Idol, Burning

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The International Bestseller

Winner of the 2020 Akutagawa Prize

'My oshi was on fire. Word was he'd punched a fan'

High-school student Akari has only one passion in her life: her oshi, her idol. His name is Masaki Ueno, best known as one-fifth of Japanese pop group Maza Maza.

Akari's dedication to her oshi consumes her days completely. She keeps a blog entirely devoted to him, religiously chronicling and analysing all his events. He is the spine of her life; she cannot survive without him. When Masaki is rumoured to have assaulted a female fan, facing waves of social media backlash, Akari's world falls apart.

Offering a vivid insight into otaku culture and adolescence, Idol, Burning is a brilliantly gripping story of obsession, coming of age and the addictive, relentless nature of fandom culture.

Rin UsamiAsa Yoneda - translatorMirai Booth-OngCanongate Books

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I got nothing from this book. It was just a childish story of a fan of a singer, yet didn't offer much more in the way of meaning or nuance. It tried to with the assault storyline but that was poorly executed and weak. I can't believe this terrible book sold so well, it really is just a completely forgettable story.

Childish and uninteresting

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