{"id":41038,"date":"2016-10-06T10:33:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=41038"},"modified":"2016-10-05T23:47:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T03:47:28","slug":"kizumonogatari-wound-tale-nisioisin-translated-ko-ransom-school-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/kizumonogatari-wound-tale-nisioisin-translated-ko-ransom-school-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kizumonogatari: Wound Tale by Nisioisin, translated by Ko Ransom [in School Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41039\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/Kizumonogatari-by-Nisioisin-on-BookDragon-via-SLJ-587x800.jpg\" alt=\"Kizumonogatari by Nisioisin on BookDragon via SLJ\" width=\"587\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/Kizumonogatari-by-Nisioisin-on-BookDragon-via-SLJ-587x800.jpg 587w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/Kizumonogatari-by-Nisioisin-on-BookDragon-via-SLJ.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/>As spring break begins, 17-year-old loner Araragi makes his only friend \u2013 and loses his humanity. Araragi is befuddled by class president Hanekawa&#8217;s sudden attention, and his conversation with her about a vampire sighting doesn&#8217;t sink in until he helps a dying limbless woman, only to wake up from the gruesome ordeal as a vampire himself.<\/p>\n<p>His sole chance at salvation is to retrieve her missing appendages and put Kiss-Shot-Acerola-Orion-Heart-Under-Blade back together again. Guided by the unreliable, not-quite-human Oshino \u2013 together with Hanekawa&#8217;s inexplicable devotion \u2013 Araragi&#8217;s spring break is literally out of this world.<\/p>\n<p>Already adapted as a three-part animated film series, <em>Kizumonogatari<\/em> (<em>kizu<\/em> = wound; <em>monogatari<\/em> = tale) is the prequel to immensely popular <em>Bakemonogatari<\/em> (monster tale), part of the bestselling <em>Monogatari<\/em>\u00a0&#8220;light&#8221; novels\/anime series by NisiOisiN(the palindrome is the pen name of one of Japan\u2019s most successful and prolific young writers). <em>Kizumonogatari<\/em> is the first\u00a0of three inaugural audio titles from Vertical, Inc. (a division of Kodansha USA). Vertical hopes to entice new audiences with these productions that combine music, sound effects, and recognizable anime voiceover actors. Erik Kimerer, Keith Silverstein, and Cristina Vee don&#8217;t disappoint here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>: From the merely curious to zealous <em>otaku<\/em>, going aural should capture fresh \u2013 even reluctant \u2013 readers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bookverdict.com\/details.xqy?uri=Product2016-10-01-8493620.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">modified from\u00a0&#8220;DVDs and Audio,&#8221; <em>School Library Journal<\/em>, October 1, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Young Adult<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As spring break begins, 17-year-old loner Araragi makes his only friend \u2013 and loses his humanity. 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