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Nanatsuya: Manga About Gemstones Gets TV Anime in 2027
Tomoko Ninomiya's manga about a young gemstone connoisseur is getting an anime from J.C.STAFF; Chiaki Kon is directing.
The manga Nanatsuya: Shinobu no Housekibako by Tomoko Ninomiya is getting a TV anime adaptation set to air in Japan in 2027. The announcement on November 11, 2026 is accompanied by a first teaser featuring project footage and a new anime key visual. Ninomiya is also the artist behind Nodame Cantabile.
The animation is handled by J.C.STAFF, while Chiaki Kon directs. Seishi Minakami is in charge of series composition and Mai Furuki of character design. No specific broadcast date within 2027 has been named with the announcement. There is also no information yet on a German streaming license.
First Teaser PV Released
The Japanese publisher Pony Canyon released an official teaser PV alongside the announcement. The short video showcases the gemstones and the two central characters. The clip comes from the publisher's official anime channel.
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A Pawnshop as Setting
The source manga has been running since 2013 in the Japanese manga magazine Kiss from publisher Kodansha. The story centers on Shinobu Kurata, whose family runs the pawnshop Kurataya in an older neighborhood of Tokyo. Although she is still in school, Shinobu already helps out in the shop and has an unusual gift: she perceives qualities in gemstones that other people cannot sense.
A second central character is Akisada Kitakami. He comes from a respected family but was left behind as a child at the pawnshop. Today he works in the trade of high-quality jewelry. There is also an engagement between him and Shinobu arranged by their families. His past and the secrets of individual pieces of jewelry shape the plot, as do encounters with the pawnshop's customers.
The publisher describes the story as a blend of gemstones, everyday life at a pawnshop, and human destinies. Not every investigation revolves around the material value of a piece of jewelry: its origin and the relationships between those involved also play a role.
From Manga Series to TV Anime
The 28th Japanese compiled volume is announced for November 13, 2026. The ongoing manga series thus receives an adaptation whose characters and storylines have already developed across numerous volumes.
J.C.STAFF is also working on the anime adaptation of Teenage Mercenary, likewise announced for 2027 /artikel/teenage-mercenary-anime-2027-trailer-sawano-jcstaff. Among other current adaptations of existing manga is Spirit Circle, whose TV anime begins in December 2026 /artikel/spirit-circle-anime-18-folgen-dezember-2026-sato.
For Nanatsuya, further concrete details remain outstanding after the initial announcement, particularly regarding the Japanese voice cast, the episode count, and international availability.