[Recommended by Comedian 'Sayaka' Niiyama!] Broadcaster and Author Rintaro Hamaguchi's Latest Book '1-Minute Novel' Releases on April 3

Poplar Publishing Co., Ltd. will release '1-Minute Novel' by Rintaro Hamaguchi, the author of the bestselling 'Memoirs of a Murderer' and an active broadcast writer and manga story creator, on Friday, April 3. In 2024, Hamaguchi devised the '1-minute novel' style—written in under 600 characters and readable in about a minute per episode—as a way for people who dislike reading or are busy to easily enjoy novels. As his life's work, he has been writing and publishing these daily on his blog (https://note.com/rintarou_hama). From over 600 '1-minute novels' created as of March 2026, 30 works have been carefully selected. They have been compiled and published as a book, framed together with another overarching story where unexpected developments await. **A new sensation novel collection featuring 30 '1-minute novels' that can be read in one minute per episode!** One day, televisions and smartphones are suddenly hijacked by an entity calling itself the 'Manager of the Night.' 'The arrogance of you Earthlings is too much to overlook. As a warning, we will erase the moon in 30 days.' The way to avoid this is to decipher the hints hidden in the '1-minute novels' sent to the devices every day and guess their 'True Name'--. **A spell (magic) obtained by a boy ridiculed as incompetent in a world driven by magic.** **I started giving life advice with the support of a high-performance AI. What is the true identity of the client who visited there (Life Advice).** **Forced to get off the late-night bus I boarded-- (Good Sleep).** This is a fun, new sensation novel collection that is easy to read, containing 30 novels readable in a minute, structured with a frame story where unexpected developments await. Once you finish reading to the end, there is a little treat where you can become knowledgeable about ■■■. It is a playful book throughout, enjoyable for everyone from middle-grade elementary school children to adult readers who are not accustomed to reading novels. **We received a recommendation comment from Mr. Niiyama of the comedy duo 'Sayaka'!** For the publication, Mr. Niiyama of the comedy duo 'Sayaka' contributed a comment that exquisitely captures the charm of this book. **** **The rhythm unique to its shortness was fun,** **and it had a comfort more like a musical 'bar' rather than a novel.** **I want this to be the first novel my son reads!** [Caption: Comments are also featured on the book's obi (wrap-around band)] **Author Profile** **Rintaro Hamaguchi** Born in 1979, lives in Nara Prefecture. After working as a manzai writer and broadcast writer, he won the 5th Poplar Publishing Novel Award Special Prize in 2010 for 'Again' (later retitled 'Mou Ippen.' and published as a paperback), debuting as a novelist the following year. In addition to the bestselling 'Memoirs of a Murderer' (22-nenme no Kokuhaku -Watashi ga Satsujinhan desu-), his numerous works include 'The Person Closest to the Space' (Sora ni Ichiban Chikai Hito), 'Father is a YouTuber' (Otousan wa YouTuber), 'Waraguru', and 'Tenku Yuenchi Mahoroba'. He is also expanding his activities as a manga story creator. In 2024, he devised the '1-minute novel' style written in under 600 characters as a way for people who dislike reading or are busy to easily enjoy novels. He writes daily as his life's work and continues to publish them on his blog. As of March 2026, the number of works exceeds 600. His first children's book, '1-Minute Novel: Minuteria', has also been published. **Book Information** Title: '1-Minute Novel' Author: Rintaro Hamaguchi Price: 1,540 yen (tax included) Release: April 2026 Publisher: Poplar Publishing Bibliographic page >> https://www.poplar.co.jp/book/search/result/archive/8008549.html Amazon >> https://amzn.to/4ubjwMe