Ayatsuji is well-known for his debut novel The Decagon House Murders and Another, which received an anime adaptation in 2012. The second part of an interview with Japanese mystery novelist Ayatsuji Yukito, on the future of publication in Japan and the charm of the mystery genre.
It’s like a three-legged race.Ĭontinue reading “Ayatsuji Yukito Hon no Mushi Interview Part 3: Living in the Publishing World” It’s easier to do if they return answers which resound if you strike back at them. We go together to collect data, they collect documents for me, and I also consult with them on the contents. My requirements for a good editor are abstract, but they have to “see the same world” and “understand my language” because there are many people who don’t understand my language. If they quit there and go to another publisher, I would come with the editor. For example, there’s a publisher that has an editor who I trust immensely. I want to work with someone who I can trust… so a “person” after all. It depends on the editor, their motivations differ. What is a “good editor” to you? Ayatsuji is well-known for his mystery horror novel “ Another“, which received an anime adaptation in 2012. There were many people at my school who aimed to become an editor in the future. Please go to part one “ The Roots of Ayatsuji Mysteries” to read the interview from the beginning. The interview was originally conducted in 1999, and published as a preface interview in a special issue of the magazine Hon no Mushi. The third part of an interview with Japanese mystery novelist Ayatsuji Yukito, in which he talks about living in the publishing world, and his wife Ono Fuyumi.