Tokyo Sogensha Co., Ltd. Shunichi Doba’s greatest sports novel to date! The ultimate rugby novel, “Full House,” is now published!

[Tokyo Sogensha Co., Ltd.] Shunichi Doba’s greatest sports novel to date! The ultimate rugby novel, “Full House,” is now published! ​
Tokyo Sogensha Co., Ltd. Press release: October 28, 2025 To Members of the Press Shunichi Doba’s greatest sports novel to date! The ultimate rugby novel, “Full House,” is now published! This masterpiece was written by a former rugby player himself, pouring all of his love for the sport into it! This is the story of the first Japanese rugby player to play for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. A masterpiece that could be called the pinnacle of Shunichi Doba’s sports novels is here!
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“Full House” by Shunichi Doba, illustration by YU YAMAMOTO Book Design: Satoshi Nakamura Shun Doba, who has produced one bestseller after another in a wide range of genres, including police fiction, corporate fiction, political fiction, and sports fiction, has published his latest work, “Full House,” on October 22nd, published by Tokyo Sogensha. This book depicts the struggles of Japanese rugby player Takehiro Hayami, who made it onto the world-renowned All Blacks rugby team. It’s the ultimate rugby novel, beautifully depicting the friendships, bonds, and conflicts of rugby players, as well as their matches against the Japanese national team, where former teammates are included. The author, a former rugby player himself, is able to portray such powerful game scenes that readers will feel as if they are actually watching a match, clenching their fists and tensing their shoulders without even realizing it. Shunichi Doba also commented, “I thoroughly pursued the ‘greatness’ and ‘fun’ of rugby.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9527/206/9527-206-fb9f6394202c2d3f54bbbd82e53eb841-1500×1008.jpg ■A talk event celebrating the publication of “Full House” has also been announced! To commemorate the publication of “Full House,” Shunichi Doba will be holding a live talk and autograph session at Hirakata Tsutaya Bookstore. Rugby journalist Koichi Murakami will be his guest, and the talk will be filled with love for rugby and sports in general, as well as behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of “Full House”! You might even hear some valuable stories you can only hear here! Please feel free to join us. Please click the link for details. Date and Time: Monday, November 3, 2025 (National Holiday) 3:00 PM onwards Location: Hirakata T-SITE 4F Event Space
https://store.tsite.jp/hirakata/event/t-site/49155-1209210812.html”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9527/206/9527-206-ef607bf2ec6b3acb33f1bb93b1adacfa-1080×1350.png ■Shunichi Doba’s nationwide tour “the 200,” which transcends the boundaries of publishing companies, is currently underway! Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9527/206/9527-206-7227f2470d6bd1e4d440287e0e9c611e-1032×1000.jpg To celebrate publishing over 200 books in 2025, we are currently conducting “The 200” tour to personally express our gratitude to readers across the country. Shunichi Doba is traveling all over Japan, holding events at bookstores across the country and visiting stores, transcending the boundaries of publishing companies. The official note, featuring behind-the-scenes reports from the tour by the editor in charge and Doba himself, is now available to rave reviews. ■Shunichi Doba national tour “the 200” official note
https://note.com/the200 ■ Shunichi Doba’s unique police novel “Coach” has been adapted into a TV drama! It’s currently airing to rave reviews. This unique police entertainment series, which depicts troubled detectives meeting “Coach” and “growing” through their relationships, is currently airing on TV Tokyo. In the second episode of the drama (aired on October 24th), Shunichi Doba himself appeared as the head coach of a rugby team! It’s become a hot topic. ■ Bibliographic information Full House Shunichi Doba Format: 46 paperback Number of pages: 332 pages Release date: October 22, 2025 ISBN: 978-4-488-02934-0 C Code: C0093 Price: 1,980 yen (tax included) Cover Illustration: YU YAMAMOTO Book Design: Satoshi Nakamura Introduction: In rugby, a “full house” refers to a game in which the same player scores a try, conversion goal, penalty goal, and drop goal. This book tells the story of Takehiro Hayami, the first Japanese rugby player to join the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. At the 2027 Rugby World Cup, the All Blacks will face off against Japan in a pool match. A clash with teammates who once played together in Japan! Rugby players’ loneliness, friendship, bonds, and conflict… This is the ultimate rugby novel, written by the author, a former rugby player, pouring all of his love of rugby into it. A masterpiece that could be called the pinnacle of Shunichi Doba’s sports fiction! ■Author Profile Doba Shunichi (Doba Shunichi) Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1963. He began writing novels while working at the Yomiuri Shimbun. In 2000, he won the 13th Subaru Prize for Newcomers for his novel “8 Years.” He has gained many readers with his police novels and sports novels. 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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