Shabake is a long beloved novels series, but yokai in the Edo period and men forced into being mystery solvers is hard to stand out in anime.
Alternative Titles:
- しゃばけ
Year Anime Premiered: 2025
Animation Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
Number of Seasons: 1
Source Material Country of Origin: Japan
Source Material Available: Novel, Manga
Is It Officially Licensed Past Where The Anime Ends?: Novel: No, Manga: No
Is It Fan Translated Past Where The Anime Ends?: Novel: No, Manga: No
Entry Last Updated: December 26th, 2025
Where To Start The Shabake Light Novel After The Anime?
If you finished the Shabake anime and want to continue the story in the novels, you can start at Novel 2.
Is The Shabake Light Novel Over?
The Shabake novel is still ongoing. Since launching in 2001, it releases a novel per year.
Where To Start The Shabake Manga After The Anime?
While Shabake has a manga series, it only adapts the first novel before ending.
Is The Shabake Manga Over?
The Shabake manga is complete. It ended in 2023 with Volume 4, Chapter 24.
What to Expect From The Shabake Source Material Compared to The Anime?
For better or worse, the Shabake anime adapted the first novel very diligently. The only reason this isn’t a great thing is because the first novel sets up a lot of things and is… a bit slow for a murder mystery.
Regardless, the anime was very faithful to the story and you don’t need to read the Shabake novels from the beginning unless you just want to.
Will There Be A Shabake Season 2?
There has been no official announcement of a Shabake Season 2 anime.
