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Another (アナザー Anazā?) is a mystery horror novel by Yukito Ayatsuji, published on October 29, 2009 by Kadokawa Shoten. The story focuses on a boy named Kōichi Sakakibara who, upon transferring into Yomomiya Middle School and meeting the curious Mei Misaki, finds himself in a mystery revolving around students and people related to his class facing gruesome, senseless deaths. A manga adaptation by Hiro Kiyohara was serialized between the May 2010 and January 2012 in the issues of Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace. Both the novel and the manga have been licensed in North America by Yen Press. A 12-episode TV anime series produced by P.A. Works aired in Japan between January 10 and March 27, 2012, and a live-action film was released in Japanese theatres on August 4, 2012.

Plot

In 1972, a popular student named Misaki who was in class 3-3 of Yomiyama North Middle School suddenly died partway through the school year. Devastated by the unexpected loss, the students and teachers behaved like Misaki was still alive, leading to a strange presence on the graduation photo. In Spring 1998, a 15-year old boy named Kōichi Sakakibara transfers into Yomiyama's class 3-3, where he meets the peculiar Mei Misaki, who is seemingly ignored by her classmates. The class is soon caught up in an epidemic where students, or people related to class 3-3 students, are caught up in mysterious deaths. Learning these deaths have something to do with the mystery of 1972, it is up to Kōichi and Mei to discover the cause of these mysterious deaths and figure out how to put an end to it before it puts an end to them. 

Characters

Main characters

Kōichi Sakakibara (榊原恒一 Sakakibara Kōichi) 

Voiced by: Atsushi Abe

A 15-year-old boy who transferred to Yomiyama North Middle School into class 3-3, but had to be hospitalized because of a pneumothorax right before the beginning of the school year. He stays with his grandparents and aunt Reiko, while his father conducts research in India. He befriends Mei Misaki despite warnings against doing so, and works with his classmates to uncover the truth behind the Curse of Class 3-3. He has doubts regarding his connection to the curse, going so far as to believe he may be the "dead one", though Mei lays his fears to rest.

Mei Misaki (見崎鳴 Misaki Mei)
Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori

An unusual girl in Kōichi's classmates. She is recognizable due to the eyepatch that covers her left eye, a doll's eye crafted by her adoptive mother. She claims it allows her to see the dead, as they have a different "color". At the start of the novel, she is completely ignored by her classmates and sits in an old, scratched desk at the back of the classroom. Kōichi first meets her on the elevator of Yūmigaoka Hospital and they gradually become closer. He defends her numerous times, particularly when faced with their very hostile classmates, some of whom believe her to be the "dead one" behind their year's calamity. She seems rather "doll-like" on the surface, but still has human feelings. In the novel and manga, Mei's doll eye is blue; in the anime, it is green.

Media

Novels

Another is a 677-page novel written by Yukito Ayatsuji. The novel was originally serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's literary magazine Yasai Jidai in intermittent periods between the August 2006 and May 2009 issues. A compiled tankōbon volume was published on October 29, 2009 and a two-volume bunkobon edition was released on September 25, 2011. A re-release of the bunkobon edition featuring illustrations by Noizi Ito was released under the imprint Sneaker Bunko on March 1, 2012. Ayatsuji has announced he will write a spin-off novel titled Another: Episode S and a sequel novel titled Another 2. Yen Press has licensed the novel in North America.

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiro Kiyohara was serialized between the May 2010 and January 2012 issues of Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine. Four tankōbon volumes were released between October 4, 2010 and December 29, 2011.A "0th" volume of the manga was released on May 26, 2012. Yen Press has licensed the original four volume manga in North America and will be released as an omnibus.

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Anime

A 12-episode anime TV series adaptation produced by P.A. Works and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima aired in Japan between January 10 and March 27, 2012. The screenplay was written by Ryō Higaki, and the chief animation director Yuriko Ishii based the character design used in the anime on Noizi Ito's original concept. The music was produced by Kow Otani, and the sound director is Yoshikazu Iwanami.The anime has two theme songs: the opening theme "Kyōmu Densen" (凶夢伝染?, "Nightmare Contagion") by the band Ali Project, and the ending theme "Anamnesis" by Annabel. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime series for digital and home video release in 2012. An original video animation episode set before the beginning of the series was released on May 26, 2012 with a "0th" volume of the manga.

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Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation directed by Takeshi Furusawa and produced by Kadokawa Pictures was released in Japanese theaters on August 4, 2012.The theme song is "Rakuen" (楽園?, "Paradise") by Miliyah Kato.

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Reception

The novel was ranked as the number-three novel by Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2010 and 2010 Honkaku Mystery Best 10, annual mystery fiction guide books published in Japan.

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