Summer Anime "Grouchy Mononokean" collaborates with NewDays/book express!　In-store calls by Hiroki Kaji and Tomoaki Maeno!

Collaboration information has been announced for the TV anime "Grouchy Mononokean," which will start in July.



The anime is based on a web manga series by Wazawakiri, which is serialized in Gan Gan ONLINE. It is an unusual comedy about a high school boy who becomes possessed by a yokai, and the owner of "Mononokean" who exorcises yokai for a living, and solves the problems of the yokai.Directed by Akira Iwanaga of "Tegamibachi Reverse" and series composed by Takao Yoshioka of "I'm Not Popular Because of What I Think! and music by Koji Takanashi of the "Naruto" series, and production by PIERO PLUS.

The collaboration will take place at NewDays and book express operated by JR East Retail Net. In addition to a campaign offering limited edition fans, limited edition mini underlays, and posters autographed by the main cast members, you can also listen to in-store calls by Hanaed Ashiya (CV: Kaji Yuki) and Abe Harusai (CV: Maeno Tomoaki), who work part-time at NewDays for "certain reasons" at the participating stores. In addition, goods will also be sold at the limited stores that will open at the participating NewDays and Ikebukuro Station.

<Campaign #1
A "limited mini underlay" present for those who purchase the Comic Market 90 catalog.
Period: July 16 (Sat) - August 14 (Sun), 2016
Location: All book express stores *Except for some stores
Description: A "limited edition mini underlay" will be offered to customers who purchase the Comic Market 90 catalog at participating book express stores during the campaign period.

＜Campaign #2

Hanaed Ashiya (CV: Hiroki Kaji) and Harusai Abe (CV: Tomoaki Maeno) will appear in NewDays stores to make a call.
Original fans will be given away!
Period：August 11 (Thursday, national holiday) to August 14 (Sunday), 2016
Place of implementation:
NewDays] Osaki store, Osaki Minamiguchi store, Rinkai Oimachi store, Rinkai Shinkiba store.
Rinkai Shin-Kiba, Atre Akihabara, Ikebukuro West Exit, Ikebukuro North Exit
Book express] Ecute Ueno, Ecute Shinagawa South, Book Keiyo
Street store
Details: During the period, a "limited uchiwa (limited to 5,000)" will be given to customers who spend 700 yen or more per bill including tax (excluding some items that are not applicable) at the participating stores. Also, "Moody Mononokean" goods will be on sale during the period.
The special offer will end as soon as it is gone.
The image of the fan is a sample and differs from the actual design.

＜Campaign No. 3
Limited store of "The Grouchy Mononokean" will open at Ikebukuro Station.
Period: August 11 (Thursday, national holiday) - August 14 (Sunday), 2016
Location: JR Ikebukuro Station, Central Passage, Seibu Department Store side
Opening hours: 10:00 - 21:00
*Please note that the opening hours may be changed or the event may be cancelled depending on the conditions in the station.

<Campaign #4
Content: During the campaign period, 2 winners will be selected by drawing from among followers who retweet tweets from @newdays_jp with the hashtag "#ND Mononokean" to receive a "Grumpy Mononokean" poster signed by the cast.
*The autographs will be a collection of signatures by Hiroki Kaji, who plays Hanae Ashiya, and Tomoaki Maeno, who plays Harusai Abe.
Details will be announced on NewDays official Twitter (@newdays_jp).