{"title":"Tomihiko Morimi","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-tatami-galaxy-a-novel","title":"The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what-might've-been and the what-should-never-be in this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGroundhog Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Midnight Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e–esque novel from one of Japan’s most popular authors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur protagonist, an unnamed junior at a prestigious university in Kyoto, is on the verge of dropping out. After rebelling against the dictatorial jock president of the film club, he and his worst and only friend, the diabolical creep Ozu, are personas non grata on campus. For two years, our protagonist has made all the wrong decisions, and now he's about to make another mistake. He and Ozu are preparing for revenge—a fireworks attack at the film club's welcoming party for new members. Then, a chance encounter with a self-proclaimed god sets the confused and distraught young man on a new course. Destiny will bring him together with Akashi, the blunt but charming sophomore he has a crush on—if he’s brave enough to make a move. Yet our protagonist cannot get beyond his profound disillusionment and the moment is lost. But what if there's a universe where he did join the club of his dreams, ditched Ozu for good, and was confident enough to get the girl? A realm of possibility opens up for our protagonist as time rewinds, and from the four-and-a-half-mat tatami floor of his dorm room, he is plunged into a series of adventures that will take him to four parallel universes. In each universe, he is given the opportunity to start over as a freshman, in search of a rose-colored campus life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inspiration behind the much-loved anime series, Tomihiko Morimi's contemporary classic is a fantastic journey through time and space, where a half-eaten \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ecastella\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecake, a photograph from Rome, and a giant cavity in a wisdom tooth hold the keys to self-discovery. A time-traveling romp that speaks to everyone who has wondered what if, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Tatami Galaxy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill win readers’ hearts over . . . and over . . . and over again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"harper collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51534967144779,"sku":"R8967-4517","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/81UDJSeIAjL._SY522.jpg?v=1743077944"},{"product_id":"the-tatami-time-machine-blues","title":"The Tatami Time Machine Blues","description":"","brand":"harper collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51535094120779,"sku":"R9168-4871","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/81mRWvFE3fL._SY522.jpg?v=1743078952"},{"product_id":"the-tatami-time-machine-blues-nomad-edition","title":"The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Nomad Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Tatami Galaxy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner’s remote control—the only AC in Shimogamo Yusuisuiso, their famously shabby sweatbox of an apartment building. Vengeful and despairing, our protagonist discusses countermeasures with his secret crush, the reliably blunt Akashi, when Tamura, a strange young man with a bad haircut, appears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTamura claims to be a time traveler from 25 years in the future, and shows off the time machine he uses to travel. Our protagonist has a brilliant idea: the sweetest revenge would be to go back one day in time and retrieve the functioning remote control. His simple fix is complicated by Ozu and several others who are also eager to take a ride back in time. But in attempting to alter the past, our protagonist foresees the world's extinction. Even more troublingly, Akashi mentions she’s bringing someone to the upcoming bonfire . . . and it's not him. 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