[Bungei Shunju Co., Ltd.] Nahoko Uehashi’s masterpiece fantasy novel “Ko-kun” has been made into a long-awaited paperback!
*Bungei Shunju Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 4, 2024
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Nahoko Uehashi’s masterpiece fantasy novel “Ko-kun” is now available in paperback!
*Today, on the release date, “Koakun Shimbun” will be urgently distributed in Shinjuku and Ikebukuro! *
Bungeishunju Co., Ltd. (President: Nariyuki Iikubo)
To commemorate the paperback version of Nahoko Uehashi’s fantasy novel “Ko-kun,” the company (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will hold an event at the east exit of Shinjuku Station and the east exit of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on September 4th, the release date. We distributed “Koakun Shimbun”.
“Kokun Shimbun” is a newspaper created in limited quantity as the “Asahi Shimbun Advertising Special Edition,” and is a colored newspaper with two pages, front and back. The contents include Mr. Uehashi’s message and a detailed map depicting the world of
“Ko-kun”, which can serve as clues for those new to the story.
◆“Koukun Shimbun” full of impressions, fan art, etc.
“Koukun Shimbun” also features reviews and fan art posted on SNS by people who enjoyed the book.
The editor of “Ko-kun” said, “In addition to the impressions of the people who read it, there were many images and expressions of the characters that everyone imagined freely posted on SNS, which made me most happy. I thought I’d like to introduce it.”
“Kokun Newspaper” table
Back of “Koakun Newspaper”
◆Distributed at bookstores, PDF version also available
In addition to on the streets, the following cooperating bookstores are also scheduled to distribute “Ko-kun Shimbun”.
* ・Kinokuniya Bookstore Shinjuku Main Store*
* ・Book First Shinjuku Store*
* ・Kumazawa Bookstore Ikebukuro Store*
* ・Sanseido Bookstore Ikebukuro Main Store*
* ・Junkdo Bookstore Ikebukuro Main Store*
* ・Tokyo Asahiya Bookstore Ikebukuro Store*
* ・Sanseido Bookstore Yurakucho Store*
* ・SHIBUYA PUBLISHING & BOOKSELLERS main store*
* ・Kinokuniya Bookstore Yokohama store*
(*Distribution will end as soon as each store runs out of stock) In addition, the PDF version of “Kokun Shimbun” will also be available from September 5th (Thursday) on the “Kokun” special site
It will be published at.
◆Words recommended by “Ko-kun”
* ◎Tetsuichi Yahara (Director, Fukuoka City Science Museum) * *
“This book is a fantasy novel filled with the interesting aspects of ecology.The main character, Aisha, has the extraordinary ability to smell scents, and can listen to the voices of plants, so to speak, especially by the scents they emit. The biological explanations are accurate and detailed, such as how plants send out SOS signals with their scents.I think this is an extremely interesting work that combines the fun of ecology with the fun of a fantasy novel. I fully recommend it.”*
* ◎Kaho Miyake (Author of “Why I Can’t Read Books When I Work”) * *
“I want adults who have forgotten about other worlds to read “Ko-kun.” This is a fantasy novel that adults who live in reality should read. It certainly reminds me of the scent, the sound of insects, the feeling of the wind, and the feeling of stepping on soil.”*
(From the essay “My Beloved Nahoko Uehashi”. Click here for the full text