Whoever Steals This Book
Business Overview
This fantasy film depicts the "Curse of the Book" in which a town is engulfed in the world of a story after a book is stolen. This is the story of Mikura Fukafuyu, a girl who hates reading, and Mashiro, a mysterious girl with ears, who pursues a book thief and embarks on an adventure to save the town. Through its stories, the book addresses themes such as access to knowledge, the value of self-determination, and the passing on of culture, and is intellectually and emotionally rich in content that asks the audience about the meaning of reading.
Based on: Fukamidori Nowaki (Kadokawa Bunko "The One Who Steals This Book")
Director: University of Fukuoka
Script: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Character Design/Drawing Director: Keiko Kurosawa
Music: Michiru Oshima
Animation Producer: Yuji Higa
Production Studio: Kagome Kanpani - Distribution: Kadokawa ANIMATION
- Period of Activity / Project
- Available since Friday, December 26, 2025
- Venues
- Shinjuku Baltic 9 (Shinjuku Ward), etc.
- Viewing Support Contents
- Barrier-free audio guide, barrier-free subtitles
- Viewing Support Date and Time
- Friday, December 26, 2026 to Wednesday, December 31, 2026
Profile
【 KADOKAWA】
KADOKAWA was established to promote intellectual creativity and the spread of art and culture through publishing based cultural businesses. In terms of operations, we have adopted a media mix strategy to diversify IP (Intellectual Property) in multiple fields such as books, video, animation, games, and digital, and we are disseminating culture both domestically and internationally. In terms of creation, we emphasize the development of new talent, the use of an open recruitment system, and the building of interactive relationships with readers, and we are characterized by the production of works that combine literary and entertaining qualities.