Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei novel to have sequel in July

It was announced that the series of light novels written by Tomihiko Morimi, Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei (also known as The Tatami Galaxy) will have a sequel novel to be published on July 29.

This novel will be titled Yojouhan Time Machine Blues, and will be inspired by Makoto Ueda's play Summer Time Machine Blues. Morimi wrote the novel and Ueda, a close friend of the author, is credited with the original concept.

For his part, Morimi published the original light novels in 2004 through the publisher Ohta Publishing. The play inspired an eleven-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse Studios, under the direction of Masaaki Yuasa and scripts written by Makoto Ueda, released in April 2010.

Synopsis Of Yojouhan Time Machine Blues

In the story of this sequel, the troubled friend of the protagonist of the original series, Ozu, breaks the remote control of the air conditioning of the apartment building, in the middle of summer. The students begin to wonder what to do in this situation and make a plan with Akashi. However, a student is 25 years from the future, and the protagonist will travel back in time to get the remote control without failures from the past.

Sources: Kadokawa, Anime! Anime!