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Whoever Steals This Book
Novel volume cover (hardcover edition)
この本を盗む者は
(Kono Hon o Nusumu Mono wa)
GenreFantasy, mystery
Novel
Written byNowaki Fukamidori
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
ImprintKadokawa Bunko (paperback)
Published
  • October 8, 2020 (hardcover)
  • June 13, 2023 (paperback)
Manga
Written byNowaki Fukamidori
Illustrated byKakeru Sora
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
ImprintKadokawa Comics A
MagazineYoung Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 3, 2021 – March 3, 2023
Volumes3

Whoever Steals This Book (この本を盗む者は, Kono Hon o Nusumu Mono wa) is a Japanese novel written by Nowaki Fukamidori. It was published by Kadokawa Shoten in October 2020, with a paperback edition being released under its Kadokawa Bunko imprint in June 2023. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kakeru Sora was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine from December 2021 to March 2023 and was compiled into three tankōbon volumes.

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Novel

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 8, 2020 (hardcover)[1]
June 13, 2023 (paperback)[2]		978-4-04-109269-9 (hardcover)
978-4-04-113411-5 (paperback)		February 18, 2025[3]979-8-8554-0317-6

Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Kakeru Sora was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from December 3, 2021 to March 3, 2023.[4] The manga's chapters were collected into three tankōbon volumes from June 3, 2022 to April 4, 2023.[5][6] The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by Yen Press.[7]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 3, 2022[5]978-4-04-112385-0February 20, 2024[8]978-1-9753-7135-7
2 November 4, 2022[9]978-4-04-113057-5June 18, 2024[10]978-1-9753-7229-3
3 April 4, 2023[6]978-4-04-113511-2October 15, 2024[11]978-1-9753-9028-0

Reception

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The novel was nominated for the 2021 Japan Booksellers' Award.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "この本を盗む者は" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "この本を盗む者は" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "Whoever Steals This Book (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "2021年本屋大賞ノミネートの話題作がコミカライズ！ 本に没入する感覚を疑似体験できる『この本を盗む者は』" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. June 30, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "この本を盗む者は　（１）" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "この本を盗む者は　（３）" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  7. ^ Saabedra, Humberto (August 26, 2023). "Horimiya Author's Ako and Bambi Leads New Yen Press Licenses". Crunchyroll News. Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  8. ^ "Whoever Steals This Book, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  9. ^ "この本を盗む者は　（２）" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  10. ^ "Whoever Steals This Book, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "Whoever Steals This Book, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  12. ^ "2021年『本屋大賞』ノミネート10作が決定 加藤シゲアキ『オルタネート』など" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 21, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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