[First Essay by Naoki Prize-Winning Author Satoshi Ogawa] Release of '45-Degree Angle Rules of Life'. A contrarian's rules of life from a 'sci-fi writer' floating 2cm above society, bringing endless wry smiles and empathy. Publication commemorative autograph session also announced
CE Media House Inc. will release '45-Degree Angle Rules of Life', the first essay collection by Naoki Prize-winning author Satoshi Ogawa, on April 17, 2026. The book offers unique relationship advice from a contrarian perspective.
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CE Media House Inc. will release '45-Degree Angle Rules of Life' (Naname 45-do no Shoseijutsu), the first essay collection by Satoshi Ogawa, currently one of the most highly-anticipated authors whose novel 'Your Quiz' is being adapted into a film in May 2026, on Friday, April 17, 2026.
The paperback 'Novel Thinking for Verbalization' (Kodansha), published last October, quickly surpassed 80,000 copies sold, and in May, the Japan Booksellers' Award-winning 'Your Quiz' (Asahi Shimbun Publications) will be made into a movie. This constantly talked-about novelist has re-edited the content serialized in the magazine Pen over the past three years.
Although the title includes 'Rules of Life' (Shoseijutsu), as the modifier '45-Degree Angle' suggests, the content sets itself apart from general business manners and worldly wisdom.
## A book hiding life hints that can only be obtained from the perspective of an eccentric sci-fi writer
'I had always lived thinking I was "normal," but when I became a novelist and started writing down my thoughts in text, various people started calling me "weird," "argumentative," or a "contrarian." (omitted) This book records the perspective of "how I perceive the world."'
- From the text -
The 'rules of life' taught by the 'contrarian' Mr. Ogawa include things like:
- How to turn meaningless small talk like "It's hot today, isn't it" into a meaningful conversation
- Tips to avoid stressing over human relationships
- A mindset to positively accept an embarrassing dark past
Besides these, his unique communication theories, relationship skills, and life philosophy, developed with genius writing skills and light irony, will not stop bringing wry smiles and empathy.
### [Table of Contents]
15°---
How to avoid meaningless small talk / How to utilize talking about oneself / Why is this person's story boring? / Two essential skills to become good at explaining / Prerequisites for improving the accuracy of metaphors / It's okay to beautify your career history when talking / Beware of self-proclaimed "gourmets" / "Recommendations" relate to trust / I don't want my will to be taken away by the cashier / It's better not to verbalize likes and dislikes / How not to "take the hit" even if you are slandered
30°---
How to continue friendships even after becoming a working adult / When to cut ties with a friend / Worrying about human relationships is arrogant / What to do if you are about to look down on others / "Failure is not the mother of success" / Criteria for judging whether a person is good or bad / "Honest people" are good at lying / What saints cannot see / What does it mean to "have a good personality" / Thinking about human relationships in "manga style" and "novel style"
45°---
What humans can do and AI cannot / Motor nerves and mental nerves / What I realized from the possibility of having bad breath / It's better to get over a heartbreak early / There are only two ways to keep a room clean / Why you shouldn't give cash instead of a souvenir / How to highlight potential values / The end result of a complicated contrarian / I don't want my mind to be read /
The paperback 'Novel Thinking for Verbalization' (Kodansha), published last October, quickly surpassed 80,000 copies sold, and in May, the Japan Booksellers' Award-winning 'Your Quiz' (Asahi Shimbun Publications) will be made into a movie. This constantly talked-about novelist has re-edited the content serialized in the magazine Pen over the past three years.
Although the title includes 'Rules of Life' (Shoseijutsu), as the modifier '45-Degree Angle' suggests, the content sets itself apart from general business manners and worldly wisdom.
## A book hiding life hints that can only be obtained from the perspective of an eccentric sci-fi writer
'I had always lived thinking I was "normal," but when I became a novelist and started writing down my thoughts in text, various people started calling me "weird," "argumentative," or a "contrarian." (omitted) This book records the perspective of "how I perceive the world."'
- From the text -
The 'rules of life' taught by the 'contrarian' Mr. Ogawa include things like:
- How to turn meaningless small talk like "It's hot today, isn't it" into a meaningful conversation
- Tips to avoid stressing over human relationships
- A mindset to positively accept an embarrassing dark past
Besides these, his unique communication theories, relationship skills, and life philosophy, developed with genius writing skills and light irony, will not stop bringing wry smiles and empathy.
### [Table of Contents]
15°---
How to avoid meaningless small talk / How to utilize talking about oneself / Why is this person's story boring? / Two essential skills to become good at explaining / Prerequisites for improving the accuracy of metaphors / It's okay to beautify your career history when talking / Beware of self-proclaimed "gourmets" / "Recommendations" relate to trust / I don't want my will to be taken away by the cashier / It's better not to verbalize likes and dislikes / How not to "take the hit" even if you are slandered
30°---
How to continue friendships even after becoming a working adult / When to cut ties with a friend / Worrying about human relationships is arrogant / What to do if you are about to look down on others / "Failure is not the mother of success" / Criteria for judging whether a person is good or bad / "Honest people" are good at lying / What saints cannot see / What does it mean to "have a good personality" / Thinking about human relationships in "manga style" and "novel style"
45°---
What humans can do and AI cannot / Motor nerves and mental nerves / What I realized from the possibility of having bad breath / It's better to get over a heartbreak early / There are only two ways to keep a room clean / Why you shouldn't give cash instead of a souvenir / How to highlight potential values / The end result of a complicated contrarian / I don't want my mind to be read /