Viz Now Shipping "The Stationmaster" Anthology

Humberto Saabedra

ImageViz has announced in a press release that it has begun shipping “The Stationmaster”, an anthology of short stories written by author Jiro Asada centering on a railway man’s memories that inspired the anthology title and main story as well as other stories with themes of lost love, loneliness, and grief.

The anthology itself was adapted into a live-action film in 1999 and a television drama in 2002 with the book receiving numerous literary acheivements, including an award the Japan Adventure Fiction Association and the Naoki Award from the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature.

The book is now available for pre-order for $22.99.

Buy The Stationmaster from Amazon

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