The young master of Nagasakiya goes on the hunt for a murder culprit in the new Shabake anime series, which is based on Megumi Hatakenaka’s popular multimedia series. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the release dates and schedule for all episodes of Shabake.
In Shabake, protagonist Ichitaro is the master of Nagasakiya, one of Edo-period Japan’s top commercial stores. Although his weak constitution prevents him from going out much, but he is protected by his spirit companions. One night, Ichitaro witnesses a murder outside, and bizarre murder cases begin happening over Edo. These incidents cause Ichitaro to come out of his shell and hunt for the culprit.
Shabake Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Shabake episodes will release on Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. PST / 11:00 a.m. EST on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. Shabake will air for 13 episodes this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Shabake (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – October 3 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – October 10 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – October 17 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – October 24 – OUT NOW
- Episode 5 – October 31 – OUT NOW
- Episode 6 – November 7 – OUT NOW
- Episode 7 – November 14 – OUT NOW
- Episode 8 – November 21 – OUT NOW
- Episode 9 – November 28 – OUT NOW
- Episode 10 – December 5 – OUT NOW
- Episode 11 – December 12 – OUT NOW
- Episode 12 – December 19 – OUT NOW
- Episode 13 – December 26 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Shabake will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Standard Time: 8:00 a.m. PST
- Mountain Standard Time: 9:00 a.m. MST
- Central Standard Time: 10:00 a.m. CST
- Eastern Standard Time: 11:00 a.m. EST
- Greenwich Mean Time: 4:00 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Kujira performs the opening theme song “Inochi no Parade (Parade of Life).” KAFUNÉ performs “Myaku-Myaku (Continuous).”
The anime’s cast members include:
- Daiki Yamashita as Ichitarō
- Kōji Okino as Nikichi
- Taku Yashiro as Sasuke
- Daisuke Namikawa as Nozoki Byōbu
- Seiichirō Yamashita as Matsunosuke
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Eikichi
- Shion Wakayama as Oharu
- Akira Sekine as Suzuhiko-hime
- Shinya Takahashi as Noderabō
- Misako Tomioka as Kawauso
- Akane Matsunaga as Yanari
- Aika Wakuno as Yanari
- Takako Tanaka as Yanari
Takahiro Ōkawa directs the new anime series at BN Pictures. Tōko Machida oversees the series scripts. Akari Minagawa is the character designer and the chief animation director alongside Yuka Shiga. Rei Ishizuka is the music composer for the anime.
Other staff members include:
- Yōkai Design: Tetsurō Nireki
- Prop Design: Yurika Konuma, Nana Koinuma, Nanami Hakoda, Chie Saito, Starroid
- Art Director/Art Setting: Masahiro Satō
- Color Key Artist: Fumi Matsuotake
- Compositing Director of Photography: Yōichi Ōgami
- Editing: Kazuhiro Nii
- Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
Where Can I Watch Shabake?
Shabake will stream on Crunchyroll in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and Indian subcontinent. In Japan, Shabake will be airing on Fuji TV’s Noitamina programming block and AT-X, and various streaming services will air the anime, including Prime Video.
What is Shabake About?
Megumi Hatakenaka’s first novel for the Shabake series released in 2001, and various sequel novels released in the many years that followed. The series would inspire two live-action TV series, manga, radio plays, stage plays, stage musicals, picture books, and a net anime adaptation.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, via Crunchyroll:
Ichitaro, the young master of Nagasakiya, one of the top commercial stores in Japan during the Edo period, was born with a weak constitution that leaves him unable to go out much. He is always surrounded by his spirit companions, including a Hakutaku and an Inugami, who protect him. One night, Ichitaro steps outside and witnesses a murder, and from that day onward, bizarre murder cases keep happening all over Edo. So with the help of the spirits, Ichitaro’s hunt for the culprit begins!
