistants who looked after Ichitaro from his childhood were Inugami and Shirasawa, and the annex to the shop where he slept was also inhabited by tsukumogami and little demons. Ichitaro is extremely frail and spends most of his time in bed in the annex. Therefore, someone from the shop accompanies him when he goes out, but one night, he sneaks out alone and witnesses a murder. Since then, for some reason, a series of bizarre murders have been occurring around Ichitaro. Ichitaro begins to try to solve the mystery with the help of the spirits. However, just then, the criminal’s blade closes in… How will Ichitaro and the case turn out?! A delightful and mysterious story of human interest set in the Edo period begins, as a frail young man and his demon friends take on the case! Winner of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award for Excellence.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47877/2413/47877-2413-69b76133bacd646c138cc085b9b0b614-1669×2371.jpg “Shabake” Regular Cover Version
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47877/2413/47877-2413-3758d7ffa998e60bcf49a7ba0048d500-836×1180.jpg “Anime Cover” version also available for a limited time Author Profile: Megumi Hatanaka Born in Kochi Prefecture and raised in Nagoya. Graduated from Nagoya College of Art and Design. Worked as a manga artist’s assistant and bookstore clerk before making her debut as a manga artist. She then attended Michio Tsuzuki’s novel writing course with the aim of becoming a writer, winning the Japan Fantasy Novel Award for Excellence for “Shabake.” In 2016, she also won the inaugural Yoshikawa Eiji Bunko Award for the “Shabake” series. His other works include the “Manmakoto” series, the “Wakasamagumi” series, the “Tsukumogami” series, the “Sakura Hijiri no Jikenbo” series, the “Makoto Hanahime” series, the “Kesakusha” series, the “Uzura Daimyo” series, “My Lord”, “Cat-kun”, “Gobo Days” and “Ninja’s Side Job”. He also has a collection of essays called “Tsukumogami-san, Ocha Kudasai” (Please Give Me Tea). ■Book data “Shabake” [Author] Megumi Hatanaka [Release Date] On sale now [Binding] Paperback [List Price] 737 yen (tax included) [ISBN] 978-4-10-146121-2 [URL]
https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/shabake/