GLICO WITH LANDMINES
THE BOUZU BREAKING DOWN
Free Form Rock-Paper-Scissors
The Dharma doll counted (DARUMASAN GA KAZOETA)
4 ROOMS POKER
Epilogue

“These stairs are also a very dangerous ‘minefield.’
There is a heavy penalty for stepping on it.
To win, you have to read each other's numbers and figure out where your opponent's mines are.”
"land mine?"
The referee nodded and looked back at us.

“The name of this game, where victory or defeat depends on how quickly you can find the mines and climb the stairs,” Nuribe said, her lips softening darkly.

“It’s ‘Landmine Glico.’” - From the text

Achieved 10 crowns, a miraculous masterpiece that overturns existing genre rules.

Won three literary awards in one week, completely dominating the four major mystery rankings.
The monumental work "Glico Landmine," which has won almost every award a popular novel can receive and has been nominated for a total of 11 awards, including the Naoki Prize, is published by Leadbee.


Published in Japan in November 2023, "Glico Landmine" swept ten awards in a row, starting with the "Authentic Mystery Award" in May of the following year, and received overwhelming support from critics, readers, and even bookstore employees.
The Asahi Shimbun praised it, saying, “It is a miraculous masterpiece created without using the main flow of a full-fledged mystery, which is ‘special settings’ and ‘everyday mysteries.’”


Mato Imoriya, a first-year student at Toritsu Hojiro High School and exceptionally competitive, gets caught up in several games against her will.
The games are familiar, such as climbing the stairs using rock-paper-scissors, matching cards by flipping them over, and 'The Rose of Sharon Has Blossomed,' but all have modified rules.


How quickly can you grasp the rules? How can you find loopholes and exploit them to your advantage? It's a game where winning depends on being one step ahead and accurately predicting your opponent's moves.
Imoriyama Mato defeats his opponents one after another and finally faces the final game.


The ultimate entertainment presented by 'The Master of Real Mystery'!

Yugo Aosaki, who debuted at the age of 21 by winning the youngest Ayukawa Tetsuya Award for "Murder in the Gymnasium" (2012), was called "the Ellery Queen of the Heisei era" due to his young age and unique style.
After publishing various works, Aosaki Yugo, who represented the young generation's authentic mystery, gained a new nickname after the publication of "Glico Landmine."
'The best fun of the Reiwa era'.

"Glico Mines" started as a short story to be included in a school anthology.
What starts as a game to get the best seats at the school festival becomes increasingly serious as the student council gets involved.
A fierce battle of wits surrounding modified rules applied to a familiar game, a royalistic plot influenced by gambling and shonen manga, a protagonist who is usually sloppy but incredibly strong once he steps onto the game board, and even a story hidden in the final showdown.


Even without mentioning the post-pandemic trend of "simple and clear play" represented by "Squid Game," "Glico Landmine" is a textbook example of entertainment that is destined for success.

Yugo Aosaki, the 'master of authentic mystery', doesn't miss out on the genre's unique pleasures.
The game's structure of reading the opponent's numbers, forming inferences based on them, quickly verifying them, and ultimately achieving victory is no different from that of a true mystery game.
The fierce battle of logic that unfolds throughout the work will provide thrilling enjoyment to readers who love the mystery genre.

While clever tricks, meticulous logic, and the ultimate psychological warfare unfold in a dazzling manner, "Glico Landmine" is both excellent entertainment and a superb young adult novel.


As the scale of the game grows, the characters in "Mine Glico" also grow little by little through the game.
As the refreshing ending, which fully demonstrates the virtues of a young adult novel, arrives, readers will want to reflect on the characters' relationships and cheer for their future.
These are the points where one can find meaning in the existence of a popular novel, beyond a full-fledged mystery novel that focuses solely on logic and fierce battles.

Yugo Aosaki created a masterpiece that thoroughly pursued fun by using familiar games he enjoyed as a child as material and inserting various illustrations he drew himself.
Just as the author hopes, “I hope you read it with the mindset of watching an interesting game,” the numerous judges’ and readers’ comments all agree on one opinion.
'It's fun, for now!'