KADOKAWA CORPORATION
The door to the forbidden world opens on rainy days. Yusuke Kishi releases the long-awaited latest novel “Akisame Monogatari” for all horror fans!
KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Tsuyoshi Natsuno) released Yusuke Kishi’s latest book “Autumn Rain Story” on Tuesday, November 29th.
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On autumn rainy days, the distortion of the world that should not be touched appears.
Yusuke Kishi is a leading figure in Japanese modern horror, such as “The Black House”, “The Scriptures of Evil”, “Angel’s Song”, and “Crimson’s Labyrinth”. The long-awaited new horror is a series of works depicting the horrors experienced by people who suddenly get lost in a strange world. increase. And the common point of this book is that all the works are set in the same autumn season. In addition, we plan to publish a series of works with seasonal themes in the future. Please enjoy the dark kitan collection of the author of the new series first!
About “Autumn Rain Story”
Falling into hell while still alive
A new series presented by a modern horror guru! A collection of dark tales of despair and astonishment.
[Synopsis]
A manuscript left behind by the disappeared author Reimei Aoyama. It was a record of a mysterious metastatic phenomenon that has haunted him for years. Although Aoyama resists the transfer, he is dragged into a further nightmare (“Fugu”). A despairing series of four supreme horror stories, including a young man’s living hell with a curse (“Gaki no Tada”) and a story about a certain unreal truth (“Shiratori no Uta”). . “The Black House”, “Angel’s Song”, “Evil Scripture”… Yusuke Kishi, the genius who created many masterpieces, has finally unveiled a new series that he has continued to draw for over 10 years. [Recorded work]
・”Gaki no Tada” – A horrifying and sad story of fate told by a man with a strange fate.
・”Fugu” – a record of paranormal phenomena experienced by the author. What is the shivering truth that you have arrived at?
・”Swan Song”–The ultimate unsung song left by an unknown singer has a terrifying secret.
・”Kokkuri-san” – a forbidden ritual for cornered people to challenge. What will be the end of the deadly game?
[Bibliographic information]
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Title: Autumn rain story
Author name: Yusuke Kishi
Release date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 *Electronic version distributed on the same day
Regular price: 1,870 yen (main unit 1,700 yen + tax)
Number of pages: 320 pages
Illustration: Q-TA
Binding: bookwall
Appearance: 46 edition printed book
ISBN: 9784041128947
Issued by: KADOKAWA Co., Ltd.
Work information page: https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322204001073/ [Author profile]
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Photo: Yuji Hongo
Yusuke Kishi
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1959. Debuted in 1996 with “The 13th personality ISOLA” (the title at the time of application was “ISOLA”), which won an honorable mention at the Japan Horror Novel Award. The following year, he won the 4th Japan Horror Novel Award for “The Black House”, the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award for “Glass Hammer” in 2005, the Japan SF Grand Prize for “From the New World” in 2008, and “Evil Scripture” in 2010. won the Yamada Futaro Award. The latest work is “Akisame Monogatari”.
Details about this release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000011631.000007006.html