{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e19e3f0f2dce60c1cff4bee4","clusterId":"c_f417e025a9abd9e88eca9dd5","slug":"katsuwo-launches-manga-adaptation-of-renren-ii-s-shogi-novels","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Katsuwo Launches Manga Adaptation of Renren Ii's Shogi Novels","summary":"Katsuwo launched a manga adaptation of Renren Ii's Oja no Ban Kuruwase shogi light novels in the November issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh G on Monday. The issue's front cover features the manga. Renren Ii began serializing the novels on Kakuyomu in December 2023. Kadokawa published the first print volume on March 21 with illustrations by Fujiko, the third on August 24, and the fourth is set for November 20.","whyItMatters":"Katsuwo's move from completed comedy series to adapting another author's ongoing shogi novels puts the magazine's cover on a first chapter rather than a new original work.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe November issue of Dengeki Daioh G carries the first chapter and gives it the front cover. The novels have run on Kakuyomu since December 2023, with Fujiko illustrating the print editions. The fourth volume is scheduled for November 20.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatsuwo\u0026#39;s earlier series include Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu, which ended in April 2021 after eight volumes, and #Zombie Sagashitemasu, which ran from June 2022 to its third and final volume in January 2024. An anime of #Zombie Sagashitemasu is set to debut on October 3, with Crunchyroll streaming.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Katsuwo's adaptation arrives with four novels already scheduled for print, the fourth due November 20. The manga has to compress a story still being published.","twitterPost":"Katsuwo's manga launches alongside a novel series whose fourth volume is due November 20, so the adaptation starts behind the source.","threadsPost":"Katsuwo's manga adaptation starts in Dengeki Daioh G while Renren Ii's novels are still in print, with a fourth volume due November 20. Katsuwo is adapting a moving target, and the manga has to track a story still coming out.","newsletterBlurb":"Katsuwo's manga adaptation of Renren Ii's shogi light novels began in the November issue of Dengeki Daioh G, which puts the series on its front cover. The novels have run on Kakuyomu since December 2023 with illustrations by Fujiko, and the fourth print volume is due November 20. Katsuwo's #Zombie Sagashitemasu anime debuts October 3.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-29/katsuwo-launches-manga-adaptation-of-renren-ii-oja-no-ban-kuruwase-shogi-novels/.242286\",\"title\":\"Katsuwo Launches Manga Adaptation of Renren Ii's Oja no Ban Kuruwase Shogi Novels\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4553,"outputTokens":661,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791091773,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T05:25:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T05:28:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T05:28:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f417e025a9abd9e88eca9dd5","canonicalTitle":"News\nKatsuwo Launches Manga Adaptation of Renren Ii's Ōja no Ban Kuruwase Shōgi Novels","representativeArticleId":"a_5a09850ebf937ec4c4137379","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Ōja no Ban Kuruwase: Net Shōgi no Teiō, Real Taikai de Chōjō o...\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Katsuwo\",\"Renren Ii\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-29T22:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-29T22:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T05:28:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-29/katsuwo-launches-manga-adaptation-of-renren-ii-oja-no-ban-kuruwase-shogi-novels/.242286","title":"News\nKatsuwo Launches Manga Adaptation of Renren Ii's Ōja no Ban Kuruwase Shōgi Novels"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Ōja no Ban Kuruwase: Net Shōgi no Teiō, Real Taikai de Chōjō o..."],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Katsuwo","Renren Ii"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}