[Shueisha Co., Ltd.] Four works from Shueisha Bunko are now available at bookstores nationwide with a new look, wrapped in full-coverage obi illustrations drawn by popular illustrators Hiko and Toshihiro Nakamura!
*Shueisha Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 23, 2024
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Four works from Shueisha Bunko are now available at bookstores nationwide with a new look, wrapped in full-coverage obi illustrations drawn by popular illustrators Hiko and Toshihiro Nakamura!
*Illustration richly depicting scenes of youth to match the image of each work. In addition, the title text on the entire obi is
handwritten. When you line up the 4 titles, you can enjoy the vividness of the colors, which is a little different from regular covers.*
Shueisha Bunko full obi fair store panel expansion illustration/hiko, Toshihiro Nakamura
Four popular titles published by Shueisha Bunko will be wrapped in full-coverage obi illustrations drawn by illustrators Hiko and Toshihiro Nakamura, and will be available at bookstores nationwide from Tuesday, August 20th. I did.
The four titles are works that carefully express the hopes and struggles of young people, and the full-page obi pursues design and color to further enhance the charm of each work.
[4 works from Shueisha Bunko with full-length obi]
■“Spine covers lined up in the classroom” (Author: Saki Aizawa) Illustration by hiko
■“Blue Yearning for Love” (Author: Keisuke Uyama) Illustration by Toshihiro Nakamura
■“Sewing Water” (Haruna Terachi, author) Illustration by Toshihiro Nakamura ■“Children with Golden Horns” (Author: Yoko Fujioka) Illustration/hiko
Saki Aizawa, author “Spine covers lined up in the classroom” full-page obi illustration/hiko
* ■“Spine covers lined up in the classroom” *
*Synopsis*
A collection of six short stories that delicately depict girls changing as they encounter “stories.”
Aoi, a librarian, sees a classmate she doesn’t like in the library. He is suspicious of her, who is not supposed to be interested in books (“Stretch your fingers out to her back”). Akane, who hates books, is excited about the book review assignment. Then, by chance, I found a draft that my classmate had thrown away… (“My easy way of spelling”). Every time you open a book, a cramped world opens up little by little.
* Bibliographic information *
Book title: “Spine covers lined up in the classroom”
Author name: Saki Aizawa
Release date: June 20, 2023
List price: 748 yen (10% tax included)
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-4-08-744537-4
Shueisha Bunko
https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-744537-4
Written by Keisuke Uyama, “Blue Yearned in Love”, full-page obi illustration by Toshihiro Nakamura
* ■“Blue longing for love” *
*Synopsis*
The feeling of being in love burns and hurts the body.
I just wanted a normal love. A passionate and poignant love story Ayumu, who aspires to become a shoemaker, fell in love with Ao, who was in the same grade as him, when he was in high school. Ayumi decides to give Ao a pair of handmade shoes to Ao, who is always alone and wears tattered loafers. Touched by Ayuo’s single-minded desire to put the feelings of love into his shoes, Ao becomes attracted to him as well. However, Ao’s love for him causes her to develop a mysterious illness that causes her body to ache. Ayumi’s love hurts Ao’s body as if it were burning…
* Bibliographic information *
Book title: “Blue Yearned in Love”
Author name: Keisuke Uyama
Release date: May 19, 2023
Regular price: 1,100 yen (10% tax included)
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-4-08-744522-0
Shueisha Bunko
https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-744522-0
Written by Haruna Terachi, “Water wo Sewing” full-page obi
Illustration/Yoshihiro Nakamura
* ■”Sewing the water” *
*Synopsis*
I want to deliver the most right now
A new family novel that goes beyond the ordinary of the world is born! “Then I’ll make the dress.” The younger brother, who loves embroidery, decides to make a handmade wedding dress for his older sister, who doesn’t like cute things.
Kiyosumi, a first-year high school student, is teased for his love of handicrafts and stands out from those around him. On the other hand, her older sister, Suisei, who is about to get married, doesn’t like cute things or glamorous places. Kiyosumi declares that he will make a wedding dress for her, but his mother, Satsuko, is against it. “Even though I’m a man,” “Like a woman,” and “Because I’m a
mother/father.” A refreshing family novel for anyone who has ever stopped at the thought of such words. Winner of the 9th Hayao Kawai Story Award.
* Bibliographic information *
Book title: “Sewing Water”
Author name: Haruna Terachi
Release date: May 19, 2023
List price: 693 yen (10% tax included)
Format: Paperback
ISBN:978-4-08-744521-3
Shueisha Bunko
https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-744521-3
“Children with the Golden Horn” by Yoko Fujioka, full-page obi illustration/hiko * ■“Children with golden horns” *
*Synopsis*
Cheers to you who are working hard!
gold horn. It is a light of hope pointing to the future. Shunsuke, a sixth grader, suddenly decides to take the middle school entrance exam. As a result of his efforts, the people around him also change. Suddenly a paperback!
“I want to quit soccer and go to cram school,” Shunsuke, who is now in sixth grade, suddenly tells his parents. He wanted to take the entrance exam for junior high school, which is said to be the most difficult entrance exam in Japan. With his hearing-impaired younger sister, Mion, about to enter elementary school, the family’s finances are tight, but the parents decide to support their son’s dreams. Shunsuke begins attending cram school. However, he has a “secret” that he cannot tell anyone… People can change themselves by challenging themselves. A moving novel depicting people struggling to carve out a future.
* Bibliographic information *
Book title: “Children with Golden Horns”
Author name: Yoko Fujioka
Release date: May 20, 2021
List price: 715 yen (10% tax included)
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-4-08-744252-6
Shueisha Bunko
https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-744252-6