SAMPLE-ADB: https://audiobook-trial.bookwalker.jp/e1656551-f3e7-47a5-ac41-b91db2e1f720.mp3 ----------------------------------------------------------- COVER-ADB: https://i.ibb.co/x8sXFG2j/cover-adb.jpg _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ The Haunted Bookstore: Gateway to a Parallel Universe, Vol. 5 Light Novel By Shinobumaru Narrated by Alexa Magro 4.0 2 ratings STORY OF THE HEART Kaori and Suimei have finally realized how they feel about each other, but their love will have to wait—the bookstore is in terrible danger. One day, a fox spirit called Hakuzousu storms in, screaming, "The spirit realm has no use for such an unscrupulous bookstore!" He blames his daughter's love for a human on the influence of human books. Shinonome can't just shrug off such an insult, and Kaori fears that a fight between her father and the fox will reduce the store to ashes. So, she sets out to seek help from the Three Great Tanukis of Japan to quell Hakuzousu's anger, but whether they'll answer her call is another story... ©2021 Shinobumaru (P)2021 Shinobumaru Series Book 5, The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe Release date 07-31-25 Language English Format Unabridged Audiobook Length 9 hrs and 31 mins Publisher Seven Seas Entertainment, Seven Seas Siren Categories Science Fiction & Fantasy whispersync Fantasy Paranormal Paranormal & Urban Heartfelt ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Product Details Series Title [AUDIOBOOK] The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Light Novel) Author Shinobumaru Narrator Alexa Magro Publisher Seven Seas Siren Genre Audiobook ,Drama ,Shoujo ,Slice of Life Available since August 07, 2025 (12:00 AM) PT / August 07, 2025 (04:00 PM) JST Duration 09:31:11 ----------------------------------------------------------- Book: The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Audiobook) Vol. 5 The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Audiobook) Vol. 5 Siren Series: The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Light Novel) Story & Art by: Shinobumaru Release Date: August 7, 2025 Length: 9 hrs 31 mins Narrated by: Alexa Magro Produced by: John Marshall Media ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ STORY OF THE HEART Kaori and Suimei have finally realized how they feel about each other, but their love will have to wait—the bookstore is in terrible danger. One day, a fox spirit called Hakuzousu storms in, screaming, “The spirit realm has no use for such an unscrupulous bookstore!” He blames his daughter’s love for a human on the influence of human books. Shinonome can’t just shrug off such an insult, and Kaori fears that a fight between her father and the fox will reduce the store to ashes. So, she sets out to seek help from the Three Great Tanukis of Japan to quell Hakuzousu’s anger, but whether they’ll answer her call is another story… _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- 2021 _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ Table of Contents Copyrights and Credits Title Page Table of Contents Page Prologue: A Sweet and Sour Confession Chapter 1: The Benevolent Tanuki of Yashima Temple Chapter 2: The Tanuki Monk of Futatsuiwa Side Story: The Kind, the Firm of Hand, the Beloved Chapter 3: What Comes after an Interspecies Marriage Chapter 4: Washing Away the Secrets at Eshima Epilogue: Confession under a Morning Moon Extra Story: A Hidden Secret Afterword Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------- Wagaya wa Kakuriyo no kashihonya san Novel 5 ©Shinobumaru (Story) This edition originally published in Japan in 2021 by MICRO MAGAZINE, INC., Tokyo. English translation rights arranged with MICRO MAGAZINE, INC., Tokyo. No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission from the copyright holders. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Any information or opinions expressed by the creators of this book belong to those individual creators and do not necessarily reflect the views of Seven Seas Entertainment or its employees. Seven Seas press and purchase enquiries can be sent to Marketing Manager Lianne Sentar at press@gomanga.com. Information regarding the distribution and purchase of digital editions is available from Digital Manager CK Russell at digital@gomanga.com. Seven Seas and the Seven Seas logo are trademarks of Seven Seas Entertainment. All rights reserved. Follow Seven Seas Entertainment online at sevenseasentertainment.com. TRANSLATION: Mimi Wang ADAPTATION: Jack Hamm COVER DESIGN: Nicky Lim LOGO DESIGN: George Panella INTERIOR LAYOUT & DESIGN: Clay Gardner COPY EDITOR: Jade Gardner PROOFREADER: Stephanie Cohen LIGHT NOVEL EDITOR: Mercedez Clewis PREPRESS TECHNICIAN: Melanie Ujimori, Jules Valera PRODUCTION MANAGER: Lissa Pattillo MANAGING EDITOR: Patrick Macias EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Julie Davis ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Adam Arnold PUBLISHER: Jason DeAngelis ISBN: 978-1-63858-703-3 Printed in Canada First Printing: May 2023 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ ☕ _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________