Ranked #1 in 2025 on Literary Site 'COLORFUL' with an Astounding 1.77 Million PVs! 'Blood Will Tell', the Best Yakuza Action Novel of the Reiwa Era by Genius Akio Fukamachi, is Released
Futabasha released Akio Fukamachi's new yakuza novel 'Blood Will Tell' on April 22, 2026. The book previously hit 1.77 million PVs and ranked first on the literary site COLORFUL.
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"It's a death sentence. It's all a farce!"
Why did the Mad King of Kabukicho turn all of Japan into his enemy?
Futabasha Publishers Ltd. released the latest novel "Blood Will Tell" by Akio Fukamachi on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. This work is a highly discussed title that secured the number 1 spot in the 2025 annual ranking on Futabasha's comprehensive literary site "COLORFUL," surpassing an astonishing 1.77 million PVs. Fukamachi, who continues to lead Japan's violence-mystery genre with his debut work "Endless Thirst" and the film-adapted "Hell Dogs," finally releases the brutal biography of the "most terrifying yakuza."
Key Points of this Work
1. Overwhelming Popularity and Enthusiasm: It became a hot topic on SNS and literary sites immediately after its serialized release. With its grand scale spanning the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras, and overwhelming readability that makes it impossible to stop turning the pages, it recorded an unprecedented 1.77 million PVs.
2. The Charm of the Most Terrifying Protagonist in History, "Ryuji Fuwa": Known as the "Mad King of Kabukicho," Fuwa mercilessly tramples not only rival organizations but also police officers, politicians, and even ordinary citizens. While loving his family and adhering to the chivalrous code, he is unstoppable when facing enemies. It depicts the blood curse and taboos behind the "dark side of violence" of a man sentenced to death.
3. The Highest Peak of Fukamachi's Violence: Conflicts with the Chinese mafia, the motives of those in power, and family and blood relations. The detailed depiction of the underworld—the true essence of Fukamachi's works—and soul-shaking action scenes unfold with the greatest intensity ever. Powerful scenes follow one another, such as beating Chinese mafia to death, sinking biker gangs in oil drums, and throwing grenades at police squads.
Synopsis
With every turn of the page, the smell of death grows stronger.
In 1970, 15-year-old Ryuji Fuwa, who lost his mother, visits his biological father, Daiei O, the ruler of Kabukicho, Shinjuku, but is treated coldly by his brother-in-law. In despair, Fuwa is picked up by his half-brother, a yakuza named Kondo, and chooses the path of chivalry as a "shield" to protect the O family, becoming a member of the Okaya-gumi. Since then, he has survived near-death experiences numerous times, destroyed rival organizations with his overwhelming fist power, and eventually became feared as the "Mad King of Kabukicho." He is the worst man in history, sentenced to death after successively burying the heads of yakuza, police officers, and politicians. However, the "King's blood" dwelling within him concealed a taboo secret that must never be uncovered.
Book Overview
Title: Blood Will Tell
Author: Akio Fukamachi
Release Date: April 22, 2026
Format: 46 size, hardcover
Price: 2,200 yen (2,420 yen including tax)
ISBN: 978-4-575-24881-4
Published and released by: Futabasha
https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845752488140000000
Author Profile
Akio Fukamachi
Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1975. Debuted in 2004 by winning the 3rd "Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!" Grand Prize for "Endless Thirst." The work was adapted into the movie "The World of Kanako" (Kawaki).
[Major works]
The "Organized Crime Countermeasures Division Eiko Yagami" series, the "Hell Dogs" series (adapted into a movie starring Junichi Okada), the "Bad Company" series, "Demon's Crying Bullet", "A Detective Walks the Countryside", "Down by Law", and many others.
He continues to fascinate many readers with violence depictions accompanied by overwhelming reality and a sharp perspective that gouges out the darkness of society.
Why did the Mad King of Kabukicho turn all of Japan into his enemy?
Futabasha Publishers Ltd. released the latest novel "Blood Will Tell" by Akio Fukamachi on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. This work is a highly discussed title that secured the number 1 spot in the 2025 annual ranking on Futabasha's comprehensive literary site "COLORFUL," surpassing an astonishing 1.77 million PVs. Fukamachi, who continues to lead Japan's violence-mystery genre with his debut work "Endless Thirst" and the film-adapted "Hell Dogs," finally releases the brutal biography of the "most terrifying yakuza."
Key Points of this Work
1. Overwhelming Popularity and Enthusiasm: It became a hot topic on SNS and literary sites immediately after its serialized release. With its grand scale spanning the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras, and overwhelming readability that makes it impossible to stop turning the pages, it recorded an unprecedented 1.77 million PVs.
2. The Charm of the Most Terrifying Protagonist in History, "Ryuji Fuwa": Known as the "Mad King of Kabukicho," Fuwa mercilessly tramples not only rival organizations but also police officers, politicians, and even ordinary citizens. While loving his family and adhering to the chivalrous code, he is unstoppable when facing enemies. It depicts the blood curse and taboos behind the "dark side of violence" of a man sentenced to death.
3. The Highest Peak of Fukamachi's Violence: Conflicts with the Chinese mafia, the motives of those in power, and family and blood relations. The detailed depiction of the underworld—the true essence of Fukamachi's works—and soul-shaking action scenes unfold with the greatest intensity ever. Powerful scenes follow one another, such as beating Chinese mafia to death, sinking biker gangs in oil drums, and throwing grenades at police squads.
Synopsis
With every turn of the page, the smell of death grows stronger.
In 1970, 15-year-old Ryuji Fuwa, who lost his mother, visits his biological father, Daiei O, the ruler of Kabukicho, Shinjuku, but is treated coldly by his brother-in-law. In despair, Fuwa is picked up by his half-brother, a yakuza named Kondo, and chooses the path of chivalry as a "shield" to protect the O family, becoming a member of the Okaya-gumi. Since then, he has survived near-death experiences numerous times, destroyed rival organizations with his overwhelming fist power, and eventually became feared as the "Mad King of Kabukicho." He is the worst man in history, sentenced to death after successively burying the heads of yakuza, police officers, and politicians. However, the "King's blood" dwelling within him concealed a taboo secret that must never be uncovered.
Book Overview
Title: Blood Will Tell
Author: Akio Fukamachi
Release Date: April 22, 2026
Format: 46 size, hardcover
Price: 2,200 yen (2,420 yen including tax)
ISBN: 978-4-575-24881-4
Published and released by: Futabasha
https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845752488140000000
Author Profile
Akio Fukamachi
Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1975. Debuted in 2004 by winning the 3rd "Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!" Grand Prize for "Endless Thirst." The work was adapted into the movie "The World of Kanako" (Kawaki).
[Major works]
The "Organized Crime Countermeasures Division Eiko Yagami" series, the "Hell Dogs" series (adapted into a movie starring Junichi Okada), the "Bad Company" series, "Demon's Crying Bullet", "A Detective Walks the Countryside", "Down by Law", and many others.
He continues to fascinate many readers with violence depictions accompanied by overwhelming reality and a sharp perspective that gouges out the darkness of society.