[Futami Shobo Co., Ltd.] The unpredictable “Monster Panic x Authentic Mystery” by Takahiro Okura, who also wrote the scripts for the “Detective Conan” and “Ultraman” series, is finally available in paperback!
Futami Shobo Co., Ltd. Press release: September 26, 2024 The unpredictable “Monster Panic x Authentic Mystery” by Takahiro Okura, who also wrote the scripts for the “Detective Conan” and “Ultraman” series, is finally available in paperback! Fushimi Shobo Co., Ltd. will publish “Monster Murder Investigation – Silence in the Special Extermination Zone” (Author: Takahiro Okura / Illustration: Takeshi Oga / Commentary: Masao Higashi) on September 26, 2024 It was released on Thursday.
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Three murders occur in a world where monster attacks have become “everyday life.” A unique pair of buddies, a monster investigator and a monster forecaster, take on the challenge of this monster incident. The unpredictable “Monster Panic x Authentic Mystery” by Takahiro Okura, who also wrote the scripts for the “Detective Conan” and “Ultraman” series, is finally available in paperback! Composed of a series of three stories and an epilogue, when it was made into a paperback, “Monster Chaser” (published by KADOKAWA) was added and revised as the 0th episode and reprinted. In addition, literary critic and anthologist Masao Higashi has written a commentary full of monster love. Content introduction In order to combat the repeated appearance of gigantic creatures, “kaiju,” Japan has led the world by establishing a specialized government agency, the “Ministry of Monsters,” to establish a process for discovering, predicting, and exterminating monsters. Masami Iwato, a forecaster who analyzes the direction of monsters and how to repel them, encounters a strange incident during her mission. The mystery of the corpse found under the rubble (episode 1) in a town that was destroyed by monsters because the order to shut down the wind power plant was not received. A single gunshot rang out in the sound-controlled silence (Episode 2), A case in which an investigator disappeared from a small hotel by a beautiful lake (episode 3). –And, in every incident involving a monster like this, a middle-aged man appears, holding a notepad in one hand and wearing an old coat. This man, who called himself Funamura, was a special investigator at the National Police Agency who handled special cases related to monsters. Iwato becomes involved in the investigation by complying with Funamura’s forceful requests. Author introduction Takahiro Okura Born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1968. Graduated from Gakushuin University Faculty of Law. In 1997, he won an honorable mention at the 4th Sogen Mystery Short Story Award for “The Third Ghost.” In 1998, he won the 20th Novel Mystery Newcomer Award for “Tool & Stall.” Debuted in 2001 with “The Third Ghost”. His representative works, the Osamu Shirato series, the Inspector Fukuie series, and the Metropolitan Police Department Ikimono Section series, have all been made into TV dramas. Book summary
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/83062/244/83062-244-91f7aa4aba326820bb28b41b03998a37-1559×2500.jpg Title: “Monster Murder Investigation – Silence in the Special Extermination Zone” Format: Paperback (A6) Number of pages: 336 pages Price: 880 yen tax Author: Takahiro Okura (author) / Takeshi Oga (illustrator) / Masao Higashi (commentary) ISBN: 9784576240923 Release date: September 26, 2024
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