Abstract

On a full-moon night, embark on a journey through time, circling around the question: “What if, back then…?”
—A moving and tearful journey through the land of regret.

“When was the turning point in your life?”
What unexpected ending awaits after a fleeting reset of one’s life?

The Phantom Junction—a mysterious station said to appear only on nights of the full moon.
It is said to be the place where those burdened by regrets in the past eventually arrive.

“What if, on that day, at that moment, I had chosen a different path…?”

Men and women with reasons of their own rewind their lives back to those crucial crossroads, and trace the other lives they never chose.
In time, they come to realize what truly matters most…

A heart-rending, tear-inducing fantasy—now finally in paperback!
A miraculous story from master of humanism Haruki Shimizu, dedicated to everyone carrying regrets.

This is the story of a life worth cherishing.
—Read this book, and you may find the courage to face tomorrow with hope.

Author’s Information

Born in Chiba Prefecture. In 2011, his work was shortlisted for the 15th Scenario Grand Prize at the Hakodate Harbor Illumination Film Festival. In 2015, he made his full-length novel debut with The Case Records of Fleur, the Flower Shop with a View of the Sea: Ruri Akiyama Doesn’t Fall in Love (TO Books). Since then, he has continued to write novels set in Chiba.
His 2021 novel On the Other Side of Goodbye (Micro Magazine) became a major hit and was adapted into a TV drama.
His more recent works include Mahoroshi Station: Life’s Crossroads (Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha), Blooming with the Wind (KADOKAWA), The Seventeen-Year-Old Biotope (Gentosha), which was adapted into both a TV drama and a stage play, and The Heaven Cinema (Chuokoron-Shinsha), among others.
He also writes children’s books. Special Holiday Has Begun! (Iwasaki Shoten) won the 72nd Sankei Children’s Book Award (Nippon Broadcasting System Prize).