Bibliograph

Real Account, story by Okushou ; manga by Shizumu Watanabe ; translation, Claire Hallmark ; lettering, Evan Hayden and Jennifer Skarupa ; editing, Ajani Oloye ; Kodansha Comics edition cover design, Phil Balsman, 3

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Real Account, story by Okushou ; manga by Shizumu Watanabe ; translation, Claire Hallmark ; lettering, Evan Hayden and Jennifer Skarupa ; editing, Ajani Oloye ; Kodansha Comics edition cover design, Phil Balsman, 3

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestGradeLevel

9YA, Childrens Plus, Inc

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Real Account

Responsibility statement

story by Okushou ; manga by Shizumu Watanabe ; translation, Claire Hallmark ; lettering, Evan Hayden and Jennifer Skarupa ; editing, Ajani Oloye ; Kodansha Comics edition cover design, Phil Balsman

Summary

It's a simple premise: if you reach zero followers, you die. After the death of their parents, Ataru Kashiwagi and his younger sister, Yuri, depend on each other. Ataru works hard at high school and his job, and spends his leisure time on a social media site: Real Account. Eventually, he hits 1,500 followers, but he sometimes wonders how much they really care about him. One night, the screen ominously begins to glitch, only displaying: The Game Will Now Begin

Target audience

adolescent

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