[Recommended by Barbie!] The author of the popular novel “Transparent Rules” for junior high school entrance exams depicts liberation from “lookism.” Her latest work, “My Be: Born Every Time I Write,” will be released on Friday, September 26, 2025.
KADOKAWA Corporation Press Release: September 26, 2025 To Members of the Press [Recommended by Barbie! The author of the popular junior high school entrance exam novel “Transparent Rules” depicts liberation from “lookism.” Her latest work, “My Be: Born Every Time I Write,” will be released on Friday, September 26, 2025. A short story will also be distributed as an exclusive bonus to purchasers. A large sample read is also available now! KADOKAWA Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Takeshi Natsuno) will release the novel “My Be: Every Time I Write, Something Is Born” (author: Itsuko Sato) on Friday, September 26, 2025.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/17759/7006-17759-53fe9179ac40313753b526eff6acd5a4-970×300.jpg ●Recommended by junior high school entrance exam professionals! “Her engrossed, absent-minded appearance was exceptionally beautiful.” A word from someone you like can lead to a new world, or self-loathing over your appearance… Set in a calligraphy club, this coming-of-age story is chock-full of emotions from a sensitive time when a single word can bring joy or sorrow. (Mikoto Saito/Junior high school entrance exam coach) ● Monitor impressions
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/17759/7006-17759-eb9aafa0fec3a688c8cbb8edad34908e-970×600.jpg ●Synopsis Fumika, who has no confidence in her appearance, dreams of making a good impression in high school. However, unable to find the motivation to change herself, she joins the calligraphy club by process of elimination. There, she meets Yuukyou, who has a strikingly handsome face. Although Fumika is attracted to him, she seals her feelings away, thinking, “I’m not good enough.” Moved by the way Yukio takes calligraphy so seriously, Fumika is soon captivated by calligraphy itself, and becomes absorbed in the joy of “writing beautiful characters.” One day, while practicing with her friends for an important role in the calligraphy performance at the school festival, Yukio’s secret is revealed, and the calligraphy club is in danger of falling apart. What secret has Yukio been hiding? A passionate and dazzling story for anyone troubled by lookism, or anyone looking for something to become passionate about! ●A large sample reading of this book is now available on KADOKAWA’s literary web magazine “Kadobun”! A portion of the main story is now available. Please take a look to get a feel for the atmosphere of the work. https://kadobun.jp/trial/watashinobe/ ●Book Review Book reviews are posted on “Da Vinci WEB.” https://ddnavi.com/article/1292401/a/ ●Special offer exclusively for purchasers (printed books only available at select stores) If you purchase the e-book, you can read the short story “The Universe in Ink,” which will add even more enjoyment to the main story. Customers who purchase the printed book will receive a special bookmark, available only at select stores. Scan the QR code printed on the bookmark to read the short story online. ※Web page availability period: Until Saturday, September 26, 2026 ※Bonus bookmarks will be available until stock runs out. Thank you for your understanding. ※For inquiries regarding the bonus, please contact the respective store. ●Author biography Itsuko Sato (Sato Itsuko) Graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Aoyama Gakuin University. After working for an IT company, she began her creative career. Won the Excellence Award at the 30th Nissan Children’s Story and Picture Book Grand Prix for “Get It at the Flea Market!” Published works include “Ekiden Runner” (all three volumes) (Kadokawa Bunko), “Captain’s Mark and the Public Bath,” “Sonoritai: The Song of Beginning,” “Transparent Rules” (KADOKAWA), and “Henshin: The Disappearing Girl and the Insect Specimen” (Bunken Publishing). She lives in Yokohama. ●Bibliographic information “My Be: Born Every Time I Write” Author: Itsuko Sato Cover Illustration: Soichiro Kato Release date: Friday, September 26, 2025 Price: ¥1,760 (¥1,600 tax) Specifications: 46-size hardcover / 224 pages ISBN: 978-4-04-116533-1 Publisher: KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. KADOKAWA Children’s Book Portal Site “Yomeruba” Bibliographic Details Page >> ●Related books
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