Whatever the future may be...
Shunji Iwai depicts the world after a nuclear apocalypse.
This is the author's first original novel in 10 years.
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This work, which depicts the protagonist's strange fate on the theme of radioactive contamination, was first published more than a decade ago.
The project was announced as a film but was nevertheless kept secret, and has come to be considered a phantom work among fans.
In a world where nuclear power plants have exploded and criticality accidents have become a regular occurrence, the decline and deterioration of sperm count due to radioactive contamination has become a serious problem.
The sperm of "studs," or paid sperm providers, are purchased at high prices by private sperm banks, bringing in large sums of money that allow their families to live a life of leisure.
On the other hand, those unfortunate children whose genitals did not grow even after reaching puberty and who were therefore unable to have sex were called "Manneken Pis."
Umasou, a little boy named Manneken Pis, graduates from high school and gets a job at a security company. As punishment for falling in love with the mayor's daughter, he ends up guarding a decommissioned nuclear power plant overflowing with spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste.
Eventually, Umasou's genitals gradually disappear...
This is the world that was born as a result of people choosing nuclear power.
However, there is still a future that must be woven.
A rich entertainment that is permeated with Iwai's aesthetic throughout!