English Title: Kagerou Daze
Japanese Title: カゲãƒã‚¦ãƒ‡ã‚¤ã‚º — Kagerou Daze — “Heat Haze Daze”
Author: Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) — ã˜ã‚“
Note: The “Kagerou Project” began as a series of Vocaloid songs created by Jin (Shizen no Teki-P).
Illustrator: Sidu — ã—ã¥
Translator: Kevin Gifford
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Action, Supernatural, Mystery
Original Run: May 2012 – December 2017
English Run: May 2015 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: KCG Bunko (Enterbrain)
English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press)
Volumes in Japanese: 8 (Completed)
Volumes in English: 8 (Completed)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback $12 — Kindle $8 — Nook $8
Synopsis: Shintaro Kisaragi is about to have a terrible day. After two years of being an unemployed shut-in, Shintaro Kisaragi is forced out of his room and into the wide, uncaring world by a disastrous series of events involving his computer’s keyboard and a bottle of soda. What begins as a simple errand soon spirals out of control as his luck turns from bad to worse. It starts with a hostage situation and only gets weirder from there–and it turns out Shintaro Kirasagi isn’t the only person whose life is going to be changed forever this blistering summer afternoon!
Volume 1 — In a Daze
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Released May 26, 2015 — ISBN-13: 978-0316259477
Volume 2 — A Headphone Actor
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Released September 22, 2015 — ISBN-13: 978-0316342049
Volume 3 — The Children Reason
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Released January 26, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316308755
Volume 4 — The Missing Children
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Released July 19, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316308762
Volume 5 — The Deceiving
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Released September 27, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316545280
Volume 6 — Over the Dimension
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Released January 31, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316466646
Volume 7 — From the Darkness
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Released July 25, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316439640
Volume 8 — Summer Time Reload
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Released December 18, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1975329112
Reviews of Kagerou Daze
English Light Novels: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4
Fandom Post: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Vol 6
Justus R Stone: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Vol 6 — Vol 7
Suitable for Treatment: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Vol 6 — Vol 7
Illustrations Sampler
Related Anime
Mekakucity Actors — MAL Entry — 12 episodes — Aired April 2014 – June 2014
Crunchyroll (streaming) — Hulu (streaming)
Related Manga
MAL Entry — Published June 2012 – ongoing (English release by Yen Press)
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If you liked Kagerou Daze, you might also want to try…
- Mikagura School Suite –also based on a series of Vocaloid songs, teenage cast
- The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku — based on Vocaloid music, features an A.I. girl
- Durarara!! — urban fantasy, large cast
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The translator of Kagerou Daze is Kevin Gifford. The anime adaptation is called Mekakucity Actors (Mekaku City is one word.)
Thanks! I’ve updated the entry.
Also, the synopsis is outdated, here is the final synopsis of volume 1.
“Shintaro Kisaragi is about to have a terrible day.
After two years of being an unemployed shut-in, Shintaro Kisaragi is forced out of his room and into the wide, uncaring world by a disastrous series of events involving his computer’s keyboard and a bottle of soda. What begins as a simple errand soon spirals out of control as his luck turns from bad to worse. It starts with a hostage situation and only gets weirder from there–and it turns out Shintaro Kirasagi isn’t the only person whose life is going to be changed forever this blistering summer afternoon!”
The first volume (hadn’t checked the others) is not available on amazon, neither Kindle, nor paperback version. Is there a PDF version of it somewhere? I have the others, but not this one :(
Clicking the above links, I still see the first volume on Amazon is available (both the print and Kindle versions). I’m not sure what could be the issue, other than maybe your region doesn’t have them? I don’t know where you’re at.
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