Tokuma Shoten's July New Releases, Including Masamune Oosawa's "Yogen," the Third Installment of the "Bodyguard Kiri" Series, and Yutaka Izumi's "Manin Orei," the Second Installment of the "Kabuki Backstage Stories" Series, Marking the Author's 10th Anniversary, Now Available!

Tokuma Shoten's July New Releases

Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Hideyuki Komiya) announces the release of this month's new Tokuma Bunko titles on July 10, 2026 (Friday).

Masamune Oosawa's "Yogen"

Cover Photo: I.M./Yuuki Matsuyama

Title: Yogen

Author: Masamune Oosawa

Price: 1,210 yen (tax included)

Format: Bunko

Pages: 592

Release Date: July 10, 2026 (Friday)

ISBN: 978-4-19-895139-9

Product Page:

[Tokuma Shoten] https://www.tokuma.jp/book/b678216.html

[Amazon] https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/419895139X/

A Non-Stop Hardboiled Thriller The Third Installment of the "Bodyguard Kiri" Series!

Deceive the world. Protect her.

Around forbidden documents that predict the future of the world... Kidnapping, espionage, betrayal -- Desire and conspiracy clash!

Real name and age unknown. Kiri, a bodyguard skilled in ancient martial arts, receives a protection request from the influential fixer Mutsuki. The target is Benika Okazaki, the daughter of Chuho Haku, the deceased head of a Hong Kong think tank. Before his death, Haku predicted international affairs with astonishing accuracy in documents known as the "White Papers." The objective is to protect Benika, the confidential documents she possesses, and the unpublished "White Papers." Can Kiri protect Benika from the intelligence agencies of various countries?

● Author Profile

Masamune Oosawa (Oosawa Marimasu)

Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1956. Dropped out of Keio University. Debuted in 1979 with "Kansou no Machikado," winning the 1st Shosetsu Mystery Newcomer Award. In 1991, won the 12th Eiji Yoshikawa Literature Newcomer Award and the 44th Japan Mystery Writers' Association Award for Best Novel for "Shinjuku Same." In 1994, won the 110th Naoki Prize for "Shinjuku Same: Muken Ningyo." In 2004, won the 17th Renzo Shibata Prize for "Pandora Island." In 2010, received the 14th Japan Mystery Literature Award. In 2014, won the 48th Eiji Yoshikawa Literature Award for "Umi to Tsuki no Meiro." Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2022.

● A4 Panel

● A6 POP

● Special Preview of the First 22 Pages of This Book

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● Introduction to Previous Books in the Series

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Title: Jūgan

Author: Masamune Oosawa

Price: 924 yen (tax included)

Format: Bunko

Pages: 672

Release Date: July 2015

ISBN: 978-4-19-893988-5

Product Page:

[Tokuma Shoten] https://www.tokuma.jp/book/b496122.html

[Amazon] https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4198939888/

The supernatural ability "God's Eye" to see destiny.

It endangered the girl's life.

The desperate struggle of the solitary bodyguard Kiri!

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Title: Bakushin

Author: Masamune Oosawa

Price: 990 yen (tax included)

Format: Bunko

Pages: 640

Release Date: September 2021

ISBN: 978-4-19-894672-2

Product Page:

[Tokuma Shoten] https://www.tokuma.jp/book/b590248.html

[Amazon] https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4198946728/

The Second Installment of the "Bodyguard Kiri" Series! The client explodes before his eyes!? Am I cursed-- What is the meaning of the words left behind before death?

● To Commemorate the Bunko Release of "Yogen"! E-books of Previous Series Installments Now on Kindle Unlimited!

To celebrate the bunko release of "Yogen," the e-book Kindle versions of the first and second installments of the "Bodyguard Kiri" series, "Jūgan" and "Bakushin," are available for a limited time on Kindle Unlimited (subscription-based unlimited reading)! If you haven't read them yet, please take this opportunity!

Yutaka Izumi's "Manin Orei: Kabuki Backstage Stories"

Cover Illustration: Masako Tomii

Title: Manin Orei: Kabuki Backstage Stories

Author: Yutaka Izumi

Price: 913 yen (tax included)

Format: Bunko

Pages: 288

Release Date: July 10, 2026 (Friday)

ISBN: 978-4-19-895135-1

Product Page:

[Tokuma Shoten] https://www.tokuma.jp/book/b678215.html

[Amazon] https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4198951357/

Author's Debut 10th Anniversary!

"Blood or talent! The truth behind Kiwa's father's death and Hanshiro's crisis. The Kawaharasaki-za is heating up today!"

-- Kaori Hishida, Seibunkan Bookstore Nakajima Shimmachi Branch

Kiwa, who works as an attendant to Hanshiro Iwai, the top onnagata (female role actor) in Edo, is assigned to take care of Otomatsu, a child prodigy brought from Kamigata by Hanshiro. While captivated by Otomatsu's talent for dancing as if possessed, Kiwa feels a sense of danger, seeing her late father's image in the child who lives in the world of theater from such a young age. Kiwa resolves to protect Otomatsu so he doesn't lose himself -- The second installment of this story about a girl's struggle to survive in the world of Kabuki! (New work)

● Author Profile

Yutaka Izumi (Izumi Yutaka)

Born in Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1982. Debuted in 2016 with "Oshishōsama, Seitsukimashita!" winning the 11th Shosetsu Gendai Long Novel Newcomer Award. In 2019, won the 8th Japan Historical Fiction Writers' Association Award for Newcomers and the 2nd Masamitsu Hosoya Award for "Kamiyui Hyakka." Other works include the "Oedo Enkirii Cho," "Nemuri Isha Gussuri An," and "Tsutaya no Musuko" series.

● Special Preview of the First 22 Pages of This Book

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● Introduction to the Previous Book in the Series

Cover Illustration: Masako Tomii

Title: Honjitsu Hatsuhi: Kabuki Gakuyura Urabanashi

Author: Yutaka Izumi

Price: 891 yen (tax included)

Format: Bunko

Pages: 288

Release Date: January 2026

ISBN: 978-4-19-895088-0

Product Page:

[Tokuma Shoten] https://www.tokuma.jp/book/b672211.html

[Amazon] https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4198950881/

The First Installment of the "Kabuki Backstage Stories" Series! "I create dreams in this fleeting world." What was Kiwa, who became the attendant to the current top onnagata, Hanshiro Iwai, ordered to do--?

Madoka Takadono's "Coming Out"

Cover Illustration: Chiaki Otonai

Title: Coming Out

Author: Madoka Takadono

Price: 1,045 yen (tax included)

Format: Bunko

Pages: 416

Release Date: July 10, 2026 (Friday)

ISBN: 978-4-19-895140-5

Product Page:

[Tokuma Shoten] https://www.tokuma.jp/book/b678220.html

[Amazon] https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4198951403/

A Masterpiece that Won the 1st Ekina-ka Bookstore Award!

Everyone has secrets they keep deep inside... but reading this will make you stress-free!

Secrets held in the heart. Words that cannot be taken back once spoken. Now, you can say them--. Sachimi, a 17-year-old high school girl, meets men while entrusting her costumes to a locker, adopting multiple personalities. Ryoko, a 29-year-old office worker, wants to get married soon while hiding her Lolita fashion hobby. What will change for oneself and those around when "it" is revealed? A stress-free, refreshing entertainment that won the 1st Ekina-ka Bookstore Award!

● Author Profile

Madoka Takadono (Takadono Madoka)

Born in Hyogo Prefecture. Debuted in 2000 with "Magudamiria Mittsu no Hoshi," winning the Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Award Encouragement Prize. In 2013, won the 1st Ekina-ka Bookstore Award for "Coming Out." Numerous other works include "Jūhime," "Kārī," "Tokkan," "Ken to Kurenai," "Jōryū Kasso," "Gurando Shatō," and "Shirī Hōmuzu to Hi-iro no Yūutsu."

● Introduction of Main Characters from the Back Cover

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