Voilier Books to Release Wuxia Novel "Lotus Tower" Volume 3 on Friday, July 17, 2026

Nippan IPS Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President: Daisuke Numata) announced that Volume 3 of the wuxia novel "Lotus Tower" (a total of 4 volumes, to be released sequentially) from its publishing label "Voilier Books" (https://voilierbooks.com/) will be released on Friday, July 17, 2026.

The "Lotus Tower" series is the original novel of the immensely popular drama that achieved 16 drama awards in China.

Lotus Tower 3

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Product Information

Lotus Tower 3

Book Title: Lotus Tower 3

Label Name: Voilier Books (Published by Nippan IPS Co., Ltd.)

Release Date: Friday, July 17, 2026

Estimated Price: 2,530 yen (List price: 2,300 yen + tax)

Author: Teng Ping

Translator: Nagi Hamami

Cover Art: Toyokazu Tokoro

Book Design: Kazuo Miyagawa

Format/Pages: B6, paperback, 376 pages (tentative)

ISBN: 978-4-86505-557-3

Synopsis of 'Lotus Tower 3'

Li Lianhua, along with Fang Duobing and others, heads to the site to investigate the incident where the prison cells of Baichuan Academy were successively broken. On the way, they get lost in a mysterious mechanical mansion deep in the mountains. Furthermore, when they step into an inn, the empty room has traces of a hanging, a mysterious note, and bloodstains on the wall. Finally, an incident also occurs at an inn managed by Fang Duobing's family. Despite the words, "Hey, why is it that whenever I go out with you, there's always a dead body lying ahead?" Li Lianhua is busy solving the mystery... This is the third installment of the original novel of the big hit Chinese drama, where the divine physician's deductions shine!

Drama Information

The drama "Mysterious Lotus Casebook" (original: "Jixiang Wen Lianhua Lou") became a hot topic on social media as an "extremely interesting historical drama despite the absence of a heroine" and achieved 16 drama awards, including the 2023 National Drama Festival Annual Excellent Drama Award, becoming a highly popular Chinese drama.

The protagonist was played by Cheng Yi, who gained attention in "Love and Redemption" and "Immortal Samsara" and became a top star with this work. It is a story of bonds and growth among men who approach mysteries with outstanding "martial arts" and "deductive reasoning."

Blu-ray & DVD-BOX 1-3, Simple BOX 5,000 yen Series DVD-BOX 1-3 are currently on sale.

(Distributor/Seller: SPO Inc.)

Official Website https://www.spoinc.jp/lineup/list/detail/renkaro/

What is the publishing label "Voilier Books"?

"VOILIER" means "sailboat" in French. We named the label with the hope that the works we send out can move forward together with all fans and everyone involved, like a single sailboat.

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Company Profile

Company Name: Nippan IPS Co., Ltd.

URL: JP https://www.nippan-ips.co.jp/

CN https://www.nippan-ips.co.jp/cn/

EN https://www.nippan-ips.co.jp/en/

Location: Tokyo Head Office 1-3-4 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0034

Overseas Bases https://www.nippan-ips.co.jp/company/world/

Established: December 21, 1994 (Heisei 6)

Capital: 100 million yen

Representative: President Daisuke Numata

Number of Employees: 83 (as of April 1, 2026)

Business Activities: Publishing distribution agency business, export wholesale business, import wholesale business, e-commerce "CLUB JAPAN" business for overseas expatriates.