The mystery novel series is set in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro ward, in the eponymous Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Kōen (known by locals as “Ikebukuro West Gate Park,” the place’s English name).
Publisher Bungeishunju announced on Monday that Ira Ishida’s Ikebukuro West Gate Park novel series is inspiring a television anime that will premiere in 2020.
The series inspired a popular live-action television series in 2000, as well as a live-action special titled Ikebukuro West Gate Park Soup no Kai in 2003.
The story centers on Makoto Majima, the son of a local fruit vendor, and known as the “Troubleshooter of Ikebukuro.”