Ushūboro Tobigumi

Ushūboro Tobigumi (羽州ぼろ鳶組) is a Japanese novel series written by Shogo Imamura. It began publication under Shodensha's Shodensha Bunko imprint in March 2017. Twelve volumes and a short story collection have been published as of March 2022. A manga adaptation of the first novel illustrated by Shinobu Seguchi began serialization in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion in April 2025. An anime television series adaptation of the first novel produced by SynergySP is set to premiere in January 2026.

Ushūboro Tobigumi
First novel volume cover
羽州ぼろ鳶組
Genre	Historical
Novel series
Written by	Shogo Imamura
Published by	Shodensha
Imprint	Shodensha Bunko
Original run	March 13, 2017 – present
Volumes	12 + 1 short story
Manga
Hikuidori
Written by	Shogo Imamura
Illustrated by	Shinobu Seguchi
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Original run	April 24, 2025 – present
Anime television series
Hikuidori
Studio	SynergySP
Original run	January 2026 – scheduled

Characters

Gengo Matsunaga (松永源吾, Matsunaga Gengo)

Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara^[1]

Shinnosuke Torigoe (鳥越新之助, Torigoe Shinnosuke)

Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda^[1]

Torajiro (寅次郎, Torajirō)

Voiced by: Subaru Kimura^[1]

Hikoya (彦弥)

Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki^[1]

Seijuro Kaji (加持星十郎, Kaji Seijurō)

Voiced by: Kensho Ono^[1]

Media

Novel

No.	Title	Release date	ISBN
1	Hikuidori (火喰鳥)	March 13, 2017[2]	978-4-396-34298-2
2	Yakokugarasu (夜哭烏)	July 10, 2017[3]	978-4-396-34337-8
3	Kumonryū (九紋龍)	November 13, 2017[4]	978-4-396-34375-0
4	Onikiseru (鬼煙管)	February 13, 2018[5]	978-4-396-34397-2
5	Bosatsuka (菩薩花)	May 9, 2018[6]	978-4-396-34423-8
6	Yumekochō (夢胡蝶)	August 7, 2018[7]	978-4-396-34448-1
7	Kitsunehanabi (狐花火)	November 12, 2018[8]	978-4-396-34475-7
8	Gyokukirin (玉麒麟)	March 11, 2019[9]	978-4-396-34504-4
9	Sōufushin (双風神)	July 12, 2019[10]	978-4-396-34546-4
0	Koganehina (黄金雛)	November 11, 2019[11]	978-4-396-34580-8
10	Kasanetaihō (part 1) (襲大鳳（上）)	August 12, 2020[12]	978-4-396-34594-5
11	Kasanetaihō (part 2) (襲大鳳（下）)	November 15, 2020[13]	978-4-396-34623-2
SS	Koiorochi (恋大蛇)	March 19, 2022[14]	978-4-396-34799-4

Manga

A manga adaptation of the first novel, Hikuidori, was announced on February 26, 2025.^[15] The manga is illustrated by Shinobu Seguchi and began serialization in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion on April 24, 2025.^[16]

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	September 8, 2025[17]	978-4-253-00348-3

Anime

An anime television series adaptation of the first novel was also announced on February 26, 2025.^[18][15] The series is produced by SynergySP and is set to premiere in January 2026.^[1]