Bara Jūji Sōsho is described as a “shared world” of mystery author Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s Hyakki Yakō novel series.
Notable authors for the series include Mikage Kasuga and Masaki Wachi.
Shimizu previously adapted Kyogoku’s Mōryō no Hako, Kyōkotsu no Yume, Ubume no Natsu, Jorōgumo no Kotowari, and Tesso no Ori novels from the same series into manga.
Notable illustrators include LLO, Hazuki Futaba, Yone Kazuki, Ryū Sugahara, THORES SHIBAMOTO, Shiho Enta, and toi8.