Recommendations from Iwamoto-senpai

• Ja Kanji — 岩元先輩ノ推薦 • Ja Romaji — Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen • Genre — Historical

• Type — manga • Author — Hiroshi Shiibashi • Publisher — Shueisha • Imprint — Young Jump Comics • Magazine — Ultra Jump • First — February 19, 2021 • Volumes — 15

• Type — tv series • Director — Toshifumi Kawase • Writer — Keiichirō Ōchi • Music — * Yoshiaki Dewa • Tōru Ishitsuka • Studio — Studio Deen • Licensee — Crunchyroll • Network — Tokyo MX, SUN, BS Fuji • First — July 4, 2026 • Episodes — 7

• Portal — yes Recommendations from Iwamoto-senpai is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Shiibashi. It was initially published as a one-shot published on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga service in March 2020. It later began serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump in February 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen premiered in July 2026.

In the 1910s, Kodō Iwamoto, a middle school student at a school controlled by the military, is tasked with investigating paranormal phenomena. A case arises where a village is rumored to have black snow falling. Upon investigating, Kodō meets a boy with powers that he perceives as a sickness. Kodō shows him how to use his powers and offers him a letter of recommendation to join the school and participate in future investigations.

• Kodō Iwamoto • Taito Ban • Kai Haramachi • Yuki Sakakihara • Sōichirō Amaha • Kent Itō • Bōkyo Kizujō • Akira Ishida • Oni Okuaki • Masaya Fukunishi • Shizuma Aonuma • Takuma Nagatsuka • Ryū Sazame: • Mizuhi Awadama • Shinnosuke Tokudome

Written and illustrated by Hiroshi Shiibashi, Recommendations from Iwamoto-senpai was initially published as a one-shot on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga service on March 30, 2020. It later began serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump on February 19, 2021. Its chapters have been compiled into fifteen tankōbon volumes as of September 2026.

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 16, 2026. It is produced by Studio Deen and directed by Toshifumi Kawase, with Keiichirō Ōchi supervising series scripts, Atsuko Nakajima designing the characters, and Yoshiaki Dewa and Tōru Ishitsuka composing the music. The series premiered on July 4, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Budding", performed by The Jet Boy Bangerz from Exile Tribe, while the ending theme song is "Koko ni Iru", performed by Wolf Howl Harmony from Exile Tribe. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.