Did you ever marvel how samurai commuted to work and what did they do whereas commuting? No? Okay then…
As of late most individuals right here within the Japanese metropolis the place I reside simply drive their automobiles. I often stroll though not too way back I had to try this then take a metropolis bus. It used to take an hour there and an hour again. Not dangerous on beautiful spring days like we’re having now. Not so enjoyable in winter or throughout typhoons.
In locations like Tokyo and Osaka individuals take the trains. You’ve most likely seen these movies the place platform staff pack individuals into the automobiles on the Yamanote Line there in Tokyo. Whereas I’ve by no means skilled that (happily) I did as soon as need to go cross-town from a Shinjuku lodge to a Chiyoda medical clinic at peak morning rush by way of subway.
Uniformed station attendants held ropes to maintain us on the prime of the steps whereas the newest prepare emptied and all these passengers stomped up into the station. When the human congestion cleared the attendants stepped apart and we have been on our means.
I used to be training aware respiratory your complete time.
I’m fairly certain I’d have most well-liked commuting like a samurai, nevertheless they did it. On foot? Horses? Solely of their day the samurai didn’t have audio books. Not that we all know of, anyway. Workday warriors now at the least have that choice to assist tune out the crowds whereas coming and going.
Now that we’re considering of samurai with earbuds sprouting from the edges of their head right here’s what Yen Audio has to your personal commute (or leisure time hanging round the home, too) this month.
NEW YORK, NY (5/2/23)— Yen Audio shall be releasing two new audiobook variations of Yen On novels: The Samurai and the Prisoner and Ishura.
The Samurai and the Prisoner
The winter of 1578, 4 years previous to the Honno-ji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Fort—however a string of unsettling incidents throughout the fortress partitions has him at his wit’s finish. The determined warlord’s solely hope for fixing these mysteries is imprisoned within the fortress’s dungeon: a person named Kuroda Kanbei, certainly one of Oda’s most gifted strategists. When all of the battle and intrigue come to an in depth, what’s going to these two males have gained…and misplaced? Award-winning creator Honobu Yonezawa’s English-language debut is a page-turning mix of historic and detective fiction.
The Samurai and the Prisoner is the newest novel by prolific thriller author Honobu Yonezawa and his first work to be translated into English. All through his twenty years in publication, Honobu Yonezawa has acquired quite a few awards, such because the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for his brief story assortment Mangan and the Thriller Writers of Japan Award for Finest Novel for his guide Oreta Ryūkotsu. The Samurai and the Prisoner has earned Honbu Yonezawa two extra prestigious awards so as to add to his checklist of accolades:the Yamada Fūtarō Prize and the Naoki Prize. The English version of the novel shall be launched in June 2023.
Ishura
In a world the place the Demon King has died, a bunch of demigods able to felling him have inherited the world. A grasp fencer who can work out tips on how to take out their opponents with a single look; a lancer so swift they will break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons directly; an omnipotent wizard who can communicate ideas into being; an angelic murderer who offers instantaneous dying. Keen to realize the title of “True Hero,” these champions every pursue challenges towards formidable foes and spark conflicts amongst themselves. The battle to find out the mightiest of the mighty begins.
Within the 2021 version of Takarajimasha’s This Mild Novel Is Wonderful! (Kono Mild Novel ga Sugoi!) guidebook, Ishura topped the tankōbon, novel, and new title classes with essentially the most votes recorded in its historical past. Earlier this yr, it was introduced that this well-liked fantasy novel could be receiving an anime adaptation to be streamed worldwide solely on Disney+. Ishura, Vol. 4 is ready to launch July 2023.
Along with mild novels, Yen On is rapidly changing into the house for critically acclaimed works of literary and style fiction, and the immense reputation of its titles has led to extremely anticipated audiobook variations produced by Yen Audio, such because the March 2023 launch of the Even If This Love Disappears Tonight audiobook and the Could 2023 launch of the Tezcatlipoca audiobook.
The Samurai and the Prisoner audiobook is scheduled to debut September 2023, and the Ishura audiobook is scheduled to debut October 2023. Voice actors shall be introduced at a later date.
About Yen Press, LLC
Yen Press, LLC is a three way partnership between Kadokawa Company and Hachette Ebook Group. Based in 2006, Yen Press has rapidly risen to develop into one of many largest and most prolific publishers of manga and unique graphic novels within the North American market and a driving pressure within the introduction of sunshine novels and Japanese literature to new readers by way of its Yen On and Yen Audio imprints. For extra data, go to www.yenpress.com.
