Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost (社畜さんは幼女幽霊に癒されたい。, Shachiku-san wa Yōjo Yūrei ni Iyasaretai.; "The Company Slave Wants to Be Healed by a Little Ghost Girl.") is a Japanese manga series by Imari Arita. It originally began serialization online via Twitter in February 2019. It was then serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan from August 2019 to January 2026 and was collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 aired from April to June 2022.
Characters
- Fushihara-san (伏原さん)
- Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto
- Yūrei-chan (幽霊ちゃん)
- Voiced by: Rina Hidaka
- Myako (みゃーこ, Myāko)
- Voiced by: Konomi Kohara
- Kurahashi-san (倉橋さん)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida
- Lily (リリィ, Rirī)
- Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara
- Ryōko (涼子)
- Voiced by: Kana Asumi
- Shino (志乃)
- Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa
- Kaori (香織)
- Voiced by: Marina Inoue
- Miko-chan (ミコちゃん)
- Voiced by: Yui Ogura
- Kon (こん)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Kaneko
- Konta (こん太)
- Voiced by: Shū Natani
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Imari Arita, Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost began serialization on the author's Twitter account on February 2, 2019. It later began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan from August 10, 2019, to January 9, 2026. Its chapters were collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes released from August 9, 2019, to January 9, 2026.
The manga is published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global app.
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 9, 2019 | 978-4-7575-6223-3 |
| 2 | February 12, 2020 | 978-4-7575-6500-5 |
| 3 | July 10, 2020 | 978-4-7575-6679-8 |
| 4 | December 11, 2020 | 978-4-7575-6935-5 |
| 5 | June 11, 2021 | 978-4-7575-7316-1 |
| 6 | November 11, 2021 | 978-4-7575-7565-3 |
| 7 | April 12, 2022 | 978-4-7575-7874-6 |
| 8 | October 12, 2022 | 978-4-7575-8197-5 |
| 9 | May 11, 2023 | 978-4-7575-8566-9 |
| 10 | December 12, 2023 | 978-4-7575-8955-1 |
| 11 | July 11, 2024 | 978-4-7575-9297-1 |
| 12 | March 12, 2025 | 978-4-7575-9732-7 |
| 13 | January 9, 2026 | 978-4-301-00270-3 |
| 14 | January 9, 2026 | 978-4-301-00271-0 |
Anime
An anime adaptation was announced in the July 2021 issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan published on June 11, 2021. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Project No.9. Kū Nabara directed the series, with scripts written by Deko Akao, character designs by Haruka Tanaka, and music composed by Satoshi Hōno and Ryūnosuke Kasai. It aired from April 7 to June 23, 2022, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and BS Fuji. The opening theme song is "Cherish" by Kaori Ishihara, while the ending theme song is "Kikoeru?" ("Can You Hear Me?") by Maaya Uchida. Crunchyroll streamed the series.
Episodes
| No. | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takafumi Hino | Deko Akao | Tomohiro Kamitani | April 7, 2022 | |
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One night, while Fushihara is working overtime at the office, she hears a scary voice from out of nowhere, commanding her to leave. She tries to ignore it and get on with her work, but then suddenly her monitor turns to black, with the word "Leave" repeated on it endlessly. When a frustrated Fushihara goes to look for the owner of the scary voice, what does she find but the little baby ghost, Yuurei-chan! When Fushihara explains to her that she can't leave until she finishes her work, the little ghost replies earnestly, "Then I'll help you! So you can leave!" | |||||
| 2 | Takanori Yano | Inaho Fujio | Kōji Yoshikawa, Hikaru Takeuchi | April 14, 2022 | |
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Despite having a fever, Fushihara is working overtime at the office again today. Taking notice of this, Yuurei-chan yells "You're gonna work yourself to death!" and proceeds to try and persuade Fushihara to leave. When Fushihara tells her that her being there with her motivates her, Yuurei-chan proposes that she go home with her, so that she can finish her work at home. Easily swayed by the ever-so-cute little baby ghost, Fushihara promptly agrees to her proposal and takes her home at once. | |||||
| 3 | Akira Katō | Tomoko Shinozuka | Fumiaki Usui | April 21, 2022 | |
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When Yuurei-chan appears in the office one night, Fushihara is oddly nowhere to be seen. Yuurei-chan is happy at first to see that Fushihara was able to leave early, but soon realizes that now she feels lonely without her. On top of that, a thunderstorm begins to roar outside. With tears in her eyes, Yuurei-chan tries to convince herself she's not afraid. That she's not lonely. Then moments later, she hears the sound of the office door opening... | |||||
| 4 | Tomio Yamauchi | Saji Komori | Noriaki Saitō | April 28, 2022 | |
| 5 | Ryūta Imaizumi | Deko Akao | Yoshihiro Takamoto | May 5, 2022 | |
| 6 | Daisuke Korose | Saji Komori | Daisuke Korose | May 12, 2022 | |
| 7 | Akira Kato | Inaho Fujio | Takehiro Nakayama | May 19, 2022 | |
| 8 | Takanori Yano | Tomoko Shinozuka | Noriaki Saitō, Kōji Kikkawa, Hikaru Takeuchi | May 26, 2022 | |
| 9 | Tomio Yamauchi, Takafumi Hino | Tomoko Shinozuka | Kazuo Miyake, Fumiaki Usui, Takafumi Hino | June 2, 2022 | |
| 10 | Ryuta Imaizumi, Yosuke Fujino | Inaho Fujio | Yosuke Fujino, Kōji Kikkawa, Hikaru Takeuchi | June 9, 2022 | |
| 11 | Takanori Yano | Saji Komori | Noriaki Satō | June 16, 2022 | |
| 12 | Akira Kato | Deko Akao | Kōji Kikkawa, Hikaru Takeuchi | June 23, 2022 | |