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Mistress Koharu - cover

Mistress Koharu

Noboru Tsujihara

Translator Kalau Almony

Publisher: Honford Star

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Summary

An obsessive Tokyoite Pygmalion—thrilling and provocative literary fiction from a leading Japanese author.
Akira, a meticulous editor at a major publishing house in Tokyo, harbors a secret: he lives with Koharu, a Hungarian-made love doll. Each night, he speaks to her and finds a long-sought solace in her presence—a comfort he cannot attain even in the arms of real women in his life. Things only improve when Koharu breaks free from her role as a love doll and starts speaking and moving on her own, transformed into the perfect wife.
But when a new woman enters Akira's life, everything changes. A single confession to Koharu about his attraction sets off a chain of disturbing events that spiral into the unexpected.
Available since: 08/15/2025.
Print length: 256 pages.

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