Fifth grader Wataru Mitani’s world is on the verge of a major upheaval when he first starts investigating the abandoned construction beside a local shrine. Students in his school are rumoured to have seen ghosts here and Wataru is intrigued. One evening, he sneaks out of his family’s company apartment to meet up with his …
Tag: Haikasoru
Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince
Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince is the story of two youngsters, raised as brother and sister, who find themselves on opposing sides of the emperor’s war. Set generations after Saya stilled the Dragon Sword, marrying the Prince of Light and creating a new line of emperors for Toyoashihara (Dragon Sword and Wind Child), Toko comes …
Dragon Sword and Wind Child
First in the Tales of the Magatama series by Noriko Ogiwara, Dragon Sword and Wind Child follows Saya, a young woman haunted by dreams and a known orphan in the village she calls home. The battle for control of Toyoashihara between the Children of Light and the Children of Dark has never much affected Saya, …
Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse
Zoo introduced me to the brilliance that is Otsuichi, and Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse has me on the brink of becoming an Otsuichi-addict. This second Otsuichi collection from the Haikasoru line-up published by Viz Media features his debut and award winning story Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse, the tale of a young girl murdered during summer vacation in a fit …
Zoo
Truly one of the most enjoyable horror short story collections I have read in years, Otsuichi puts together fascinating tales of death that will horrify and shock you, yet you won’t be able to put the book down. Beginning with the title story in which a young man receives a photograph of his missing girlfriend, …
All You Need Is KILL
Keiji Kiriya doesn’t remember a time before the Mimics. The bloated, dead-frog looking creatures have come from a planet 40-some light years away in search of a new home for their race. Humanity, however, does not plan on giving them Earth so easily. He’s only a recruit, can barely operate the heavy Jacket that soldiers …
Lord of the Sands of Time
In the future, mankind no longer lives on Earth. In the future, we create AI with bodies similar to our own and send them back in time in hopes of stopping the alien invasion before it spreads and destroys us all. Orville is one of these Messengers. He is one of many Messengers who will …
Usurper of the Sun
Aki Shiraishi was just a typical Japanese schoolgirl until the day of the eclipse. On that day, she was the first to document a strange tower on Mercury’s surface. From that moment on, her days in the school’s astronomy club and her future studies were completely focused on the Tower, who built it, why was …