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Novel 'Shabake' Receives TV Anime in 2025
Production company Aniplex opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Megumi Hatakenaka's Shabake novel on Monday, revealing the main staff, cast, a teaser visual (pictured) and teaser promo. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025.
Daiki Yamashita (Boku no Hero Academia) is starring as Ichitarou.
Staff
Director: Takahiro Ookawa (Mononogatari assistant director)
Series Composition: Touko Machida (Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru)
Character Design: Akari Minagawa (Sasaki to Miyano chief animation director)
Music: Rei Ishizuka (Kakkou no Iinazuke)
Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
Megumi began writing the historical mystery novel under Shinchosha's Shincho Bunko imprint in December 2001, with illustrations by Yuu Shibata. The 23rd volume was released on July 18. The novel has a cumulative 10 million copies of its volumes in circulation.
Comic Bunch began serializing a manga adaptation by Mimori from January 2017 to March 2023. Shinchosha shipped the fourth and final volume in June 2023.
Synopsis
It is the Edo period. Ichitarou, the young master of Nagasakiya, one of the largest stores in Nihonbashi, has been in poor health since birth and is unable to go out. However, Ichitarou is always protected by demons such as Shirasawa and Inugami, who serve him. One night, Ichitarou goes out secretly and witnesses a murder. From that day on, bizarre murders begin to occur one after another in Edo... With the help of the demons, Ichitarou's search for the culprit begins! (Source: Official site, translated)
Teaser PV
Official site: https://shabake-official.com/
Official X (Twitter): @shabake
Source: PR Times
Shabake on MAL
Daiki Yamashita (Boku no Hero Academia) is starring as Ichitarou.
Staff
Director: Takahiro Ookawa (Mononogatari assistant director)
Series Composition: Touko Machida (Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru)
Character Design: Akari Minagawa (Sasaki to Miyano chief animation director)
Music: Rei Ishizuka (Kakkou no Iinazuke)
Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
Megumi began writing the historical mystery novel under Shinchosha's Shincho Bunko imprint in December 2001, with illustrations by Yuu Shibata. The 23rd volume was released on July 18. The novel has a cumulative 10 million copies of its volumes in circulation.
Comic Bunch began serializing a manga adaptation by Mimori from January 2017 to March 2023. Shinchosha shipped the fourth and final volume in June 2023.
Synopsis
It is the Edo period. Ichitarou, the young master of Nagasakiya, one of the largest stores in Nihonbashi, has been in poor health since birth and is unable to go out. However, Ichitarou is always protected by demons such as Shirasawa and Inugami, who serve him. One night, Ichitarou goes out secretly and witnesses a murder. From that day on, bizarre murders begin to occur one after another in Edo... With the help of the demons, Ichitarou's search for the culprit begins! (Source: Official site, translated)
Teaser PV
Official site: https://shabake-official.com/
Official X (Twitter): @shabake
Source: PR Times
Shabake on MAL