Ryohgo Narita is a Japanese light novelist celebrated for his prolific output and distinctive narrative style. His works are known for their rapid pacing and intricate plots, offering readers a dynamic and engaging experience. A hallmark of his writing includes a playful use of punctuation, often employing exclamation marks to infuse his stories with energy. Narita's ability to craft expansive and complex worlds solidifies his unique place in the light novel genre.
This collection of short stories and vignettes provides nine tales of not-so-ordinary life in Ikebukuro, including some reminiscing at Celty and Shinra's big hotpot party, the coming-of-age ceremony of the older Raira gang, and another supernatural visitor to Tokyo!
Polka and the gang receive an invitation for a corpse hunt from an unlikely duo--Majiri Agakura and Lemmings! Investigating mysterious disappearances in a creepy, abandoned hospital? What could go wrong?
The casino party is finally underway, and everyone involved in the Flying Pussycat and Mist Wall incidents has gathered at the new Ra's Lance hotel. Is there a shadowy figure pulling the strings behind the scenes, or is it fate? Meanwhile, the Martillo family has been hit by Melvi, the Runorata family's dealer. Amid the confusion, Firo heads to the casino fueled by anger and determination... And so the gamble begins!
The battle between Polka and Civil threatens to tear Shinjuku apart. With the help of old friends and new allies from both sides of the sky, the "Corpse God" launches one final blow!
As the epic showdown between Civil and the Corpse God rages on, truths long kept hidden are dragged into the light. Obsession, longing, resentment, revenge, friendship--everything comes to a head in Shinjuku. The battle is on!
"Mikado Ryuugamine is just trying to pass his second year of high school peacefully, but that plan is out the window when he gets word that someone within the Dollars gang is causing trouble. Everybody has issues: Izaya is scheming, Mikado's classmate knows his secret, and Shizuo is being targeted by a mysterious girl...Just another day in Ikebukuro!"--Page [4] of cover.
The casino party has finally started, and the first day has ended peacefully enough. But there are many fates still to be decided: Melvi, the dealer working with the Runoratas and holding Ennis hostage; Firo, leading the Martillo Family at the party and preparing for Melvi's challenge; the Gandor brothers, who are worried about Firo and watching their own backs; Ladd, working alongside the Gandors; Chane, waiting for the chance to fight Ladd again; Nader, fleeing from Chane. As the storm continues to build, what chaos will erupt next...?
Polka greets the enigmatic visitor, Civil, whose soul is unlike any he's ever seen. Faced with an overwhelming sense of death and madness, Polka is startled at the vestiges of the other world that he can sense. Meanwhile, Solitaire and the Bug team up to uncover the Bastard Children of Sabaramond, but the magician's strategy is rather unconventional...
Dotachin was the victim of a hit-and-run. So say the latest rumors running rampant through the town of Ikebukuro. And when rumors take on life of their own, chaos and confusion rule the roost! Those suspected of the crime, those who avenge crime, those who exploit crime-ambition and desire spiral out of control while the mystery of the Dotachin incident has yet to be resolved!!
Following Huey Laforet’s escape from prison, New York city plunges into turmoil—especially at Firo’s casino. But things take a turn for the unexpected when a suspicious figure from the Runorata Family shows up at the establishment… Meanwhile, the alchemists begin to set their own agenda into motion. Why are they converging on New York? Where will Nader’s path take him next? And what does the assassin Vino have to do with all this?