Mizuki Tsujimura's 'Fire Dome' (Releasing June 5!) '5 Keywords' to Unravel the Book Revealed!
Mizuki Tsujimura's new full-length novel 'Fire Dome' (Volumes 1 & 2), commemorating her 22nd debut anniversary, will be released by Shogakukan on June 5, 2026. This modern mystery, seven years in the making and spanning 1,500 manuscript pages, has a special website updated with '5 Keywords' and concept art.
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Everyone wished it would never end.
The nationwide news of a department store receptionist kidnapping and murder case that suddenly occurred nearby 25 years ago.
Mizuki Tsujimura's new full-length novel 'Fire Dome' (Volumes 1 & 2), commemorating her 22nd debut anniversary, will be released by Shogakukan on June 5, 2026. This magnum opus, seven years in the writing and reaching 1,500 manuscript pages, is the author's heartfelt modern mystery.
Today, with only four weeks until its release, the special website has been updated. We are unveiling '5 Keywords' to unravel the book, character introductions, and concept art by illustrator Toru Kageyama.
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'Fire Dome' Special Website
https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/pr/fire_dome
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This work is based on a serialization published 25 times in the literary magazine 'STORY BOX' from June 2019 to August 2023, completed after significant additions and comprehensive revisions. It will deliver a completely new reading experience even to those who followed the story previously.
Pre-orders are available at bookstores nationwide and online bookstores.
Please look forward to the release date of this highly anticipated new work, the first in three years since her previous work 'Kono Natsu no Hoshi wo Miru'.
Concept Art
■ Bibliographic Information
Title: Fire Dome (Volumes 1 & 2)
Author: Mizuki Tsujimura
Price: 2,090 yen each (tax included)
Release Date: June 5, 2026
Format: Shirokuhan hardcover
Pages: Volume 1 464 pages, Volume 2 432 pages
URL: https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/pr/fire_dome
Publisher: Shogakukan
■ Special Edition of the Opening Chapters, Now Available for Download!
Trial Reading Edition Cover
Ahead of the release, a substantial 30-page trial reading of the opening chapters of 'Fire Dome' is now available on various e-book stores!
Please enjoy this project, which allows you to experience the beginning of the story early.
■ Content Introduction
People choose stories more interesting than the truth.
She was burned by the flame of 'rumor'.
25 years ago, a local city that should have been peaceful was shaken by the occurrence of a department store receptionist kidnapping and murder case and its media coverage, and a massive flame of 'rumor' poured down and burned fiercely. The lingering karma in the town, which seemed to have regained its quiet, now triggers a new incident.
"They're already saying it! They're saying, 'Her parents must have killed her!'"
I flinched, overwhelmed by the words.
I stared at Eri with wide eyes. My daughter, staring back at Chuji with red eyes, wasn't crying.
"They're already saying it! I know! Everyone's saying it's strange for this family to suffer like this twice, that there must be something wrong with the parents or the family!"
—From the text
■ Author's Comment
Major incidents captivate people.
"I know because I'm from the area, but actually..."
"My friend's friend is involved, and I heard..."
"That victim, actually..."
Why are 'we' so eager to get involved in incidents?
I have always wished that if I were to write about that someday in a novel, I would be the one to write it.
Its title is 'Fire Dome'.
The setting is a mountain town, similar to a city sleeping in a snow globe where snow flutters when shaken.
At the bottom of that town, there's a flame that's usually invisible, but it burns when shaken.
The rumors surrounding the kidnapping and murder case that happened in the past are that flame.
I poured my everything into writing it.
Please look forward to 'Fire Dome'.
—Mizuki Tsujimura
■ Author Introduction
Mizuki Tsujimura
Debuted on June 5, 2004, after winning the 31st Mephisto Award for 'Tsumetai Kousha no Toki wa Tomaru'. In 2011, she won the 32nd Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award for 'Tsunagu', and in 2012, the 147th Naoki Prize for 'Kagi no Nai Yume wo Miru'. In 2018, she won the 15th Honya Taisho for 'Kagami no Kojou'. Her numerous other works include 'Koori no Kujira', 'Boku no Major Spoon', 'Asa ga Kuru', 'Gouman to Zenryou', 'Kohaku no Natsu', 'Yamaharai', 'Usotsuki Jenga', and 'Kono Natsu no Hoshi wo Miru'.
*When using the author's image, please include the credit: 'Photo / Kasumi Osada'.
The nationwide news of a department store receptionist kidnapping and murder case that suddenly occurred nearby 25 years ago.
Mizuki Tsujimura's new full-length novel 'Fire Dome' (Volumes 1 & 2), commemorating her 22nd debut anniversary, will be released by Shogakukan on June 5, 2026. This magnum opus, seven years in the writing and reaching 1,500 manuscript pages, is the author's heartfelt modern mystery.
Today, with only four weeks until its release, the special website has been updated. We are unveiling '5 Keywords' to unravel the book, character introductions, and concept art by illustrator Toru Kageyama.
***********************************
'Fire Dome' Special Website
https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/pr/fire_dome
***********************************
This work is based on a serialization published 25 times in the literary magazine 'STORY BOX' from June 2019 to August 2023, completed after significant additions and comprehensive revisions. It will deliver a completely new reading experience even to those who followed the story previously.
Pre-orders are available at bookstores nationwide and online bookstores.
Please look forward to the release date of this highly anticipated new work, the first in three years since her previous work 'Kono Natsu no Hoshi wo Miru'.
Concept Art
■ Bibliographic Information
Title: Fire Dome (Volumes 1 & 2)
Author: Mizuki Tsujimura
Price: 2,090 yen each (tax included)
Release Date: June 5, 2026
Format: Shirokuhan hardcover
Pages: Volume 1 464 pages, Volume 2 432 pages
URL: https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/pr/fire_dome
Publisher: Shogakukan
■ Special Edition of the Opening Chapters, Now Available for Download!
Trial Reading Edition Cover
Ahead of the release, a substantial 30-page trial reading of the opening chapters of 'Fire Dome' is now available on various e-book stores!
Please enjoy this project, which allows you to experience the beginning of the story early.
■ Content Introduction
People choose stories more interesting than the truth.
She was burned by the flame of 'rumor'.
25 years ago, a local city that should have been peaceful was shaken by the occurrence of a department store receptionist kidnapping and murder case and its media coverage, and a massive flame of 'rumor' poured down and burned fiercely. The lingering karma in the town, which seemed to have regained its quiet, now triggers a new incident.
"They're already saying it! They're saying, 'Her parents must have killed her!'"
I flinched, overwhelmed by the words.
I stared at Eri with wide eyes. My daughter, staring back at Chuji with red eyes, wasn't crying.
"They're already saying it! I know! Everyone's saying it's strange for this family to suffer like this twice, that there must be something wrong with the parents or the family!"
—From the text
■ Author's Comment
Major incidents captivate people.
"I know because I'm from the area, but actually..."
"My friend's friend is involved, and I heard..."
"That victim, actually..."
Why are 'we' so eager to get involved in incidents?
I have always wished that if I were to write about that someday in a novel, I would be the one to write it.
Its title is 'Fire Dome'.
The setting is a mountain town, similar to a city sleeping in a snow globe where snow flutters when shaken.
At the bottom of that town, there's a flame that's usually invisible, but it burns when shaken.
The rumors surrounding the kidnapping and murder case that happened in the past are that flame.
I poured my everything into writing it.
Please look forward to 'Fire Dome'.
—Mizuki Tsujimura
■ Author Introduction
Mizuki Tsujimura
Debuted on June 5, 2004, after winning the 31st Mephisto Award for 'Tsumetai Kousha no Toki wa Tomaru'. In 2011, she won the 32nd Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award for 'Tsunagu', and in 2012, the 147th Naoki Prize for 'Kagi no Nai Yume wo Miru'. In 2018, she won the 15th Honya Taisho for 'Kagami no Kojou'. Her numerous other works include 'Koori no Kujira', 'Boku no Major Spoon', 'Asa ga Kuru', 'Gouman to Zenryou', 'Kohaku no Natsu', 'Yamaharai', 'Usotsuki Jenga', and 'Kono Natsu no Hoshi wo Miru'.
*When using the author's image, please include the credit: 'Photo / Kasumi Osada'.