{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2b48f19f3421ba5f7b5e3ce1","clusterId":"c_2b026a88dbc91de7158dc023","slug":"just-like-mona-lisa-manga-gets-tv-anime-by-shaft","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Just Like Mona Lisa Manga Gets TV Anime by SHAFT","summary":"CyberAgent announced a television anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's manga Just Like Mona Lisa, with SHAFT animating. The story follows a genderless protagonist and his childhood friends. The main cast and first trailer will debut at the ANImagic convention on August 1. The manga ended in December 2022 with 10 volumes and has sold over 1 million copies.","whyItMatters":"SHAFT's involvement signals a high-profile production for a manga that explores gender identity and has already proven its commercial viability with over a million copies sold.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCyberAgent is producing a television anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura\u0026#39;s manga Just Like Mona Lisa, with SHAFT handling animation. The announcement came Wednesday, alongside a celebratory illustration from Yoshimura. The manga, which ran on Square Enix\u0026#39;s Gangan Online from May 2018 to December 2022 across 10 volumes, has sold over 1 million copies. The story is set in a world where everyone is born genderless, following protagonist Hinase and childhood friends Ritsu and Shiori. The anime\u0026#39;s main cast and first trailer will be revealed at the ANImagic convention in Mannheim, Germany on August 1.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SHAFT and a genderless protagonist: Just Like Mona Lisa is the rare adaptation where the studio's visual style and the story's identity theme could reinforce each other.","twitterPost":"SHAFT animating a story about a genderless protagonist: visual flair and thematic identity converge.","threadsPost":"Just Like Mona Lisa pairs SHAFT's signature visual style with a genderless protagonist navigating childhood friendships. The studio's flair for surreal framing could make the identity theme explicit rather than subtextual.","newsletterBlurb":"CyberAgent announced a TV anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's Just Like Mona Lisa, animated by SHAFT. The manga, which ended in 2022 with 10 volumes and over 1 million copies sold, explores gender identity. The main cast and first trailer will debut at ANImagic on August 1.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-17/just-like-mona-lisa-manga-gets-tv-anime-by-shaft/.238598\",\"title\":\"Just Like Mona Lisa Manga Gets TV Anime by SHAFT\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3854,"outputTokens":529,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781673719,"createdAt":"2026-06-17T05:16:09.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-17T05:19:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-17T05:19:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2b026a88dbc91de7158dc023","canonicalTitle":"News\nJust Like Mona Lisa Manga Gets TV Anime by SHAFT","representativeArticleId":"a_5166f9f857eedb4293c54820","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Just Like Mona Lisa\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Just Like Mona Lisa\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"SHAFT\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-17T04:16:52.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-17T07:21:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-17T07:22:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-17/just-like-mona-lisa-manga-gets-tv-anime-by-shaft/.238598","title":"News\nJust Like Mona Lisa Manga Gets TV Anime by SHAFT"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/just-like-mona-lisa-anime-by-studio-shaft-officially-announced/","title":"Just Like Mona Lisa Anime by Studio SHAFT Officially Announced"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Just Like Mona Lisa"],"manga_titles":["Just Like Mona Lisa"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["SHAFT"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["CyberAgent announced a television anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's manga Just Like Mona Lisa on Wednesday, with SHAFT animating.","The manga ran on Square Enix's Gangan Online from May 2018 to December 2022, spanning 10 volumes and selling over 1 million copies.","The story is set in a world where everyone is born genderless, following protagonist Hinase and childhood friends Ritsu and Shiori.","The anime's main cast and first trailer will be revealed at the ANImagic convention in Mannheim, Germany on August 1."]}