“monogatary.com”, a novel posting site operated by Sony Music Entertainment, allows users to freely post “stories” to “themes” given by the management every day, and to respond in various ways, such as adding illustrations and comments. It is a platform where you can play.
Monocon is an annual contest held every summer. Last year, the event was held under the theme of “KAIKO” with the idea of creating a place where many people come and go through stories = a place of “encounter”, and one of the main events was “Monocon 2023″. The “Bungei x Monogatary.com Collaboration Award” welcomed Akutagawa Prize-winning author Hitomi Kanehara as the selection committee chairperson, and a collaboration with the literary magazine “Bungei” published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha was realized.
And, in “New me – Bungei x monogatary.com novel collection -” released by Kawade Shobo Shinsha, “The Case of Hakusan Street Burning” (authored by Arutemado), which was the original novel of YOASOBI’s “New me”, is published. A collection of seven award-winning novels is now on sale.
moreover! This time, a novel special PV has been created in collaboration with YOASOBI “New me”! The lyrics world of “New me” and the story depicted in the MV will be expanded and connected to the original novel “Hakusan Dori Burning Case” (Author: Arutemado), so it’s a must-see!
Don’t miss the novel special PV to commemorate the release of the novel collection “New me – Bungei x monogatary.com novel collection -“, which was born out of a miraculous collaboration between YOASOBI/monogatary.com, the literary magazine “Bungei”, and selection committee chairperson Hitomi Kanehara. Please pay attention!
◼︎“New me -Bungei x monogatary.com novel collection-” Novel special PV
URL:https://youtu.be/dpit3sPnyGc
■About “New me -Bungei x monogatary.com novel collection-”
・Recorded works
Grand prize work
“Hakusan Street Burning” by Arutemado
(Compiled as YOASOBI’s new song “New me”)
Excellent work
“Papageno who wants to be a cyborg” by Donwang Lingwang
“Wandering Face” by Tetra Sakashima
Honorable mention
“Blue Tree and Abandonment” by Menoki Son
“Green Velvet Spine” by Frog Aoi
“Typoglycemia” written by Nanase Honjo
“The Sea of Goodbye” Written by Michi Fuyumura
・About cover design
Popular animator/illustrator Havtza handled the illustrations, and book designer Tomoshi Nojo (buku) was in charge of the book cover.
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・Book information
“New me -Bungei x monogatary.com novel collection-”
Author: Arutemado, Touou Reiou, Sakashima Tetra, Menoki Particle, Aoi Frog, Honjou Nanase, Fuyumura Unknown
Specifications: 46 size/Normal paper/272 pages
Cover art: Havtza
Book cover: Tomoshi Nojo (buku)
Price including tax: 1,496 yen (1,360 yen)
Release date: November 11, 2024
ISBN:9784309039213
URL:https://www.kawade.co.jp/np/isbn/9784309039213/
★A Japanese version of the e-book containing all 7 works is also on sale. Please check each e-book store for details.
◼︎YOASOBI “New me” Official Music Video
URL:https://youtu.be/HRlW6yZo6Kc
◼︎YOASOBI “New me” song information
Delivery URL:https://orcd.co/yoasobi_newme
Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Ayase/Singing: ikura
◼︎What is the New Writer Award[Bungei x monogatary.com Collaboration Award]?
The quarterly literary magazine “Bungei” published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha and the novel submission site monogatary.com operated by Sony Music Entertainment held the New Writer’s Award in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of “Bungei” and the 5th anniversary of the formation of YOAOSOBI. . With Akutagawa Prize-winning author Hitomi Kanehara as the selection committee chair, we are soliciting short stories with the theme of “KAIKO.” Seven works were selected from a total of 879 works to win the grand prize.
↓Click here for award details
https://monocon2023.com/#kawade
■About Bungei
Bungei, a quarterly literary magazine published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2023, is constantly bringing new talent to the world, including producing many Akutagawa Prize-winning authors. In 2019, a major renovation was carried out under the title “Literary Reboot.” The catchy design of the visuals and the detailed content have become a hot topic among not only book lovers but also many people, and the 2019 fall issue attracted attention even before its release and sold out in a few days, which is extremely unusual for a magazine. It became a print. The one and only literary magazine that continues to be a top runner as a medium that conveys the current state of literature. This time, at Monocon 2023, we will co-host the New Literature Award with monogatary.com, and “The Case of Hakusan Street Burning” will be selected as the grand prize winner. A collection of novels, including the grand prize-winning works, “New me -Bungei x monogatary.com novel collection-” will be published on November 11, 2024.
HP:https://www.kawade.co.jp/np/bungei.html
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kawade_bungei/
■About YOASOBI
YOASOBI is a “unit that turns novels into music” consisting of composer Ayase and vocalist ikura. Their debut song “Yoru ni Kakeru”, released in November 2019, attracted attention immediately after its release, sweeping the number one spot on various domestic distribution charts, and currently the cumulative number of streaming views has exceeded 1 billion for the first time in history. The opening theme song “Idol” for the TV anime “Oshi no Ko” topped the Billboard JAPAN general song chart “JAPAN Hot 100” for 21 consecutive weeks, breaking the Billboard JAPAN record for consecutive top spots. In addition, the total number of streaming views exceeded 400 million, the fastest in history. Furthermore, they topped the U.S. Billboard Global Chart “Global Excl. Continuing. In April 2024, they will perform at Coachella, one of the world’s largest festivals, held in California, and this fall, celebrating their 5th anniversary, they will hold a 4-day dome performance in Tokyo and Osaka. This time, for the first time in about 5 years, we are returning to our roots in “monocom”.
HP:https://www.yoasobi-music.jp
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yoasobi_staff_/
■About monogatary.com
This is a novel posting site run by Sony Music Entertainment, where you can freely post your stories to the “themes” given by the company every day, and have fun making comments and reactions. The genres of submissions are diverse, including romance, horror, suspense, comedy, haiku, and poetry, with over 200,000 submissions. We are also focusing on creating works such as music, video, and comicalization based on submitted novels, and from the annual contest “Monocon 2019”, the debut song of YOASOBI, a unit that turns “novels” into music. The original novel of “Running at Night” was born. While creating many songs and works through a wide range of collaborations with artists, she has recently commercialized perfumes, breads, sweets, nail polish, etc. based on novels. At Monocon 2023, he co-sponsored the Newcomer’s Award with the literary magazine Bungei, and his grand prize-winning work, “Hakusan Dori Burning Case,” was made into a book and a song called YOASOBI’s “New Me.” A novel submission site that continues to challenge unexpected forms of “story.”
X:https://x.com/monogatary_com
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/monogatary.com_staff
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