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Akuryō #2

by Fuyumi Ono, 小野不由美

Genres: Light Novel, Mystery

250 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1989

About the author

Kanji Name: 小野 不由美.

Fuyumi Ono (小野 不由美, Ono Fuyumi) is a Japanese novelist who is best known for writing the Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記, Juuni Kokuki) series, on which a popular anime is based. Her name after marriage is Fuyumi Uchida (内田不由美, Uchida Fuyumi), but she writes under her maiden name.

Ono was born in Nakatsu, Ōita, Kyūshū in 1960. She graduated from Ōtani University in Kyōto with a degree in Buddhist Studies, and in 1988 was employed by the publisher Kōdansha. Her debut story is titled Sleepless on Birthday Eve.

Ono is married to Naoyuki Uchida (内田直行, Uchida Naoyuki), a mystery novelist who writes under the pseudonym Yukito Ayatsuji (綾辻行人 , Ayatsuji Yukito).

Before she started work on Twelve Kingdoms, Fuyumi Ono wrote The Demonic Child (魔性の子), a horror novel about a boy from another world. She later worked certain events from this novel into the Twelve Kingdoms series. Short stories set in the various kingdoms include: Kasho, Toei, Shokan, Kizan and Jogetsu. In February, 2008, the first new Twelve Kingdoms short story, Hisho no Tori (丕緒の鳥) was published in Shinchosha's Yomyom magazine.

According to an interview at the Anime News Network, she is "currently rewriting a girls' horror series (she) wrote long ago."

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Reviews

[Noninuna]

Mai is now on school break and temporarily working part time at Naru's investigation agency. One day, a lady came to the agency and requested for an investigation of her brother's house which she was sitting for. She's afraid that the strange activities that happening in the house would affect her niece who currently living with her.

The translation that I've read is a bit of a mess but overall, the story was interesting enough. There are a lot more action scenes compare the first one and they really dealt with an entity this time. we also got to know more of Naru as a 17 year old supernatural investigation agency owner. And we also get more of Lin, the assistant too.

[z]

ooo there's so much more to naru and mai's relationship in the light novels 🤔

[jonna1012]

I fell in love with this story even more. I am starting to think of adding Fuyumi Ono in my list of favorite authors. I remembered I watched the anime ver but since it felt like a really long time ago for me, I could not recall if I enjoyed the anime as much as I am enjoying the light novel right now. I totally love Mai's narration and I wish I could have Naru for myself. ♡

[Harper Holder]

This was a captivating sequel! The story behind this ghost was intriguing, and as always the characters were wonderful. I really like the development between Mai and Naru, and the dreams Mai keeps having. A great book!