KIZUMONOGATARI Wound Tale
KIZUMONOGATARI Wound Tale by NISIOISIN is an illustrated edition published by Kodansha USA on December 15, 2015, featuring 354 pages in English. This narrative unfolds around midnight in a provincial Japanese town, where a mysterious, limbless woman is discovered under a street lamp, sparking rumors of a vampire’s presence. The story follows Koyomi Araragi, who is skeptical of the supernatural but finds himself drawn into a world of bloodsucking demons during his spring break.
Readers will encounter a blend of humor and poignant moments as the tale explores themes of the occult and supernatural. KIZUMONOGATARI serves as a prequel to BAKEMONOGATARI, marking the beginning of the renowned MONOGATARI series. This edition invites readers into a unique narrative that combines elements of magical realism with the complexities of human relationships, setting the stage for the adventures that follow in the series.
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Around midnight, under a lonely street lamp in a provincial town in Japan, lies a white woman, a blonde, alone, robbed of all four limbs, yet undead. Indeed, a rumor’s been circulating among the local girls that a vampire has come to their backwater, of all places.
Koyomi Araragi, who prefers to avoid having friends because they’d lower his “intensity as a human,” is naturally skeptical. Yet it is to him that the bloodsucking demon, a concept “dated twice over,” beckons on the first day of spring break as he makes his way home with a fresh loot of morally compromising periodicals.
Always disarmingly candid, often hilariously playful, and sometimes devastatingly moving, KIZUMONOGATARI: Wound Tale is the perfect gateway into the world of author NISIOISIN, the bestselling young novelist in Japan today. The prequel to BAKEMONOGATARI (“Monster Tale”), this is where the legendary MONOGATARI series, whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim, begins. A theatrical feature based on KIZUMONOGATARI is due to be released in Japan in January 2016.
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