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Akari is a high school student obsessed with “oshi” Masaki Ueno, a member of the popular J-Pop group Maza Maza. She writes a blog devoted to him, and spends hours addictively scrolling for information about him and his life. Desperate to analyze and understand him, Akari hopes to eventually see the world through his eyes. It is a devotion that borders on the religious: Masaki is her savior, her backbone, someone she believes she cannot survive without—even though she’s never actually met him.

High-school student Akari has only one passion in her life: her oshi, her idol. His name is Masaki Ueno, best known as one-fifth of Japanese pop group Maza Maza. Akari's dedication to her oshi consumes her days completely. She keeps a blog entirely devoted to him, religiously chronicling and analysing all his events. He is the spine of her life; she cannot survive without him. When Masaki is rumoured to have assaulted a female fan, facing waves of social media backlash, Akari's world falls apart.

Ein preisgekrönter Bestseller aus Japan von einer 21-jährigen Autorin, die zum Shootingstar der japanischen Literatur avanciert: Rin Usami. Die Schülerin Akari ist von Masaki, einem Mitglied einer beliebten J-Pop-Gruppe, besessen. Sie schreibt einen Blog, der ihm gewidmet ist, und verbringt Stunden im Internet auf der Suche nach Informationen über ihn und sein Leben. Als Gerüchte aufkommen, dass ihr Idol einen weiblichen Fan angegriffen haben soll, explodieren die sozialen Medien. Masakis Situation spitzt sich zu und droht auch Akaris Leben zu zerstören.