#Shabake Novels Get 2025 Anime
The Shabake historical fantasy novel series is getting a TV anime that will premiere in 2025. A teaser trailer and visual have been released.
Takahiro Okawa (Mononogatari assistant director) is directing the anime at BN Pictures. Among the other staff members are Toko Machida (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human) as series composer and Akari Minagawa (Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters co-animation director) as character designer.
Daiki Yamashita is voicing protagonist Ichitaro, the sickly young master of a large store in Edo-era Japan who is watched over by supernatural beings. When Ichitaro sneaks out one night, he ends up witnessing a murder. More killings follow, causing Ichitaro to embark on an investigation with the help of his supernatural allies.
The Shabake books are written by Megumi Hatakenaka and published under the Shinchosha Bunko label. The series has 23 volumes as of July 2024. It was an Excellence Award recipient at the 13th Nihon Fantasy Novel Taishou in 2001.
Source: @shabake
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