[Released Today] The Hugely Popular Book "Tori no Trivia" That Sold 70,000 Copies is Back with an Upgrade! "New Edition Tori no Trivia: 100 Secrets of Wild Birds Secretly Taught by an Ornithologist" Released July 6 (Mon)!

●What is "Tori no Trivia"?

This book introduces the "surprising true faces" of wild birds that we often overlook, such as common sparrows, crows, Japanese white-eyes, brown-eared bulbuls, and pigeons, in a fast-paced format with 4-panel manga and text.

Supervised and written by ornithologist Kazuto Kawakami, known for works such as "Even Though I'm an Ornithologist, Don't Think I Like Birds" (Shinchosha). The 4-panel manga is by Yuka Matsuda, a manga artist who has created many bird-themed manga such as "Jibeta Gurashi" (Libre Publishing) and "Kyō no Sū" (Futabasha). Katsura Mikami and Takayoshi Kawashima also participated in writing. Published in 2018, it became a huge hit, selling over 70,000 copies, and was widely praised as "simply interesting," "I lose track of time reading it," and "my life has become richer with all the things I didn't know."

Cover image of the previous work, "Tori no Trivia: Secrets of Wild Birds Secretly Taught by an Ornithologist"

●Renewed After 8 Years! "New Edition Tori no Trivia" is Born

"Tori no Trivia," which humorously depicted the little-known ecology of common birds and generated significant buzz, has been reborn as "New Edition Tori no Trivia." While maintaining the humor and sharpness of the manga and text, it has been updated with 17 new trivia facts newly discovered through 8 years of wild bird research.

The book is now thicker and wider, with an increased presence. It contains exactly 100 trivia facts. Furthermore, it has been improved for easier reading by adults and children alike, with furigana added to uncommon kanji and technical terms.

Cover image of the latest book, "New Edition Tori no Trivia: 100 Secrets of Wild Birds Secretly Taught by an Ornithologist"

●100 Trivia Facts That Become More Enjoyable the More You Learn! For Example, Here's Some of the Trivia Included:

Chapter 1: Those Intriguing Birds We Always See Chapter 2: Eating is Living

Chapter 3: Birds' Love Lives Chapter 4: Raise! Bird Chicks

Chapter 5: The Amazing Bodies of Birds Chapter 6: Etcetera Related to Birds

●Limited Edition Special Postcard Present at Participating Stores Nationwide!

Customers who purchase the book at participating bookstores nationwide will receive a limited edition postcard as a special bonus!

It features a special design with cute wild birds drawn by Yuka Matsuda.

●List of Stores Offering Bonuses

Birds are the most familiar wild animals. Even the sparrows on the roadside and the crows have faces and dramas we don't know.

This book is recommended not only for bird lovers and animal lovers, but especially for those who have never been interested in birds before. Why not change your perspective on the world by learning about the humor, beauty, intelligence, and pathos of the wild birds we tend to overlook?

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Those Intriguing Birds We Always See

Sparrows with larger cheek spots are more popular / Pigeons don't actually bob their heads / The U selected aggression over cold and waterproofness / Crows' nests on mountaintops are warm / etc.

Chapter 2: Eating is Living

Crows sometimes become vampires / The Japanese white-eye's tongue is forked / Brown-eared bulbuls who like fruit have loose stools / Seabirds eating fish help forests grow / etc.

Chapter 3: Birds' Love Lives

Female Painted Snipes have horns in their throats / Shrikes pierce hearts with their imitations / Woodpeckers declare their love at high volume / Wrens won't lose to the sound of streams / etc.

Chapter 4: Raise! Bird Chicks

Long-tailed tits' nests are super fluffy / Japanese wood pigeons' nests are too loosely built / Golden eagles are destined to be fratricidal / Are Kuroashi albatross chicks fed deep-sea creatures? / etc.

Chapter 5: The Amazing Bodies of Birds

Peregrine falcons attack prey at 300 km/h / Bird eyes are surprisingly not bad at night / Egrets are white thanks to water-repellent processing / Egret neck + chest bones ≈ hip + tail bones / etc.

Chapter 6: Etcetera Related to Birds

Are there possibly 3 species of brown-eared bulbul? / Crows can go extinct sometimes / Pheasants were chosen as the national bird thanks to Momotaro / Crane legs are more telling than their mouths / etc.

●Author Profiles

Supervision and Writing: Kazuto Kawakami (Kawakami Kazuto)

Director of Regional Research at the Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute. Researches birds on the subtropical Ogasawara Islands. Transferred to Hokkaido in 2025 and while frolicking in the snow, developed cold urticaria all over his body and was bedridden for three days. His sensitivity to cold is not for show. Who will win, Kawakami vs. the subarctic?! Major works include "Half of an Ornithologist Isn't Made of Ornithology" (Shinchosha), "Audrey of Atarashijima" (Alicekan), and others.

Manga: Yuka Matsuda

Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Visual Communication Design. Primarily creates illustrations and manga based on the ecology of birds and animals. Manga works include "Jibeta Gurashi" (Libre Publishing), "Kyō no Sū" (Futabasha), "Shisochō-chan" (Houbunsha), "Uzura no Jikan" (Jitsugyo no Nihonsha), and picture books such as "Hasshō-chan the Shoebill" (Suzuki Shuppan).

【Book Overview】

Title: New Edition Tori no Trivia: 100 Secrets of Wild Birds Secretly Taught by an Ornithologist

Supervision: Kazuto Kawakami

Authors: Kazuto Kawakami, Yuka Matsuda, Katsura Mikami, Takayoshi Kawashima

Publisher: Seitosha Co., Ltd.

Release Date: July 6, 2026 (Mon)

Price: List price ¥1,540 (¥1,400 + tax)

Format/Pages: 46 size / 240 pages

ISBN: 9784791634088

【Sales Pages】

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/479163408X

Rakuten Books: https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18647370

【Company Profile】

Company Name: Seitosha Co., Ltd.

Representative: Kazunori Wakamatsu, Representative Director

Location: 2-3-13 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0034

Business Activities: Production and sale of books, e-books, etc.

URL: https://www.seitosha.co.jp/

Contact for Inquiries

Company Name: Seitosha Co., Ltd.

Contact Person: Kobayashi

TEL: 03-5800-3120

Email: media@seitosha.co.jp