'The Ending is Yours: 5 Stories That All Connect', Double Winner of the 10th Starts Publishing Bunko Award & Miraiya Shoten Award, Released on May 28!

Starts Publishing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Keiji Sekine) will release the novel 'The Ending is Yours: 5 Stories That All Connect', which won both the '10th Starts Publishing Bunko Award' and the 'Miraiya Shoten Award', on Thursday, May 28, 2026. 'Starts Publishing Bunko' is a novel label themed around 'growth of the heart' with the brand concept 'This one book will change me.' The 'Miraiya Shoten Award' was established this time to discover and nurture new talent who will lead the future through 'encounters with books.' This work has won two awards and is a series of short stories with clever twists that suggest a new direction for Starts Publishing Bunko. Author: Hato-boshi Yuasa, Illustrator: Fusui. Synopsis: A plan to elope, a senior hiding their left hand, a confession of murder—five stories that seem unrelated at first. However, as you read the other stories, your perspective changes, and everything connects. Miraiya Shoten is conducting special promotions, including limited edition book bands, author interview videos, and bookmarks featuring an exclusive short story.