Physician-author Yu Fujinoki takes on a youth basketball novel! “Swish!”, recommended by actor Maki Sakai, is now available from Tokuma Shoten!
Tokuma Shoten Press release: October 21, 2025 To Members of the Press Physician-author Yu Fujinoki takes on a youth basketball novel! “Swish!”, recommended by actor Maki Sakai, is now available from Tokuma Shoten! Available in bookstores and online bookstores nationwide on Friday, October 24, 2025 Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Komiya Hideyuki) is pleased to announce the release of Yu Fujinoki’s latest full-length novel, “Swish!” 』
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16935/923/16935-923-40ade1590fd055e56f9b94b29604a333-1764×2591.jpg “Swish! 』 (Author: Fujinoki Yu) A captain who’s bad at sports and an ace player who’s injured. A tear-jerking coming-of-age basketball novel in which the bond between the two creates a miracle. *** I cheered so hard (tears) that I think I lost my voice. ――Actor Maki Sakai *** ■Synopsis
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16935/923/16935-923-e68ee9fb4e02775fb52ed5ff59505461-1764×827.jpg From obi table 4 ■Author’s words A passionate, refreshing, and thrilling coming-of-age basketball novel! A story of friendship between an injured ace and his best friend, and A story of
reconciliation with a troubled relationship with his father, a sports doctor. A physician-author has taken up his pen with the determination to make his debut as a sports novelist. This is a masterpiece. We hope you enjoy it! ――Yu Fujinoki ■Author Profile Yu Fujinoki
Obstetrician-gynecologist, Doctor of Medicine. In 2021 (Reiwa 3), he made his debut as a writer with “Magiwa no Gohan.” In 2023, he won the Kitakami Jiro Original Book Award for “Tomorrow’s Great Doctor: Izu Naka Perinatal Center.” Since then, he has published multiple volumes in the “Tomorrow’s Great Doctor” series. His other works include “To You Who Will Die That Day,” “And Doctor: Seikai Hospital Patient Counseling Room,” “The Cradle of -196°C,” and “The Village with a Fake Doctor.” ■Bibliographic information
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