Asako is a 19-year-old rock singer. Love, music, and the texture of a precarious life overlap, giving the work the vividness expected of a 2nd Shosetsu Subaru Newcomer Award winner.

Asako makes an urgent and vivid debut as a rock singer.

A wildly imaginative story in which chindon performers fill the streets of Ginza. Its festive energy and urban bustle define this winner of the Shosetsu Subaru Newcomer Award.

A festive story in which chindon performers fill Ginza.