In contrast, Kunagisa is an unapologetically eccentric computer genius who lives as a shut-in. He provides lackadaisical descriptions of everyday Japanese life from the perspective of someone with no particular hobbies or interests of his own. Ii-chan - as he's referred to by his close friend Kunagisa Tomo - is a very unusual guy he's unusually detached from the world while having a truly terrible memory. The story follows the adventures of an unnamed protagonist (he's addressed by various nicknames depending on which character he's speaking to, but his full name is never clearly stated in these two books). Whether the reason was poor sales or a side effect of Kodansha's complicated acquisition of Del Rey's properties, the second book seems to be the last we'll ever see of English-translated Zaregoto. and that seems to have been the end of it. The second book followed two years later. Stylish illustrations contributed by artist take added to Zaregoto's appeal.īack in 2008, there was a surge of interest in NisiOisiN's work in the west so along with some tie-in novels and compilations, US manga publisher Del Rey translated and released the first book in the Zaregoto series. It was written by NisiOisiN, the quirky mind behind the Bakemonogatari series and many other hits. Zaregoto was a series of light novels released between 20, which told six stories over the course of nine books.
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