GIRL WHO BECAME A FISH HC (2025)
A beautiful book that can be enjoyed both as a short story and an artbook. The first in a series combining gorgeous contemporary artwork with literary classics of the early 20th century, bringing classic Japanese literature to a new audience. A children's Eden on a deserted island turns to hell, as a brother and sister face the ultimate temptation... Told in epistolary form, this bizarre short story takes on themes of faith, degradation, and transgression, accompanied by stunning original artwork.
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Writer
Kyusaku Yumeno
Artist
Honojirotowoji
All Volumes
Vol. 2
CA$26.93MAIDENS BOOKSHELF MOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS (C: 0-1-1)
Release: January 31, 2023
Vol. 1
CA$26.93MAIDENS BOOKSHELF HELL IN A BOTTLE (C: 0-1-1)
Release: September 27, 2022
The Girl Who Became a Fish
CA$26.93The Girl Who Became a Fish
Release: August 15, 2023
Reading Order
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MAIDENS BOOKSHELF HELL IN A BOTTLE (C: 0-1-1)
A beautiful book that can be enjoyed both as a short story and an artbook. The first in a series combining gorgeous contemporary artwork with literary classics of the early 20th century, bringing classic Japanese literature to a new audience. A children's Eden on a deserted island turns to hell, as a brother and sister face the ultimate temptation... Told in epistolary form, this bizarre short story takes on themes of faith, degradation, and transgression, accompanied by stunning original artwork.
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MAIDENS BOOKSHELF MOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS (C: 0-1-1)
A beautiful book that can be enjoyed both as a short story and an artbook. During a trip, Ensan is reunited with his old friend Li, but his once beautiful appearance has completely changed... This mystical tale of a man transformed into a tiger is rooted in a story dating from the Tang dynasty, but feels totally immediate thanks to Nakajima's masterful adaptation and Nekosuke's gorgeous original art. At once lyrical and philosophical, Nakajima's story is a timeless classic now made available to contemporary audiences thanks to the Maiden's Bookshelf series.
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MAIDENS BOOKSHELF SURGERY ROOM (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
The Maiden's Bookshelf series continues with this eerie classic from the great Izumi Kyoka. "But you couldn't have known!" A mysterious encounter in the surgery room leads back down the paths of memory, after a young woman refuses anaesthetic to protect her secret... Izumi Kyoka's 1895 classic is a mysterious, wrenching tale of doomed love.