[Bungeishunju Ltd.] The October 2025 issue of Bungei Kai will be on sale from September 5th! Features Risa Wataya’s latest book, “A Short, Sparkling Life,” and Ryohei Machiya’s new series, “Infinite Crystal,” among others.
Bungeishunju Ltd. Press Release: September 5, 2025 The October 2025 issue of Bungei-kai will be released on September 5th! Special feature on Risa Wataya’s latest book, “A Short, Sparkling Life,” and Ryohei Machiya’s new series, “Infinite Crystal,” among others. Also includes works by Yasutaka Tsutsui, Kaoru Sakazaki, and Mina Miki, as well as conversations between Mieko Kawakami and Hiroki Aoki, and Koichiro Kokubun and Masayasu Wakabayashi.
Bungeishunju Ltd. (Representative Director: Iikubo Shigeyuki) will release the literary magazine “Bungei-kai, October 2025 Issue” today, September 5th.
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Bungei Shunju, October 2025 issue, cover In addition to featuring Risa Wataya’s latest book, “A Short Life Sparkling Violently,” the issue also includes Ryohei Machiya’s new series, “Infinite Crystal,” as well as works by Yasutaka Tsutsui, Kaoru Sakazaki, and Mina Miki. Also, be sure to read the conversations between Mieko Kawakami and Hiroki Aoki, and Koichiro Kokubun and Masayasu Wakabayashi. ◆Message from Editor-in-Chief Mariko Asai Machiya Ryohei’s serial “Infinite Crystal” has begun. It’s Machiya’s first historical novel, and one uniquely his. Two fantastic conversations. In “Reclaiming the Uniqueness of Pain,” Mieko Kawakami and Hiroki Aoki discuss how literary language can affect pain from various angles. This is the fifth conversation between Koichiro Kokubun and Masayasu Wakabayashi of Audrey. What did Wakabayashi realize after moving to the suburbs? And where is the “curtain of neoliberalism”? Read on to find out. To commemorate the publication of Risa Wataya’s masterpiece, “A Short Life Sparkling Violently,” which was serialized in Bungaku-kai, we’re featuring an author interview by Amiko Konan and two book reviews by Kayo Takeuchi and Rin Shuto. Enjoy them along with the book. This issue also features reviews by Takuya Nakamura and Hirotaka Yamamoto, making it a fascinating read. ◆“Bungakukai” October issue table of contents 【New Series】Machiya Ryohei “Infinite Crystal” The Night I Slept with My Cat’s Corpse, I Continued to Worship Hitler I suddenly remembered Hiroshi Oshima, the Japanese ambassador to Germany. 【Original Work】 Yasuhiro Tsutsui “Kamaboko and Takageta” Kaoru Sakazaki “Snake” Mina Miki “Illness” 【Dialogue】 Mieko Kawakami x Hiroki Aoki “Reclaiming the Temporary Nature of Pain” In the face of pain, existing words are useless. It is at times like these that we need literature. Three hours of discussing pain and words Koichiro Kokubun x Masayasu Wakabayashi “Beyond the Curtain of Neoliberalism” Does it take courage to do what’s “comfortable”? Now’s the time to pour some wine on the neoliberal vault! [Special Feature] Commemorating the Publication of Risa Wataya’s “A Short, Sparkling Life” ・Interview: “A Humanistic Yuri Novel” Interviewer: Konami Amiko ・Book Review: Takeuchi Kayo “A sincere, careful novel that breaks new ground” Sudo Rin “Love Obtained with a Living Body” [Author Studies] Eri Watanabe “Words Alter the World – ‘The Addition of Constant Light’ and the Present of Koreko Hibino” 【Criticism】 Takuya Nakamura “A Brief History of Japanese Rap Beef: Notes on Aggressive Discourse” Yamamoto Hiroki (Inunosenaka-za) “From Modest ‘Reality’ to the ‘Fiction’ of This World Itself — Diary/The Horror Boom and ‘The Fearful Heart’ and ‘Magical Girl Yamada'” 【Final Episode】 Kanagawa Shingo “But That’s Why I Write a Diary” 【Essay of the Month】 Yoko Fujishima “The Woman Who Can’t Find a Hashtag.” Kana Sekiguchi “Adult Work-Over Club” Tomoko Kurihara “When I was Blogging About Middle School Entrance Exams” Moe Yamauchi “Twitter Thoughts at 3 AM” 【From the Window】 Uo Haitani “Goodbye Viennetta” Kikuchi “How to Spend the Night” Mujirushi Nojiri “Entertainment” Poetry Haidong Sera “Intimate Fire Conversation” 【Powerful Series】 Suzumi Suzuki / Kaori Fujino / Yuuma Watanabe / Suzuki Matsuo / Kaito Higashibata / Fumitake Ezaki / Otani
Akira/Hisuteru Matsuura/Kamiko Inuyama/Haruko Kikuma/Tomohiro Takenaga 【Bungakukai Library】 Takehiro Ueda, “Irrelevant Things” (Yasutomo Sato) / Chisano Nakanishi, “The Tachibana House” (Urban Gyao) Mine Koike, “Your Name” (Yuko Nakamura) / Junya Komada, “In the Case of Bird Dreams” (Amiko Konan) “The Grass Harp” by Truman Capote, translated by Haruki Murakami (Suzuki Yui) Cover illustration = Kentaro Shimoyama Graphic design = REFLECTA, Inc. ◆Bibliographic information Magazine name: “Bungakukai” October 2025 issue Release date: Friday, September 5, 2025 Size: A5 Price: 1,200 yen (tax included) Magazine
information:https://books.bunshun.jp/ud/book/num/49100770710552025
