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イン・ザ・メガチャーチ
沈みゆく列島で、“界隈”は沸騰する――。
あるアイドルグループの運営に参画することになった、家族と離れて暮らす男。内向的で繊細な気質ゆえ積み重なる心労を癒やしたい大学生。仲間と楽しく舞台俳優を応援していたが、とある報道で状況が一変する女。ファンダム経済を仕掛ける側、のめり込む側、かつてのめり込んでいた側――世代も立場も異なる３つの視点から、人の心を動かす“物語”の功罪を炙り出す。
「神がいないこの国で人を操るには、“物語”を使うのが一番いいんですよ」
あるアイドルグループの運営に参画することになった、家族と離れて暮らす男。内向的で繊細な気質ゆえ積み重なる心労を癒やしたい大学生。仲間と楽しく舞台俳優を応援していたが、とある報道で状況が一変する女。ファンダム経済を仕掛ける側、のめり込む側、かつてのめり込んでいた側――世代も立場も異なる３つの視点から、人の心を動かす“物語”の功罪を炙り出す。
「神がいないこの国で人を操るには、“物語”を使うのが一番いいんですよ」
- GenresJapanese Literature
448 pages, 単行本
First published September 3, 2025
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May 15, 2026
There are many things that I could relate to when it comes about being a fan of someone or something.
The way becoming a fan can either good or bad, depending on how we see it. For example, parents might think that it’s a waste of money purchasing goods/merchs/albums of someone that you are a fan at. However, it feels different towards yourself as a fan, when you purchase the goods, when you see them happy from far away place, when you hear them, or any news about them.
But it can push you to a brink of becoming obsessive fans - which can basically affect your daily life.
Another POV from business perspective, the way the marketing being marketed at this book does make me feel scared.
Overall, IMO, entering a fandom, sometimes similar to entering a cult >_<
The way becoming a fan can either good or bad, depending on how we see it. For example, parents might think that it’s a waste of money purchasing goods/merchs/albums of someone that you are a fan at. However, it feels different towards yourself as a fan, when you purchase the goods, when you see them happy from far away place, when you hear them, or any news about them.
But it can push you to a brink of becoming obsessive fans - which can basically affect your daily life.
Another POV from business perspective, the way the marketing being marketed at this book does make me feel scared.
Overall, IMO, entering a fandom, sometimes similar to entering a cult >_<
April 12, 2026
How do we live in a society where there is no clear definition of "good", no "god", no answer at all about how one should tackle this mad exercise of life?
With "In The Megachurch" Ryo Ishii's answer is "simping".
Well, not necessarily as a "correct answer", but more as a sub-conscious coping mechanism for dealing with a dire lack of purpose.
Great book, hard recommend.
With "In The Megachurch" Ryo Ishii's answer is "simping".
Well, not necessarily as a "correct answer", but more as a sub-conscious coping mechanism for dealing with a dire lack of purpose.
Great book, hard recommend.
May 19, 2026
Wow, what a read! It won the 2026 Honya Taisho (Bookstore Prize), where the voters are bookstore staff, and now I know why. It was so timely and entertaining that I finished it in three days. Fantastic.
April 12, 2026
朝井リョウさんは人の行動とか言葉で表現しにくい感情を言語化するのがすごく上手い。心を見透かされているような感覚になる。そうそう！そんな気持ちなのよー。と代弁してくれるような。
推し活ってなんなんだろ。心の拠り所なんだろうけど、それも営利目的で動かしている人達がいて。
推し活ってなんなんだろ。心の拠り所なんだろうけど、それも営利目的で動かしている人達がいて。
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April 17, 2026
朝井リョウは大嫌いだけど、これはまあまあ良かった
途中までは陰謀論とかに走る心理をよく描けてると思うんだけど、後半からは「物語」「物語」ってバカの一つ覚えみたいに連呼し始めて急に説教臭くなるのが残念だったな
途中までは陰謀論とかに走る心理をよく描けてると思うんだけど、後半からは「物語」「物語」ってバカの一つ覚えみたいに連呼し始めて急に説教臭くなるのが残念だったな
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