Krakusho N Vol.2 - Yoshio Kataoka and Our Summer. Pre-orders for this must-see book for Yoshio Kataoka fans are now being accepted!

Fuji Magazine Service Co., Ltd. which operates a membership-based business centered on magazine subscriptions, has supported the release of "Krakusho N Vol. 2 - Yoshio Kataoka and Our Summer. and began accepting pre-orders on October 30, 2025.

Krakusho N Vol. 2 - Yoshio Kataoka and Our Summer. Details

Product name: Krakusho N Vol. 2 - Yoshio Kataoka and Our Summer. Pre-order start: Thursday, October 30, 2025 Sales start: Thursday, January 15, 2026 Price: ¥2,420 (tax included) Pre-order benefit 1: Free shipping Pre-order benefit 2: "Krakusho N - Yoshio Kataoka and Our Summer. Limited Original Notebook In addition to free shipping as a pre-order bonus, you will receive an originally designed notebook, a must-have for Yoshio Kataoka fans, inspired by the "red spine" paperback book ( see here for details).

Comment from Keisuke Kawanishi, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

I would like to share with you the charm of YoshioKataoka's works that he taught me," says Keisuke Kawanishi, publisher and editor-in-chief of "Krakusho N" (hereafter, Mr. Kawanishi's comment). Motorcycles, cars, travel, coffee, surfing... Yoshio Kataoka's novels are depicted in this book. The lifestyles depicted in Yoshio Kataoka's novels are the very essence of our youth, and they remain strong in our hearts and push us forward even today. Fifty-one years have passed since his debut as a novelist in 1974 with "The Wilderness of White Waves" and 50 years have passed since he published his masterpiece, "Let Me Be a Slow Boogie" (1975). This "Krakusho N Vol. 2: Yoshio Kataoka and Our Summer" (Krakusho N Vol. 2: Yoshio Kataoka and Our Summer) will be an opportunity to look back on the charm of the "Yoshio Kataoka World" and to make it known to a wider generation. When we started this project, we first communicated with Yoshio Kataoka himself and asked for his permission to publish the book, which he graciously granted. In the publishing industry, it is becoming more difficult every year to deliver a magazine than to produce one. Even if we were able to publish a magazine, the only way to get it into general circulation and into bookstores nationwide would be to return and dispose of a large number of copies, given the current publishing slump. I felt frustrated and disappointed that a magazine that I had put so much effort into would be thrown away without even being read. So I decided to sell the books I produced not through existing book distribution channels, but in a way that would allow them to reach the people who wanted to read them as directly as possible. We hope to deliver our books to readers without waste and with passion.

Kataoka Yoshio wo Tabisuru Ichibook" and Krakusho N

Left: "Traveling with Yoshio Kataoka" edited and produced by Kawanishi in 2021. was sold out in no time after its release, and is now being sold on the Internet as a rare book. This fact proves that there are people who still want to "touch the world of Yoshio Kataoka," and it also illustrates the significance of this project. Right: The first issue of "Krakusho N" published by Fujiyama Magazine Service in 2024. It became a major topic of conversation, partly because it is a new magazine by the former editorial staff of "NAVI," an automobile magazine that has ceased publication.

About Fuji Magazine Service

Fujisan.co.jp is one of the largest online magazine bookstores in Japan, offering more than 10,000 magazines from Japan and abroad. The service receives more than 1 million hits per month, mainly from subscription sales. In the area of e-magazine distribution, the company provides magazine data to 18 major e-bookstores in Japan and overseas. The company is also developing a new type of membership business based on magazine content, positioning subscribers as core magazine fans (membership). For magazine publishers, the company provides tools to streamline the editing and production process, and supports the use of digital technology and the improvement of profit structures. Website: https://www.fujisan.co.jp/

About Keisuke Kawanishi, Editor-in-Chief of "Krakusho N

Born in Tokyo in 1967. Editor and motor journalist, joined the editorial staff of the automotive magazine "NAVI" in 1995. He served as editor-in-chief of "MOTO NAVI," "BICYCLE NAVI," and "NAVI CARS," and currently works as a freelance editor and motor journalist. He is currently a freelance editor and motor journalist. In 2024, he will publish "Kurakusho N - What on earth was 'NAVI'?Keisuke Kawanishi's official website: https://sasuraik-suke.com/[ gallery_btn3]Go to the gallery[/gallery_btn3]