A newly opened website has revealed that an anime film adaptation of the Whoever Steals This Book novel will premiere in 2026. Additionally, the site has also revealed the main staff and teaser trailer for the upcoming movie.
Daisei Fukuoka will direct the film at Kagokan. Further, Yasuhiro Nakanishi is writing the script, Keiko Kurosawa is designing the characters and is the movie’s animation director, and Michiru Ōshima is the composer. Lastly, Kagokan founder, Yūji Higa, is the animation producer and Kadokawa Animation will distribute the film. Check out the first teaser trailer for the Whoever Steals This Book anime film below:
Additionally, its official Twitter/X account revealed the first teaser visual for the film:
Kadokawa first published Nowaki Fukamidori’s novel in 2020. A manga adaptation from Kakeru Sora was serialized in Kadokawa’s Young Ace magazine from 2021-2023. Yen Press distributes both the novel and the manga in English. It describes the series as follows:
Descended from a long line of book collectors, high school student Mifuyu is surrounded by books in every aspect of her life. Her great-grandfather established the famous Mikura Hall, a library in the heart of town, and even the townspeople are all avid readers. There’s just one problem—Mifuyu hates books!
But when a thief in Mikura Hall triggers an ancient curse, she’s left with no choice but to reclaim the stolen books herself…by entering the very stories she despises! With the help of the mysterious Mashiro, will she be able to restore her great-grandfather’s collection and save her town from a magical doom?
