I and Mr. Future's summer vacation

Author: (Japan) Yungling Xun / Guo Li
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Since the detective novels in Japan have been influenced by the social-minded detective fiction pioneered by Kōtarō Ishikawa, there has been a subgenre of detective novels that focuses on social issues. It seems that the "social detective fiction" style, which emphasizes thoughtfulness, has also had an impact on children's detective novels. In The Terror Child King, as it narrates the story of Shun getting involved in the death of the "Child King" to save his friend Yuno, it depicts the hidden psychology of children exploring the unknown and the regret of Shun losing his friend despite his efforts to save him. Understanding the complexity of human nature, Shun takes a step forward in his growth. In The Dark God, in the story of a competition for inheritance, through the plot where Kenta's father chooses to give up the competition for the inheritance, it guides children to think about the relationship between money and the value of life. Yamamura Futa is a sixth-grade student at Fushigumi Town Elementary School, and his dream is to become a detective novelist. On a day during the summer vacation, Futa meets a man named "Future Man" Manabu Kayashige on the street, who claims to be able to predict the future. Manabu kayashi even finds an excuse to stay at the Yamamura household in Fushigumi Town. In Fushigumi Town, there are legends of a forest where children mysteriously disappear, a headless ghost, and a man-eating school. Futa is determined to solve these mysteries. Thus, a series of strange and wonderful events occur throughout the entire summer vacation. With the help of Future Man, Futa finally finds the answers. But here, Future Man suddenly disappears.