[A cheering song for those of us who can’t make it, written by the 8th queen of THE W] Niboshi Iwashi’s “Shobokure Katazuke” (Shoboku Cleaning Up) will be released on Thursday, December 11, 2025!
KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. Press release: October 28, 2025 To Members of the Press [A song of encouragement for those of us who can’t get by, written by the 8th Queen of THE W] Niboshi Iwashi’s “Shobokure Katazuke” (Shobokure Tidying Up) will be released on Thursday, December 11, 2025! Pre-orders are now being accepted at bookstores and online bookstores nationwide for an essay by Gasetsuiwashi, the comedian duo Niboshiwashi who were crowned THE W 2024 Queens! KADOKAWA Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Natsuno Tsuyoshi) will release the folktale “Shobokure Tidying Up” on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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–Embrace all your sadness. Today and tomorrow, I want to be a “comedian.” This book is a collection of groundbreaking essays by Iwashi Niboshi, the crowned Queen of THE W 2024, about how to unpack the frustrations that build up every day and move forward. The brain of this comedy duo, who began performing manzai comedy in high school, gave up on the path to success and got a job, but returned as a freelance comedian, dedicated himself to hosting live shows in Osaka, and continued to perform on stage, writes about his “down-and-out” memories, which are unusual for a comedian. Written with the unique linguistic sense of Iwashi, who has continued to create many skits as a comedian, this work, which is the complete opposite of the glittering imagery of TV and stage performances, explores the depressing human anxieties of the characters. It’s a little
mysterious, yet very gentle, reminiscent of the everyday lives of “us” somewhere, where things just don’t work out, and it’s hard to describe it in the glittering context of “a year in which many dreams came true” after winning the THE W 2024 Queen title. In addition to the essays currently being serialized biweekly on Web The Television, this book also includes a selection of her own past writings, as well as many newly written pieces. The cover illustration is an original drawing by popular illustrator Harada Chiaki. It features a child and adult “Gaseku Iwashi” leaning on each other and working together to achieve their own goals. –My shabbiness is all tacky, gross, tedious, and lovable. Every day just seems unbearable, yet you don’t have the courage to give everything up, and somewhere deep down you feel like you want to resist those days. This is the book I want you to read. Kasetsu Iwashi is probably the least comedian-like comedian out there right now, and yet he is also the most comedian-like comedian to date. ■Bibliographic information Title: Shabokure Tidying Up Author: Kasetsu Iwashi Price: ¥1,980 (¥1,800 tax) Release date: Thursday, December 11, 2025 Format: 46 format Number of pages: 256 pages ISBN:
978-4-04-117024‐3 Publisher: KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. KADOKAWA Official Bibliographic Details Page >> ■Author Profile
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competition to determine the No. 1 female comedian. ▼Currently popular series “Shobokure Cleaning Up” (Web The Television)
https://thetv.jp/feature/matome/14946/ ▼”Niboshiwashi” Official X Account @NIBOSHIIWASHI21