Abstract

Chiaki Hyakutake is a first-year high school student. All the mysterious events began one autumn night when she saw a large shooting star on her way home late from a club. Later, while walking through the shrine grounds on a shortcut, she met a boy with orange hair and green clothes, who looked like a foreigner. Surprised, she ran away, but for some reason the boy chased after her. When she finally arrived home, her mom said, "Oh, Hoshio-kun, welcome back." She knew nothing about him, but her mom said he was her cousin from New York.
"Hoshio-kun, who exactly are you...!?"
This is the story of how Chiaki and Hoshio first met, and the origin of the popular series, "My Alien."

Author’s Information

Born in Hiroshima City in 1964, Tsuhara debuted as a writer of novels for young women in 1989, with his My Alien series achieving popularity. In 1997 he published his first horror novel Eerie City, and since then has written works in many genres. In 2006, his novel, Brass Band, became a bestseller, and in 2012 his short story collection,11 eleven, won first prize at the 2nd Twitter Literature Award for Domestic Works. His short story ‘Goshikifune’ was ranked first in the Best Science Fiction of All Time (Domestic Short Story Category) rankings, which are compiled by SF Magazine* every 10 years, in 2014 and 2024. The manga adaptation of the story (written by Yoko Kondo) won the Grand Prize in the Manga Division at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival.
*SF Magazine is Japan's largest science fiction magazine.

Tsuhara’s works include Penis, Shounen Torechia, Curious Tales, Ballet Mechanic, Hikki Hikki Shake, Dream-Parting Boat, and the Shop of Rare Dolls series. His works have been translated in the West and in Asia. He died on October 2, 2022. Winner of the 43rd Japan SF Grand Prize Contributions Award.