Tomoko Ninomiya’s manga Nanatsu-ya: Shinobu and Her Jewelry Box is getting a TV anime adaptation in 2027. A teaser visual, teaser PV, staff information, and a celebratory illustration by Ninomiya have been revealed. Chiaki Kon will direct the anime, with J.C.STAFF handling animation production.
Nanatsu-ya: Shinobu and Her Jewelry Box TV anime adaptation announced © Tomoko Ninomiya/Kodansha, Nanatsuya Production Committee
Nanatsu-ya: Shinobu and Her Jewelry Box Gets TV Anime in 2027
Nanatsu-ya: Shinobu and Her Jewelry Box, the manga by Nodame Cantabile creator Tomoko Ninomiya, will receive a TV anime adaptation in 2027.
Currently serialized in Kodansha’s Kiss magazine, the story is set around a long-established pawnshop in an old Tokyo neighborhood. It follows Shinobu Kurata, a girl who can sense the “energy” hidden inside gemstones, and Akisada Kitagami, the heir to a distinguished family who works at a luxury jewelry store.
The newly released teaser visual features Shinobu and Akisada surrounded by sparkling gemstones, while the teaser PV also highlights the colorful jewelry central to the series. A celebratory illustration by Ninomiya was released alongside the announcement.
Nanatsu-ya: Shinobu and Her Jewelry Box TV anime adaptation announced © Tomoko Ninomiya/Kodansha, Nanatsuya Production Committee
Chiaki Kon Directs With J.C.STAFF Handling Animation
Chiaki Kon, who directed Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter and Nodame Cantabile: Finale, will direct the anime. Seishi Minakami will handle series composition, Mai Furuki will serve as character designer, and J.C.STAFF will handle animation production.
Kon said she was pleased to once again work on one of Ninomiya’s titles and expressed her intention to bring the many stories that begin with jewelry to life in animation.
Representatives from Japan’s jewelry and pawnshop industries also shared messages celebrating the adaptation. They highlighted the history and role of pawnshops, the appeal of gemstones and jewelry, and their hopes that the anime will introduce these subjects to a wider audience.
Comments were provided by representatives of Zenkoku Houseki Oroshisho Kyodo Kumiai, Zenkoku Shichiya Kumiai Rengokai, Zenkoku Shichiya Burandohin Kyokai, the Japan Jewellery Association, the Japan Jewellery Designers Association, the Japan Gem Society, and the Yamanashi Jewelry Association. Shichimaru, the mascot of Zenkoku Shichiya Kumiai Rengokai, also shared an enthusiastic message celebrating the anime announcement.
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