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Hot topic in the movie! Pre-sale of Volume 1 of the comic version of the popular horror novel “Forbidden Games” that has sold over 100,000 copies
The first volume of the comic version of “Forbidden Play” (written by Karma Shimizu) published by Discover Twenty One Co., Ltd.
(Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Naomi Taniguchi) will be released on August 25, 2023. Decided to sell it. Prior to this, it will be on sale at online bookstores from August 6th of the same year, and at some bookstores from August 8th of the same year.
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Hot topic in the movie! Popular horror novel “Forbidden Games” The 4th grand prize work of the “Book Sanagi Award” published in 2019, “Forbidden Games”.
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The original novel of such a remarkable movie has been comicalized, and the first volume of the comic has been released.
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When pure “love” turns into an insane curse,
I can’t escape anymore.
Naoto Ihara lived a happy life with his wife Miyuki and son Haruto. However, just as he is about to purchase his dream home, Miyuki dies in a traffic accident. At the side of the despairing Naoto, Shunsho buries Miyuki’s corpse’s fingers in the garden and prays earnestly, saying, “I will bring my mother back to life.”
Around the same time, freelance video journalist Hiroko Kurasawa begins to experience bizarre events one after another, such as “an empty elevator begins to move,” and “a dead crow suddenly appears in the room.”
Hiroko, a former colleague of Naoto, was once suspected of having an affair with Naoto by Miyuki. At that time, Hiroko was plagued by strange phenomena and was convinced that the cause was Miyuki’s mysterious power. Once again, Hiroko thinks that Miyuki is using that power against him, but finds out that Miyuki is already dead. When Hiroko visits Naoto’s house to find out the truth, she sees a very bizarre sight.
-Character-
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Original: Karma Shimizu
In 2018, he won the 4th Book Sanagi Award Grand Prize. The
award-winning work “Forbidden Games”, published the following year, quickly became a bestseller and became a hot topic. Her books include “Kakera Onna” and “Mourning Girl” (both published by Discover Bunko) in the same series.
Manga: Sanokake
Born in Kanagawa in 1988. Representative works include Yuru Yuru Dangerous Creature Encyclopedia (Gakken).
Production cooperation: Side Lunch Co., Ltd.
-Book overview-
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Release date: August 6, 2023
Publisher: Discover Twenty One
Specifications: B6 size / 192 pages
ISBN: 978-4-7993-2979-5
List price: 800 yen (tax included)
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Original overview
“The 4th Book Sanagi Award” grand prize work
A horror novel that has sold over 100,000 copies
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Title: “Forbidden Games”
Author: Karma Shimizu
Release date: June 14, 2019
Publisher: Discover Twenty One
Specifications: paperback edition / 397 pages
ISBN: 978-4-7993-2480-6
List price: 880 yen (tax included)
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★What is the Book Sanagi Award?
The Book Chrysalis Award is for bookworms who are active bookstore clerks to find a book that they want to put out into the world – a book chrysalis – a best-selling book that bookstores, authors and publishers work together. It is an entertainment novel rookie award aiming for.
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