【Warning】If You Egosurf, You're Finished. Series Surpasses 250,000 Copies! Mikito Chinen's 'Genkin' (Forbidden) Series Announces Second Smartphone Book, 'Egosurfing Forbidden'!
Futabasha is releasing the third installment of Mikito Chinen's 'Genkin' (Forbidden) series, 'Egosurfing Forbidden.' Themed around the desire for approval in the SNS era, this work is a mockumentary horror that provides an immersive horror experience with its special format mimicking a smartphone screen.
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Mikito Chinen's latest work, 'Egosurfing Forbidden,' will be released by Futabasha on May 20, 2026. This is the third installment in the 'Genkin' (Forbidden) series, which has sold over 250,000 copies and has become a major topic on social media and in bookstores. It is the second 'smartphone book' novel, a special format that mimics a smartphone screen, which terrified readers in the first installment, 'Swipe Forbidden.'
■ Series Surpasses 250,000 Copies! Why is the 'Genkin' Series Selling Now?
Known as a standard-bearer of medical mysteries, Mikito Chinen has fused a meticulously logical mystery with the booming mockumentary-horror genre in the 'Genkin' series.
Overwhelming Immersion
With a special smartphone-sized format, the story progresses with the protagonist's narrative on the left page and smartphone screen visuals on the right page.
'Experiential' Horror
It's not just about reading; the reader feels like they are becoming a witness to the incident, or even a participant.
Read in 30 Minutes
A horror novel with tricks and terror condensed into 152 pages. In our time-performance-focused era, it boasts overwhelming satisfaction.
■ Latest Volume 'Egosurfing Forbidden': Next, Your 'Eyes' Will Be Targeted.
The third installment in the series focuses on 'ego-surfing,' which most strikingly represents modern people's desire for approval.
【Synopsis】
A series of bizarre murders in Tokyo. The commonality among all victims is that their 'eyeballs' have been gouged out without a trace. University student Haruka Miyama, whose father was murdered, contacts a private detective to uncover the identity of the culprit—known as the 'Eye Collector.' Why does the killer