With a promise of details on the history of the eight Kiznaivers not revealed in this spring's anime, on October 27th, Kadokawa released a Kiznaiver novel in Japan. Ryo Suzukaze, who has written novels based on Attack on Titan (specifically Before the Fall), .hack (//Cell and Sora: Sekai no Mukou ni), Shin Megami Tensei, Demonbane and Sankarea, fleshes out Mari Okada's story. TRIGGER provides art and also did a countdown to its release.

Speaking of the series, Katsuhira Agata will be the fourth figure in azone international's palm-sized Asterisk Collection Series. The 11cm figures Nekomaru (Yamanekotei -nekohouse-) with two heads and two body/costume pieces and stand sells for 6,480yen ahead of a March release.



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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.