Wright Film announced on Sunday that Esu Omori 's Shiba Inu Rooms ( Shiba-tsuki Bukken ) manga is getting a television anime series that will debut in summer 2027. The staff said the anime was announced on Sunday as November 1 was "Wan Wan Wan Day" ("Wan" being the sound of a dog barking in Japanese).
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The anime will star:
Niina Nakabayashi as Kori Momose
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Mutsumi Tamura as Mu
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Omori also drew an illustration to commemorate the news.
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Osamu Yamasaki is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment . Rio ( trapezium , Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Chaos in Urbanrama- ) is designing the characters.
Viz Media licensed the manga for digital release in January 2025, and then announced a physical release in February 2026. The company shipped the first volume in print on September 1.
Viz Media describes the story:
After moving in, high schooler Kori finds out her apartment is haunted by Mu, a Shiba Inu ghost. Like fire and ice, Kori and Mu are at odds. Can the two learn to co-exist, and even become friends?
The series is also available digitally in English on the MANGA Plus app.
The manga first launched as a one-shot in 2023, and then as a serialization on Shonen Jump+ in June 2024. Shueisha will publish the ninth volume on November 4.
Source: Press release