According to the key news agency Twitter, Maeda's first novel " Cat Hunting " ( Hunting Cat Patriarch ) will be released in Japan on May 17 by Kodansha. It is reported that the protagonist of the novel story is a genius composer who is abandoned by the cat and wants to die, and the other is a college student who has nothing. In such a difficult to understand each other, the two unfold a story that is still warm even if they cannot communicate. At present, the official website of the key society has launched the relevant introduction page. Below is a translation of the page.
Official Address:
https://key.visualarts.gr.jp/nekogari/
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > synopsis of the story</h1>
The girl I met by the sea wanted to die more than anyone else in the world.
Shi Tsubaki, who was watching the cat playing, greeted the girl standing on the cliff.
The dark-haired beauty who is about to jump off, named Toro Maru, is a composer who has written many hit songs.
Contrary to expectations, the girl said passionately and confidently that she wanted to die.
For the first time in his life, he encountered such a talented person but frankly died, and he fell into a confused time
Wanting to change that day anyway, he took her back to his apartment
Somehow, the genius composer and college student who was hated by cats and wanted to die
Two people who couldn't understand each other, six days of not being able to understand each other, began
The world in which Ma Zhi lives is so painful and irrational.
"AIR", "CLANNAD", "Little Busters!", "Angel Beats!", "Charlotte", and then "Day of Becoming a God".
This is the first time that he has focused on "tear-inducing" so far, and has written something purely as he wants to write into a literary work for emergency publication.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > book review</h1>
"The more I read, the more cute it gets, it's amazing"
The book review from Ichiro Yuki (novelist) is as follows:
The first impression I read was that, in any case, it was a "novel of very many diseases."
Is life worth living? People are born in this world, should they be happy or taboo? Everyone thinks about this question in adolescence and can't answer it, but this story confronts it head-on.
The basic structure of the story is relatively simple, there is no bizarre foreshadowing, with dialogue as the main body, and the way the characters think is shown in various scenes - it is "This is the novel!" such a genre. There are also very few characters on the scene, and because it is a first-person genre, it is very easy to read.
But because of this, deception is ineffective. If you take a wrong step, the constant communication between people who feel unpleasant will only make people feel a little strange.
In the arrogant words and deeds, the dialogue between the surprisingly naïve and cute Shiro Maru (stage name) and The dialogue between Shi Tsubaki (real name), who knows that he is an ordinary person but fights hard to save her, is really amazing.
Whether you are a happy person or an unfortunate person, if you stop to read this story when you are full of doubts about life, you may have some understanding. That's the story.
"You can feel That Maeda is striving to achieve a different goal than in the past."
A book review from Hideyuki Renmu (novelist) is as follows:
〇〇 is a legend.
Because it is a great existence that was once envisioned, I will express it this way. In my heart Ma Zhi Zhun is legendary.
Of course, I know that Maeda Jun is a real writer who is active in the front line. Achievements in games, comics, and animations are unknown to anyone.
However, Ma Zhijun wrote a novel for the first time.
And it's a place that might be far away from past readers.
It seems to me that he wrote not as a legend, but as a challenger. Sometimes things that are used in games and animations cannot be used in novels, and vice versa.
This is a valuable work created by Maeda Jun, who uses the freedom and unfreedom in his hands as a weapon to achieve a different goal than in the past.
Of course, the hemp branches that you can enjoy as a loyal fan are still there, so please feel at ease and be impressed.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="36" > short review</h1>
"Because of gentleness, gentleness, honesty, this is an illusory and sad, beautiful story"
A short review from LiSA (singer-songwriter) is as follows:
In this eliminated world, there may be happy things tomorrow.
I thought the same thing, and came to this day with the shackles of encounter. I read as I repeated my life.
Why I shed tears, I think it is because I felt Mr. Asae in my works.
It is a story as gentle, gentle, honest, illusory and sad, and beautiful as Mr. Asahi.
"The final shock fascinates me"
A short review from Nanomi Suzuki (artist) is as follows:
The world is so narrow, why should we live? A book of easy-to-understand hints for something that anyone can think of.
Tosawaru, who says life is troublesome, and Tsubaki, who tries to teach the joy of being alive. The unbalanced words between the two resonated with me at the same time, and the impact at the end also fascinated me. What a sad and beautiful story.
"Suddenly felt that someone I was living with was cute"
A short review from Nanmu Lantern (voice actor) is as follows:
The more I think about the things I see with my own eyes when I am alive, the more I have no reason, and I feel useless.
I think everyone has had the experience that this accumulation leads to a sense of nothingness about "being."
But if you cherish your empty daily life, you may suddenly find someone you live with cute. It is a book that makes people pay attention.
"It sounds heavy for someone who has only done something once"
Raissel Yanagi (创saku singer) Short:
Sometimes, I want to see the world that person sees through the eyes of the person who created it.
People who see the same scenery but take very different photos are people who photograph the world in a different way.
Mr. Asa branch is also such a presence for me, and I think there are some clues in this novel.
From every sentence of the characters, you can feel the filter of Maede Jun.
Especially for people who have only done something once, it will have a heavy impact.
If there is a desire, although there is a desire to see more about the development trend of the world, such a mood. However, where it is almost possible to grasp, the existence of one step away may be the charm of this work.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="60" > pricing</h1>
The sales price is 1,870 yen including tax. Total 312 pages.
Kano Jane Comment: Woohoo, heartache.