“Reiwa Human Chair” is a book written by novelist Akira Shika, whose debut work “I Just Dropped My Phone” series from 2017 has been adapted into a number of films, and the series has become a huge hit, selling over one million copies in total. The book tackles the major theme of “reviving Edogawa Ranpo’s bizarre world in the Reiwa era.” The book contains
six stories that rewrite six of Edogawa Ranpo’s works, “Human Chair,” “The Attic Stalker,” “Inhuman Love,” “The Red Room,” “One Person Playing Two Roles,” and “Injuu,” and depicts them as new stories set in the Reiwa era, where smartphones, SNS, AI, and IoT dominate. The book will be released by Bunshun Bunko on July 9, 2024.
The audiobook version features a star-studded cast of voice actors, including Kamiya Hiroshi, who is in charge of the title work “Reiwa Ningen Isu,” as well as Nishiyama Kotaro, Hayama Shota, Yamashita Seiichiro, Ito Kento, and Hino Satoshi, who read each work aloud. Prior to the book’s release on July 9 and the full audiobook distribution, each episode has been available for pre-order from July 1 on the ” audiobook.jp ” unlimited listening plan.
Yamashita’s “Reiwa Red Room” was released on July 1, Hayama’s “Reiwa Inhuman Love” on July 3, and Nishiyama’s “Reiwa The Attic Stalker” on July 5, and Ito’s “Reiwa One Person, Two Roles” began streaming on July 7. Yamashita’s “Reiwa Red Room” is also available for free on the audiobook.jp YouTube account for a limited time until September 30.
In addition, six original works by Edogawa Ranpo, which inspired this work, will be available for streaming on the all-you-can-listen plan of audiobook.jp from July 9th. If you listen to “Reiwa Ningen Isu” and then compare it with Edogawa Ranpo’s original works, you will be able to enjoy the work more deeply.
Kamiya was in charge of reading both the original Edogawa Ranpo version and the Reiwa version by Akira Shikabuki for “The Human Chair.” Others who will be reading are Matsuoka Yoshitsugu for “The Red Room,” Shimono Hiro for “The Inhuman Love,” Bonkohara Yasushi for “The Attic Wanderer,” Hirose Yuya for “Two Roles in One Person,” and Inagaki Natsu for “The Shadow Beast.”
■Audiobook of Akira Shiga’s “Reiwa Human Chair”
[Pre-release Schedule]
Monday, July 1st: “Reiwa Red Room” Narrated by Seiichiro Yamashita Wednesday,
July 3rd: “Reiwa Inhuman Love” Narrated by Shota Hayama Friday,
July 5th: “Reiwa The Attic Stalker” Narrated by Kotaro Nishiyama Sunday,
July 7th: “Reiwa One Person, Two Roles” Narrated by Kento Ito
*On Tuesday, July 9th, all 6 stories, including the following 2 works, will be available for single purchase and unlimited listening.
“Reiwa Human Chair” Narrated by Hiroshi Kamiya
“Reiwa Inhuman Beast” Narrated by Satoshi Hino
■Edogawa Ranpo version Works information
Kamiya Hiroshi’s reading “The Human Chair” (read by Kamiya Hiroshi)
Matsuoka Yoshitsugu’s reading “The Red Room” (read by Matsuoka Yoshitsugu)
Shimono Hiro’s reading “Inhuman Love” (read by Shimono Hiro) The
Attic Stalker (read by Bonko Hara Yasushi)
One Person, Two Roles (read by Hirose Yuya)
The Beast (read by Inagaki Natsu)
- All of these will be available on the audiobook.jp unlimited listening plan from July 9th
■Work introduction
Title: Reiwa Ningen Isu
Author: Akira Shiga
Publisher: Bungeishunju
Release date: July 9, 2024
Single purchase price: 1,760 yen Distribution format: In addition to single purchase, it is also available on the audiobook.jp unlimited listening plan
for 1,330 yen (tax included) per month
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