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10th Starts Publishing Bunko Award & Miraiya Shoten Award Double Winner "The Ending is Yours: 5 Stories That Connect" to be Released on May 28th (Thu)!

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Published May 28, 2026 1:00 PM ・ Updated Jun 13, 2026 11:51 PM ・ 2 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

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Miraiya Shoten will release "The Ending is Yours: 5 Stories That Connect" by Hato-sei Yuasa, a double winner of the Starts Publishing Bunko Award and the Miraiya Shoten Award, on May 28, 2026.
The bookstore chain will support the launch with exclusive book bands, special bookmarks featuring original short stories, YouTube interviews, and signed copies via their online store.

Miraiya Shoten will release "The Ending is Yours: 5 Stories That Connect" by Hato-sei Yuasa, a double winner of the Starts Publishing Bunko Award and the Miraiya Shoten Award, on May 28, 2026. The bookstore chain will support the launch with exclusive book bands, special bookmarks featuring original short stories, YouTube interviews, and signed copies via their online store.

PRIMARY SOURCE Original source: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000132.000152182.html Distributor: PR TIMES
Published: May 28, 2026

Miraiya Shoten Co., Ltd. will launch the award-winning work "The Ending is Yours: 5 Stories That Connect" (Author: Hato-sei Yuasa / Starts Publishing Bunko) at all Miraiya Shoten locations nationwide starting Thursday, May 28, 2026. This work is a notable double winner of both the Grand Prize at the 10th Starts Publishing Bunko Award and the Miraiya Shoten Award. It is a linked short story collection where five seemingly separate stories connect as the reader progresses, creating a sense of surprise and emotion. To commemorate the release, Miraiya Shoten will offer exclusive book bands and distribute limited-edition bookmarks featuring a newly written short story by the author.

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Announced　May 28, 2026 1:00 PM — Distributor PR TIMES
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