If you are
one of those who enjoy getting lost in the pages of a good used book and
solving impossible puzzles, you will love this news. During the Dengeki Bunko
Fall Festival Online 2026 event, the first official trailer for the animated
adaptation of Biblia Koshodo no Jiken Techo (The Case Files of Biblia
Bookstore) was revealed, a proposal full of secrets, literature and
deduction that finally has a date set for its arrival on the small screen.
The series
is scheduled to officially premiere in April 2027 and will be produced
by the renowned studio CloverWorks. At the helm of the direction is Mamoru
Kanbe, remembered for his work on projects such as SHOSHIMIN: How to
become Ordinary and The Perfect Insider, with the assistance of
Ayako Kurata and Kento Matsui. The writing and composition of the scripts will
be in charge of Toshiya Ono, while Jun Nakai will be in charge of
character design and main animation direction, in addition to the soundtrack
composed by Takahiro Obata.
In the
voice section, the leading couple will be played by Riko Akechi in the
role of the reserved Shioriko Shinokawa and Shunsuke Takeuchi as the
imposing but apprehensive Daisuke Gora. The main cast also added Reo Osanai
as Ayaka Shinokawa, Wataru Takagi playing Shida, Yohei Azakami in
the role of Kikuya Kasai and Saeko Kamijo giving life to Nao Kosuga. The
technical team is completed by Masatoshi Kai in the art direction, Kazuko
Nakashima in the color and Teruyuki Kawase in the direction of photography
About
Koshodo no Jiken Techo Bible
Koshodo
no Jiken Techo Bible
is an acclaimed series of light mystery novels written by En Mikami and
illustrated by Hagu Koshijima, whose publication began in 2011. The work
became a real phenomenon in Japan with more than 6.4 million copies in
circulation and multiple nominations for prestigious literary awards. The story
already had adaptations to live-action television series in 2013 and a film in
2018, although this new installment represents the first time that the
franchise will make the complete leap to the animation format for television.
The plot is
set in the bookstore of old copies Bible, run by Shioriko Shinokawa, an
extremely shy and introverted young woman whose true passion is old
publications. Despite her reserved nature, Shioriko possesses a brilliant
capacity for logical deduction capable of solving great enigmas from the
smallest details hidden in the pages or in the history of the volumes. By his
side works Daisuke Gora, a tall and burly boy who acts as his protector but
suffers from dizziness every time he tries to read a book. Together they form a
rather peculiar couple dedicated to unraveling the secrets and mysteries that
surround the customers who come looking for answers to their premises.
