Mizuki Tsujimura
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Description
A Studio Ghibli-esque work of Japanese translation "that lays bare the anxieties and desperation-and the small triumphs-of adolescence" (Locus), for fans of Mieko Kawakami's Heaven.
Seven students find unusual common ground in this warm, puzzle-like Japanese bestseller laced with gentle fantasy and compassionate insight.
Bullied to the point of dropping out of school, Kokoro's days blur together as she hides in her bedroom, unable to face her family...
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2024, 2019
Description
Home away from home. Seven junior high students are granted access to a mysterious castle. The only thing connecting the kids is that none of them go to school during the day. Kokoro sees the castle as the only place where she truly belongs, but not everyone feels that way. Ureshino announces one day that he's going back to school, but as summer vacation comes to an end, Ureshino returns with mysterious injuries. As it becomes clear that everyone...
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023, 2019
Description
"A fantastical coming-of-age drama based on the critically acclaimed novel with an anime film! Kokoro is a junior high school student--but after years of bullying, she's become so anxious that she no longer goes to school. One day, she's pulled through her full-length mirror into a castle in another dimension by a girl in a wolf mask. The mysterious girl tells Kokoro and six other kids that they will compete in a scavenger hunt. If one of them finds...