The official site of the film Whoever Steals This Book (Kono Hon or Nusumu Mono wa), adaptation of the fantasy novel written by Nowaki Fukamidoripresented a new trailer that confirms the main cast, the production team and the musical theme “Share” performed by YUKIformer vocalist of Judy and Mary.
The main cast is made up of Rin Kataoka like Mifuyu Mikura, Sora Tamaki like Mashiro, Nao Toyama (Chitoge Kirisaki in NisekoiYui Yuigahama in Oregairu) as Hirune Mikura, Junichi Suwabe (Aizawa in My Hero AcademiaArcher in Fate/stay night) as Ayumu Mikura, Shizuka Ito (Akeno Himejima in High School DxDIrina Jelavić in Assassination Classroom) as Keiko Yosano, Shimba Tsuchiya (Tsutomu Goshiki in Haikyuu!!Tatara Fujita in Ballroom and Youkoso) as Takafumi Haruta, and Romi Park (Edward Elric in Fullmetal AlchemistHange Zoë in Shingeki no Kyojin) as Tamaki Mikura.
The direction is in charge of Daisei Fukuoka (Radiant, Danganronpa 3), while Yasuhiro Nakanishi (Kaguya-sama: Love is War, No Longer Allowed in Another World) is in charge of the script. Keiko Kurosawa (Astra Lost in Space, Asobi Asobase) designs the characters and also serves as animation director, and Michiru Oshima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Little Witch Academia) composes the music. The film is being produced by Kagome Company (Kagokan) with Kadokawa Animation as a distributor.
The project also has the participation of Yuji Higafounder of Kagokan, who acts as an animation producer. Whoever Steals This Book is based on the novel published by Kadokawa in 2020, which also inspired a manga adaptation illustrated by Kakeru Sora in the magazine Young Ace between 2021 and 2023.
Can Whoever Steals This Book consolidate itself as one of the most outstanding films of next year in Japanese animated cinema?
