Together with editor Komine, we conducted an interview with Junichiro Hashimoto, the author of “Speed of Light, Spacetime, and Life.” This is the second part of the interview. The official Shueisha International account also shared their thoughts on the book.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Hatsuko Wada after four years, following the release of the latest installment in “The New Case Files of the Oral Physician Keisuke” series. In addition to this series, we also discussed two other works: “San'i Onobu: Mystery Notebook” and the 47th volume of the popular “The Ultimate Bird Cuisine: The Cook Toshizou’s Investigation Chronicles”

Author Yoshiki Hiraya, a familiar name to Anima Solaris readers, has published his 100th book, “Tenshu Choudai.” The title refers to a historical event in which the Emperor, upon arriving in Tokyo from Kyoto, granted sake barrels as a celebratory gesture. The book’s cover text, “Can You Cut Down a Friend?”, stands in poignant contrast to this tradition.

Hiraya debuted as a writer in 2000, the same year Anima Solaris was founded, and is also the recipient of the First Komatsu Sakyo Award.

“Jem” is a literary magazine dedicated to promoting Japanese literature while uncovering hidden gems from around the world.

The soil is my blood.

In a future where climate change has driven much of humanity off Earth, a man fights to protect his French winery. What does he truly think as he stands his ground?

Carol and Natalia—childhood friends drawn to each other—are torn apart when Natalia is fired and sold off to an unknown fate. As time passes, their lives intersect once more... but what awaits them?

It is said that if you spread a rumor to at least two people in a certain park, it will eventually make its way back to you—exaggerated and transformed. We decided to put this strange urban legend to the test...

Screw, a robot feared for its cold and ruthless worker management, begins experiencing dreams on Christmas Eve. But what exactly is this dream, and how will it affect him?

A special collaboration with Tadano Gyoo-sama (Namako-sama)—from horror to sci-fi!

A man recruited by Lime from an ultra-exploitative company seems to have corporate servitude ingrained in his very being. But on this planet, where the entire world functions like a black company, survival is anything but easy...

This one’s going to be a long ride! (laughs)

This is the eighth anime review in which the anime-loving man "Mayoko@Okayama" talks freely about his favorite anime. The anime he has covered this time are as follows:

“Stop!! Hibari-kun!”, “Expelled from Paradise”, “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!”, “Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet”, “Magilumiere Co., Ltd.”, “Ghost in the Shell”, “Patlabor: The Movie”, “The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes”, “Suzume”

The following items were featured this time. The ones I recommend have a "☆彡" mark on top.

“April Ghost Story”, “The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes”, “Undead Lovers”, “The Night Sky is Always the Densest Shade of Blue”, “Eventually Reaching the Sea”, “Wolf Emblem”, “Cutie Honey”, “Stephen King: Age of Pandemic”, “Five Nights at Freddy’s”, “Invasion”, “The 5th Wave”, “Dare to Stop Us”, “Youth Jack: Dare to Stop Us”, “Before We Vanish”, “Foreboding: Before We Vanish - Theatrical Version”, “Untamagiru”, “Tonight, At Romance Theater”, “Final Retirement: How to Spend 100 Years of Life”, “Final Retirement Rebirth: Life Rhapsody”, “One Night”, “The Former Idol Who Got Stuck in Life Decides to Live with a Total Stranger”, “When April Comes, She...”