Joseph Luster
June 3, 2025 
Nowaki Fukamidori and Kakeru Sora’s Whoever Steals This Book manga is coming to the big screen! A theatrical anime film adaptation was announced today along with the launch of an official website and social accounts, teasing the film and its 2026 premiere plans.
Check out the teaser trailer and visual:
Whoever Steals This Book Teaser Trailer
Daiki Fukuoka (Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Hero Chapter) directs, with Yasuhiro Nakanishi (Toilet-bound Hanako-kun) on the script, Keiko Kurosawa (ASTRA LOST IN SPACE) as character designer and chief animation director and Michiru Oshima (Anne Shirley) on music for the anime studio Kagokan production.
Yen Press publishes the manga in English and describes it:
Descended from a long line of book collectors, high school student Mifuyu is surrounded by books in every aspect of her life. Her great-grandfather established the famous Mikura Hall, a library in the heart of town, and even the townspeople are all avid readers. There’s just one problem—Mifuyu hates books! But when a thief in Mikura Hall triggers an ancient curse, she’s left with no choice but to reclaim the stolen books herself…by entering the very stories she despises! With the help of the mysterious Mashiro, will she be able to restore her great-grandfather’s collection and save her town from a magical doom?
Source: Crunchyroll News
