Ja Kanji: | しゃばけ |
Genre: | Historical fantasy |
Type: | serial novel |
Author: | Megumi Hatakenaka |
Illustrator: | Yū Shibata |
Publisher: | Shinchosha |
First: | December 1, 2001 |
Volumes: | 23 |
Type: | manga |
Author: | Megumi Hatakenaka |
Illustrator: | Mimori |
Publisher: | Shinchosha |
Demographic: | Seinen |
Imprint: | Bunch Comics |
Magazine: | Monthly Comic Bunch |
First: | January 21, 2017 |
Last: | March 20, 2023 |
Volumes: | 4 |
Type: | ona |
Director: | Hideki Ito |
Music: | Kaoru Wada |
Studio: | Shuka |
Released: | July 19, 2021 |
Runtime: | 3 minutes |
Type: | tv series |
Director: | Takahiro Ōkawa |
Music: | Rei Ishizuka |
Studio: | Bandai Namco Pictures |
First: | 2025 |
Last: | scheduled |
is a Japanese historical fantasy novel series written by Megumi Hatanaka with illustrations by Yū Shibata. It began publication by Shinchosha in December 2001, with 23 volumes being released as of July 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mimori was serialized in Shinchosha's Monthly Comic Bunch magazine from January 2017 to March 2023. A 3-minute original net animation (ONA) adaptation produced by Shuka was released in July 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bandai Namco Pictures is set to premiere in 2025.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Mimori was serialized in Shinchosha's Monthly Comic Bunch magazine from January 21, 2017, to March 20, 2023.[1] The manga's chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes released from April 9, 2018, to June 8, 2023.
A 3-minute original net animation (ONA) adaptation was released on July 19, 2021, to celebrate the novel series' 20th anniversary. The ONA is produced by Shuka and directed by Hideki Ito, with music composed by Kaoru Wada.[2]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 25, 2024. The series is produced by Bandai Namco Pictures and directed by Takahiro Ōkawa, with series composition by Touko Machida, character designs by Akari Minagawa, and music composed by Rei Ishizuka. It is set to premiere in 2025.[3]
By November 2024, the novels had over 10 million copies in circulation.[3]