MikitoP’s “Roki” To Be Adapted Into a Novel
It was announced that the popular song ロキ / Roki by MikitoP is being adapted into a novel. The cover illustration was also revealed, with MikitoP himself proclaiming his excitement for this development:
The song “Roki” is being adapted into a light novel!! It will be released on September 22nd 2022, courtesy of KADOKAWA and MF Bunko J.
Myself, GAS and Souya Mukai we be presenting you with a story surrounding the mysterious, cursed song known as “Roki”.
Check out the official cover illustration too!
The song, which was originaly released on February 27, 2018, and has since gone to enter the Hall of Legend (the coveted achievement attained when a vocal synth song hits 1,000,000+ views on Nico Nico Douga), has exceeded 60 million YouTube views and has been featured in many live concerts, including Kagamine Rin and Len’s 14th anniversary celebration, “Two You”.
If you haven’t heard the original, make sure to have a listen here:
It’s no doubt that Roki remains popular with VOCALOID fans, but this isn’t the first song from MikitoP to receive such an adaptation – 1,2 Fanclub and Sarishinohara have both received manga adaptations, while Even a Kunoichi Needs Love has been made into a novel in the past.
Here’s hoping that this will mark the continuation of VOCALOID songs-turned-books, especially since KADOKAWA and MF Bunko J started releasing similar adaptations of Good-bye Declaration and Venom this time last year!
※All translations/transliterations here are unofficial
Further details
The story:
“Hey, have you heard about that “Roki” thing?”
“Yeah, it’s that song where if you hear it, you die, right……?”
Just what exactly is the secret behind the cursed song known as “Roki”?!
Title: ROKI 1 THE CURSED SONG (ロキ１ THE CURSED SONG)
Author: 総夜ムカイ / Souya Mukai
Artwork: GAS (rokuru)
Original song/ : MikitoP
Supervised by
Release date: September 22nd 2022
Book size: Pocket paperback size (about A6 size), 264 pages
Price: ￥682（620＋tax）
Language: Japanese (as of writing, there has been no mention of any foreign language translated version being produced)
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Label: MF Bunko J (ＭＦ文庫Ｊ)
ISBN: 9784046818324
Preorder Bonuses
Depending on where you preorder your copy from, you can get one of the following free gifts, all of which will be signed by MikitoP :
Animate > 4 page leaflet
Tsutaya >Illustration card (Tsutaya ver.)
Gamers > Illustrated Bromide
Miraiya Shoten – Athine >Illustrated card (Miraiya ver.)
Kumazawa Shoten >Illustrated card (Kumazawa ver.)
Melon Books >Illustrated card (Melon ver.)
Preorder links (for the book only):
The novel should also be available as an e-book in due course.
Hopefully we’ll get to hear more details as they’re revealed in the coming weeks! Judging by the number “1” in the title, could this suggest that Roki will become a series of books as opposed to one standalone novel? Will you be pre-ordering the book yourself? Let us know your thoughts!
Links
“Roki” Product Page on MF Bunko J
KADOKAWA
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