Mizuki Tsujimura

PICK UP YOUR NEXT READ FOR FANS OF LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR and BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD - the story of a young man with special powers to connect the living with the afterlife. The bestselling companion read to LOST SOULS MEET UNDER A FULL MOONOver 1.2 million copies sold in the seriesReaders adore it:‘Warms your heart’ *****‘I can’t express how good this is. Made me feel the weight of human life’ *****‘The relationship with the dead, the messengers, the clients, and the existence of fate – it all felt so intimate to me’ *****'As good as the first book'*****_____Ayumi is a young man with special powers to bring back the dead to meet the living. A gift passed down in his family, he is able to arrange meetings according to strict rules and always under a full moon. After years in this role, he begins to question its meaning, and how his powers affect his own desires in the real world. Meanwhile, he helps out five characters:-A young film star finds resolution with the father who abandoned him, but not as he expected;- An amateur historian is obsessed to meet a minor warlord of the sixteenth century;-Ayumi anxiously juggles two meetings on the same evening, both have lost their daughters;-A former cook, whose request to visit an upper-class young woman in the afterlife has been repeatedly rejected, is finally granted his wish. Find out how Ayumi and his clients learn to lose their regrets, open up to the unexpected, and cherish what they already have in this profound and moving novel by Japan's leading storyteller._____Now read: LOST SOULS MEET UNDER A FULL MOON

THE UNFORGETTABLE MILLION-COPY JAPANESE BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR'Recalls early Murakami. An enchanting read' Financial Times____________Readers are obsessed:'Every word resonated in my heart' ***** Reader review''Perfect for anyone who loves to think deeply about what they have just read' ***** Reader review'Makes you ponder about death and about life' ***** Reader reviewBrimming with suspense and heartbreak, the million-copy Japanese fantasy mystery for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD and LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR______________Is there anyone from the afterlife you wish to see? So asks the smart young man, Ayumi, to his clients who have come to him for a reunion with the person who once changed their life. But it is no ordinary reunion The people they ask to see have passed away. Calling himself the go-between, Ayumi lays down strict rules around the meetings between the living and the dead: the deceased cannot have been summoned by anyone else; they may refuse; and they must meet under a full moon.- Anxious Hirase asks to see the celebrity who showed her kindness at a critical moment;- An resentful family man wants clarity about a will from his beloved mother;- After a bike accident, a school girl has a question for her former best friend;- A salary man wants to ask the only woman he ever loved what caused her to run away. With each reunion, tantalizing clues are scattered for readers to piece together the emotional truth behind the go-between. A runaway bestseller in Japan, Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon is storytelling at its finest, from an international sensation whose work has been hailed as 'strange and beautiful' (Guardian). With an artful balance of heart and mystery, Mizuki Tsujimura creates an unforgettable page-turner in which the living and the dead are given one last chance for closure. Who would you like to see?_______Watch out for HOW TO HOLD SOMEONE IN YOUR HEART, the sequel to LOST SOULS MEET UNDER A FULL MOON coming soon. First published in Japan under the title TSUNAGU or GO-BETWEEN

When someone breaks the castle's main rule, six of the kids are devoured by the wolves. To save her friends, Kokoro ventures back into the castle and wades through each of their memories to find the key. Why were the seven of them brought to the castle? Will Kokoro ever see her friends again? When all of the mysteries finally come to light, the door to the future creaks open! The thrilling conclusion to Lonely Castle in the Mirror! The final volume!

The kids had promised each other that they’d all attend school on January 10th, but when the day finally comes, the seven kids fail to meet up. With the key still missing, the month of Ookami-sama’s deadline finally arrives. The kids decide to treasure the time they have left, but on their final day in the castle, something shocking happens at the very last moment!

STRONGER TOGETHER The kids realize that, aside from Rion, they are all students at Yukishina Junior High No. 5. After an eventful Christmas party, Masamune plucks up his courage to suggest that the kids help each other out with their problems and maybe even start attending classes again. They all agree to go to school on January 10th. Will Kokoro finally be able to face her bullies?

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 a key that unlocks a secret room, that person will get one wish granted. As long as they observe the rules of the world, they can come and go as they please. The seven kids gradually grow closer as they explore the castle, but the scavenger hunt is never far from anyone’s mind. After all, only one can win their heart’s desire.

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 are all competing in a scavenger hunt. If one of them finds a key that unlocks a secret room, that person will get one wish granted. As long as they observe the rules of the world, they can come and go as they please. The seven kids gradually grow closer as they explore the castle, but the scavenger hunt is never far from anyone's mind. After all, only one of them can win and receive their heart's desire.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 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 or friends. As she spirals into despair, her mirror begins to shine; with a touch, Kokoro is pulled from her lonely life into a resplendent, bizarre fairytale castle guarded by a strange girl in a wolf mask. Six other students have been brought to the castle, and soon this marvelous refuge becomes their playground. The castle has a hidden room that can grant a single wish, but there are rules to be followed, and breaking them will have dire consequences. As Kokoro and her new acquaintances spend more time in their new sanctuary, they begin to unlock the castle's secrets and, tentatively, each other's. Lonely Castle in the Mirror is a mesmerizing, heart-warming novel about the unexpected rewards of embracing human connection.

"When they come, someone dies...” After a quiet boy named Kaname joins the class, Mio reaches out to him, hoping to help the odd boy settle into his new environment. Kaname takes to her a little too well, however, asking to come to her house and then showing up all the time. Frightened, Mio seeks help from an upperclassman she admires...but the nameless wickedness is already coming. It’s close. It’s growing. A horror-mystery novel by famed author Mizuki Tsujimura.