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Seventeen-year-old Aiko lives a life of casual sex and casual violence, though at heart she remains a schoolgirl with an unrequited crush on her old classmate Yoji Kaneko. Life is about to get harder for Aiko, as a recent fling, Sano, has been kidnapped, and the serial killer Guru-Guri Majin (Round-and-Round Devil) has begun slaughtering children. The youth are rioting in the streets, egged on by the underground Internet bulletin board known as Ten-no Koe, the Voice from Heaven. Expecting that Yoji will come and save her from the madness, Aiko posts a demand for her own murder on Ten-no-Koe, but will she be left waiting...or worse?
When I open my eyes, I find myself in an unfamiliar car, in an unfamiliar town, in front of the on-ramp to an unfamiliar highway. Before I can process any of this, I see the fiery explosions of multiple car crashes in the distance, and without thinking, I stomp on the accelerator and race toward the scene. I soon find that I’ve driven straight into hell at full speed with no brakes, just like everyone around me...! In the midst of this insanity, I discover the corpse of a girl, and suddenly I know—I am the brilliant detective. And I must solve the mystery of her death.
Collects fiction, essays, and manga from prominent authors in Japan today.
The bizarre serial killer who crashes her victims’ cars while riding inside them strikes again—only this time, her target is one of the field analysts pursuing her! And just as the Wakumusubi stolen off this latest victim picks up a fresh drive to kill, Hondoumachi takes a turn diving into the murderer’s deadly psyche, leaving Narihisago free to investigate this new id well. What awaits him there is something he should never lay eyes on, and the experience may push him past his breaking point...
Not only has a Wakumusubi been stolen from the Kura, but now a mysterious group of masked men has abducted the “suicide princess,” Mana Tsurumi, from their custody too! As the sheer scale of this real-world conspiracy begins to take shape, a new brilliant detective is born within an id well. Will the hint they provide lodge deeply enough in Narihisago’s subconscious for his Sakaido persona to bring the truth of Tsurumi’s well to light?!
The epic tale of victory and defeat... The story of the Ramayana had been told innumerable times. The enthralling story of Rama, the incarnation of God, who slew Ravana, the evil demon of darkness, is known to every Indian. And in the pages of history, as always, it is the version told by the victors, that lives on. The voice of the vanquished remains lost in silence. But what if Ravana and his people had a different story to tell? The story of the Ravanayana had never been told. Asura is the epic tale of the vanquished Asura people, a story that has been cherished by the oppressed outcastes of India for 3000 years. Until now, no Asura has dared to tell the tale. But perhaps the time has com...
The city of Tokyo, renamed after the Meiji Restoration, developed an urban culture that was a dynamic integration of Edo’s highly developed traditions and Meiji renovations, some of which reflected the influence of Western culture. This wide-ranging anthology—including fictional and dramatic works, essays, newspaper articles, political manifestos, and cartoons—tells the story of how the city’s literature and arts grew out of an often chaotic and sometimes paradoxical political environment to move toward a consummate Japanese “modernity.” Tokyo’s downtown audience constituted a market that demanded visuality and spectacle, while the educated uptown favored written, realistic lit...
“재미없는 패턴에 조금이라도 저항해 봐. 궁리해! 책을 읽어! 자신을 바라보면서 다시 생각해 봐! 무엇이 진부하고 깊이가 없는지, 이야기를 읽지 않는 인간에게는 이해될 리가 없다.” 삶의 모든 순간을 서사의 한 장면으로 바라보는 진지한 괴짜 소녀 카오리의 자유로운 성장기, 이상한 집필기 출생지와 생년 외에는 알려진 정보가 전무한, 일본의 ‘복면 작가’ 마이조 오타로의 장편소설 『인간의 제로는 뼈』가 민음사에서 출간되었다. 마이조 오타로는 2001년 소설 『연기, 흙 혹은 먹이』로 제19회 메피스토 상을 수상하며 ...
MOP 110 presents extensive advances in methods of investigation, measurement, and analysis in the specialized field of sedimentation engineering.
Young Jonathan Joestar’s life is forever changed when he meets his new adopted brother, Dio. For some reason, Dio has a smoldering grudge against him and derives pleasure from seeing him suffer. But every man has his limits, as Dio finds out. This is the beginning of a long and hateful relationship! -- VIZ Media