Published By: PenguinPages: 176Released On: 30/10/2025 It has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei – once the most skilled swordsman in the land – to set up his own blade school by the cool of the river. Ever since, amid the swaying bambooContinue reading “The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1 – Shotaro Ikenami”
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Sympathy Tower Tokyo – Rie Qudan
Published By: PenguinPages: 144Released On: 21/08/2025Translated By: Jesse Kirkwood Welcome to the Japan of tomorrow. Here, the practice of a radical sympathy toward criminals has become the norm and a grand skyscraper in the heart of Tokyo is planned to house wrongdoers in compassionate comfort – Sympathy Tower Tokyo.Acclaimed architect Sara Machina has been tasked withContinue reading “Sympathy Tower Tokyo – Rie Qudan”
The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park – Michiko Aoyama
Published By: DoubledayPages: 256Released On: 14/08/2025Translated By: Takami Nieda ‘Kabahiko is an amazing hippo. People say that if you touch the area of his body that you want to make better on yours, he’ll provide a cure’ Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children’s playground, Hinode Park. If you lookContinue reading “The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park – Michiko Aoyama”
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line – Hiro Arikawa
Published By: DoubledayPages: 240Released On: 05/06/2025Translated By: Allison Markin Powell The contents of each traveller’s heart is a mystery known only to themselves. Trundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy-coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations for decades. Over the course ofContinue reading “The Passengers on the Hankyu Line – Hiro Arikawa”
The Cat Who Saved the Library – Sosuke Natsukawa
Published By: PicadorPages: 224Released On: 10/04/2025Translated By: Louise Heal Kawai Nanami sees nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. But a talking cat is a whole other story. Thirteen-year-old Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library is a home from home and books have become her best friends. When Nanami notices books disappearing fromContinue reading “The Cat Who Saved the Library – Sosuke Natsukawa”
One Hundred Flowers – Genki Kawamura
Published By: BonnierPages: Released On: 13/03/2025Translator: Cathy Hirano The fragrance of a single stem in a vase.The shimmering reflection of fireworks in a lake.The quiet of a bookshop as evening falls.The feeling of opening a brand-new diary and beginning to write . Moments of beauty endure. But what happens when you begin to forget? YurikoContinue reading “One Hundred Flowers – Genki Kawamura”
Strange Pictures – Uketsu
Published By: Pushkin VertigoPages: 240Released On: 16/01/2025Translated By: Jim Rion A series of drawings by a pregnant woman conceal a chilling warning. A child’s picture of his home contains within it a dark secret message. A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth into a terrifying investigation. CanContinue reading “Strange Pictures – Uketsu”
The Hedgehog’s Dilemma – Toon Tellegen
Published By: PushkinPages: 176Released On: 02/01/2025Translator: David ColmerIllustrator: Annemarie van Haeringen The hedgehog is feeling rather lonely, so one day he decides to invite all the other animals for a party. But the hedgehog is also rather a shy, reserved animal, and is terribly worried about doing or saying something he shouldn’t, and about allContinue reading “The Hedgehog’s Dilemma – Toon Tellegen”
The Lantern of Lost Memories – Sanaka Hiiragi
Published By: PicadorPages: 224Released On: 22/08/2024Translated By: Jesse Kirkwood One photograph, one treasured memory, one chance to go back . . . In a cosy photography studio in the mountains between this world and the next, someone is waking up as if from a dream. A kind man will hand them a hot cup ofContinue reading “The Lantern of Lost Memories – Sanaka Hiiragi”
The Bookshop Woman – Nanako Hanada
Published By: BrazenPages: 224Released On: 06/06/2024Translated By: Cat Anderson Nanako Hanada’s life has not just flatlined, it’s hit rock bottom… Recently separated from her husband, she is living between 4-hour capsule hostels, pokey internet cafes and bookshop floors. Her work is going no better – sales at the eccentric Village Vanguard bookstore in Tokyo, whichContinue reading “The Bookshop Woman – Nanako Hanada”
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