"TSUTAYA" bookstore staff, who are "experts" in books, and "Fukkan.com," a website specializing in reprint requests, have jointly launched the "Comic Reprint Project." The first installment, "Haruka Refrain," will be released on November 26th!

2016.09.20 Press Releases
TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. / Fukankan.com Co., Ltd.

--A long-forgotten masterpiece of time travel returns--

TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / President and COO: Kazuo Nakanishi / hereinafter referred to as "TSUTAYA"), which operates approximately 813 "TSUTAYA BOOKS" and "Tsutaya Bookstore" stores nationwide, has announced that "TSUTAYA will change the way you encounter books. Based on the concept of "Comic Reprint Project," we have launched the "Comic Reprint Project" together with Fukankan.com Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Sadano Wataru).

The first in the series will be "Haruka Refrain," which will be released sequentially from November 26, 2016. "Republishing.com Site" (http://www.fukkan.com/) is the only reprint portal site in Japan that began its service in 2000 and has successfully reprinted over 5,000 titles from nearly 850,000 requests (votes). We also specialize in publishing reprints.

This "Comic Reprint Project" is in addition to the "Reprint Produced Bunko" project that began in February 2016. TSUTAYA bookstore staff from around the country will select works that are difficult to obtain because they are out of print or have no plans to be reprinted, as well as forgotten works from the past that are relevant to the current era and are truly interesting, and will reprint them as "comics that we really want to recommend in bookstores right now."As a reprint project to create new discoveries for more customers, the series will be released as a "Comic Reprint Project."

"Haruka Refrain" - "The comic we really recommend right now" chosen by bookstore staff and comic fans nationwide

A word from Rikiya Kurimata (TSUTAYA Sangenjaya store staff), the man behind the comic's reissue
Haruka Refrain is a warm, deep and sad love story that is just like a good movie. I am very happy that we have been able to convey the feelings of a boy and girl that transcend time to all generations. When you finish reading this book, you will surely be moved to tears by the sheer emotion and amazement.

◆Synopsis
Her boyfriend, Keita, always dies in front of her eyes. Haruka, a girl who has just entered high school, discovers that she can travel back in time to two days before Keita's traffic accident. She takes action on her own to prevent the repeated deaths of her lovers this time. "Keita's death was not fate. This refrain is a chance given to me by God!" And what decision will she make in the end? A bittersweet, poignant, and ironic coming-of-age sci-fi love comedy.

*This book is a reprint of "Haruka Refrain," published by Hakusensha in 1998, with additional content and revisions.

◆ "Haruka Refrain" book summary
・Author: Shinpei Ito　　・Publisher: Fukankan.com
Release date: Released sequentially from November 26, 2016
・Price: 700 yen (756 yen including tax)
・Number of pages: 200P ・ISBN:978-4-8354-5417-7

Going forward, the "Comic Republishing Project" will not just focus on "republishing," but will also aim to release new and previously published works that are still relatively unknown to the public but that we can confidently recommend as interesting, with new bindings, with the aim of selling 100,000 copies of each work. With this project as a starting point, TSUTAYA will propose new lifestyle ideas through encounters with new books and inspiring experiences.

Materials related to this matter

"Comic Republishing Project" begins, first volume "Haruka Refrain" to be released on November 26th!

Inquiries regarding this matter
TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. Public Relations Unit TEL: 03-6800-4764
Fukankan.com Co., Ltd. Public Relations Officer: Iwamoto TEL: 03-6800-4460