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Japanese Horror/Mystery Novels english translated ones?

#1 User is offline   amydien 

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:10 PM

Hi!
Lately I've been reading Japanese novels and I find them to be quite fun, especially the thrillers/horror/mystery. I'd like to ask if any of you could recommend japanese horror/mystery/thriller novels that are translated to english? ^-^

Thanks in advance! biggrin.gif Any recommendations are very much appreciated! biggrin.gif

here's a list of what I've read so far:
Ring
Spiral
Loop
Dark Water
Ashes
All She Was Worth
Amrita
Floating Girl
Twinkle Twinkle
Shadow Family

- If not horror novels, I would also appreciate japanese comedy. biggrin.gif Thank you!
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Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:54 PM

I really liked Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. I guess it could be considered thriller and horror. There's alot of violence and gore described.

Um... I never read any but I heard the books by Ryu Murakami are also very good. I plan on reading Coin Locker Babies and some of his other books soon.
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Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:57 PM

cool, so these are in english, right? I want to read some of them too. Horror? I'll have to see if I like them cuz I don't really like reading horror.
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Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:59 PM

^ yup yup. They are translated into English. I think the ones I listed might be more like those thriller, murder mystery types. I haven't read the Murakami ones yet so I don't know for sure.

And oh yea amydien, which of the books that you listed would you recommend? I might go get some new books soon too. I would prefer more thriller and mystery to horror hehehee....
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#5 User is offline   amydien 

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Posted 11 July 2006 - 01:50 PM

QUOTE(precious4e @ Jul 10 2006, 10:59 PM) View Post

^ yup yup. They are translated into English. I think the ones I listed might be more like those thriller, murder mystery types. I haven't read the Murakami ones yet so I don't know for sure.

And oh yea amydien, which of the books that you listed would you recommend? I might go get some new books soon too. I would prefer more thriller and mystery to horror hehehee....


thanks for the recommendations biggrin.gif

in my list, I would recommend Ring, Spiral, Loop and Dark Water the best. They are all by Koji Suzuki. They are really good! Another one is All She Was Worth. wink.gif
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Posted 11 July 2006 - 03:40 PM

Ring series is good, Koji Suzukis books are really good.
I also read Coin Locker Babies by Ryu Murakami but I didn't like it =/
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Posted 11 July 2006 - 04:07 PM

Spiral is an anime. Is it recommend? I would want to watch it. Or is any of the book turn into a live action drama or anime?
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Posted 11 July 2006 - 07:58 PM

Like someone else said, I deeeeeffinitely reccomend Battle Royale. Sorry, that's all I got. ^^;
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#9 User is offline   amydien 

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 02:47 AM

QUOTE(unni @ Jul 11 2006, 08:07 PM) View Post

Spiral is an anime. Is it recommend? I would want to watch it. Or is any of the book turn into a live action drama or anime?

I think the book came out first, then they made it into anime.

Thanks for the recommendations! Keep them coming please! laugh.gif
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Posted 12 July 2006 - 03:48 AM

Out - Natsuo Kirino

A very different kind of psychological thriller.
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#11 User is offline   amydien 

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 01:53 PM

QUOTE(moogles @ Jul 12 2006, 07:48 AM) View Post

Out - Natsuo Kirino

A very different kind of psychological thriller.


^thank you! I heard it is a really good novel...Im very interested! biggrin.gif

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