{"rewrite":{"id":"r_450e0bffdcf1653fd4100a9b","clusterId":"c_922cc498eb4645f8654a6349","slug":"studio-bones-president-eyes-horikoshi-horror-one-shot-adaptation","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Studio Bones President Eyes Horikoshi Horror One-Shot Adaptation","summary":"Studio Bones president Masahiko Minami said the studio would be eager to adapt Kohei Horikoshi's horror one-shot Don't Laugh, Shijima-San if the opportunity arises. Minami, speaking at Otakon 2026, admitted he had not known about the manga until the interview. The one-shot ran in Weekly Shonen Jump on Aug 10.","whyItMatters":"Minami's interest signals Bones could reunite with Horikoshi after My Hero Academia, and his surprise at the horror turn suggests the studio is tracking the creator's next moves.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMasahiko Minami, president of Studio Bones, told ComicBook at Otakon 2026 that he was unaware Horikoshi had written a horror manga until that interview. He said he was \u0026#34;very interested and excited\u0026#34; to see Horikoshi apply his creativity to the new work, and that Bones would be \u0026#34;very interested in bringing the anime to life\u0026#34; if the opportunity came.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon\u0026#39;t Laugh, Shijima-San appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump on Aug 10, marking Horikoshi\u0026#39;s first work since My Hero Academia ended in December 2024. Readers have praised the one-shot\u0026#39;s artwork and unsettling concepts, with some suggesting it could expand into a full series.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Minami's admission that he had not known about Don't Laugh, Shijima-San until the interview suggests Bones' interest is reactive, not planned.","twitterPost":"Minami's interest in Don't Laugh, Shijima-San is reactive; he learned of the manga during the interview.","threadsPost":"Minami's interest in adapting Don't Laugh, Shijima-San is reactive, not a planned move. He admitted at Otakon 2026 that he hadn't known about the one-shot until the interview, which raises the question of whether Bones would pursue the project beyond this initial curiosity.","newsletterBlurb":"Studio Bones president Masahiko Minami said the studio would be interested in adapting Kohei Horikoshi's horror one-shot Don't Laugh, Shijima-San. He admitted he had not known about the manga until an interview at Otakon 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/studio-bones-president-expresses-interest-in-adapting-kohei-horikoshis-dont-laugh-shijima-san/\",\"title\":\"Studio Bones President Expresses Interest In Adapting Kohei Horikoshi's Don't Laugh, Shijima-San\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4399,"outputTokens":575,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787071069,"createdAt":"2026-08-18T16:29:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T16:31:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T16:29:30.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_922cc498eb4645f8654a6349","canonicalTitle":"Studio Bones President Expresses Interest In Adapting Kohei Horikoshi’s Don’t Laugh, Shijima-San","representativeArticleId":"a_81db9fc98606ffb977ea305f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Don't Laugh, Shijima-San\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Studio Bones\"],\"people\":[\"Masahiko Minami\",\"Kohei Horikoshi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-14T09:15:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-14T09:15:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T16:31:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/studio-bones-president-expresses-interest-in-adapting-kohei-horikoshis-dont-laugh-shijima-san/","title":"Studio Bones President Expresses Interest In Adapting Kohei Horikoshi’s Don’t Laugh, Shijima-San"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Don't Laugh, Shijima-San"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Studio Bones"],"people":["Masahiko Minami","Kohei Horikoshi"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}