About “Lonely Castle in the Mirror”

Lonely Castle in the Mirror is a Japanese novel written by Mizuki Tsujimura and published by Poplar Publishing in May 2017. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Tomo Taketomi, was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from June 2019 to February 2022. The manga was later collected into five tankōbon volumes. An anime film adaptation, produced by A-1 Pictures, was released on December 23, 2022. The story was originally presented as a novel in 2017. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Praise for “Lonely Castle in the Mirror”

“[A] moving psychological journey . . . blazingly honest . . . Tsujimura is a master at projecting these young anxieties onto the page, offering hints and shadows and silhouettes of what the world might be like once we finally grow up, and how difficult it is to take that first step.”

— Tor.com

“A gorgeous, wrenching fantasy that lays bare the anxieties and desperation – as well as small triumphs – of adolescence.”

— Locus

“A moving, reflective and surprising novel . . . Anyone who has ever struggled with feeling isolated, had difficulties at school, or had mental health struggles, will find this novel to be a cleansing balm.”

— Culturefly

Book details

Published
2023
Latest edition
2023 · ISBN 9781645660743
ISBN
9781645660743
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror 2022 9781645660415 Buy on Amazon
Lonely Castle in the Mirror 2022 9781529176667 Buy on Amazon
Lonely Castle in the Mirror 2021 9780857527271 Buy on Amazon
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Frequently asked questions

How many pages is Lonely Castle in the Mirror?

Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura has 400 pages.

Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Book descriptions, author biographies, award records and review quotes on this page are courtesy of Penguin Random House.