{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c79726800e0d97f526474aee","clusterId":"c_9b5ac2adfbfd034ef6e1800c","slug":"sigsawa-and-kuroboshi-pair-again-for-drifted-light-novel-series","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Sigsawa And Kuroboshi Pair Again For Drifted Light Novel Series","summary":"Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko imprint announced on Friday that writer Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrator Kouhaku Kuroboshi, the duo behind Kino's Journey, will launch a new light novel series titled Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyoryu Kitan~. The first volume ships on November 10. The story follows a wandering man who works jobs alongside ninjas, yokai, and preternatural-powered beings.","whyItMatters":"The Dengeki Bunko announcement keeps the Kino's Journey creative pairing in print on a new series while the original novels continue under Yen Press and a separate Sigsawa manga runs in CoroCoro.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new series carries the subtitle Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyoryu Kitan~, rendered in English as Drifted ~Strange Tale of John Smith\u0026#39;s Drifting in Edo~. The premise places its wandering lead among ninjas, supernatural yokai entities, and preternatural-powered beings, all of whom he partners with to carry out his jobs. A first volume is dated for November 10 on the Dengeki Bunko label.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pairing is the same one that has carried Kino\u0026#39;s Journey since the novels began serializing in Dengeki HP magazine in 2000. Kadokawa shipped the 24th volume in September 2025, and Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed the original novel series.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Keiichi Sigsawa and Kouhaku Kuroboshi, the Kino's Journey duo, will launch Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyoryu Kitan~ under Dengeki Bunko. Volume 1 ships November 10. Ninjas, yokai, and a man who drifts.","twitterPost":"Sigsawa and Kuroboshi, the Kino's Journey pair, launch a new Dengeki Bunko series: Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyoryu Kitan~. First volume ships November 10.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Dengeki Bunko announced that Keiichi Sigsawa and Kouhaku Kuroboshi will start a new light novel series, Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyoryu Kitan~, with volume one due November 10. It follows a wandering man who takes jobs alongside ninjas, yokai, and other powered beings. The two are the writer and illustrator behind Kino's Journey.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-11/kino-journey-light-novel-duo-launch-new-supernatural-novel-series/.242715\",\"title\":\"Kino's Journey Light Novel Duo Launch New Supernatural Novel Series\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4641,"outputTokens":650,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791772629,"createdAt":"2026-10-12T02:31:15.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T02:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T02:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9b5ac2adfbfd034ef6e1800c","canonicalTitle":"News\nKino's Journey Light Novel Duo Launch New Supernatural Novel Series","representativeArticleId":"a_a2f12c25be53d536fc046d42","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyōryū Kitan~\",\"Kino's Journey\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Keiichi Sigsawa\",\"Kouhaku Kuroboshi\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-12T00:30:52.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-12T00:30:52.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T02:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-11/kino-journey-light-novel-duo-launch-new-supernatural-novel-series/.242715","title":"News\nKino's Journey Light Novel Duo Launch New Supernatural Novel Series"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyōryū Kitan~","Kino's Journey"],"studios":[],"people":["Keiichi Sigsawa","Kouhaku Kuroboshi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}