Midori Amagaeru – författare

It’s not about winning… It’s life-and-death! One by one, students stop coming to school, and rumors spread that a cursed video game is behind the disappearances. Mai Yashiro wants nothing to do with it, but then a mysterious console appears in her bag. A creepy voice gives Mai a choice: play the game or lose everyone she cares about. She chooses to protect her loved ones, but any sense of relief is short-lived. It turns out dying in the game has terrible real-world consequences. Thankfully, she’s not alone, and she teams up with her schoolmates Asagi and Sugiura to beat the game. The odds are stacked against them, but they’re playing to win—even if they have to risk their lives!

No time to waste— on to the next level! Following Mai and Asagi’s win during the Black Event, Nightmare gets its first update. The game closes for a brief break, and everyone regains control of their bodies. They can only enjoy it for a short time, though, and when the game reopens, Mai is served her next challenge right away! Whether she’s confronting the players taking advantage of the Nerve Auction or facing a creepy masked girl in a haunted school— she’s not backing down. With the help of new allies and with club mates Asagi and Sugiura by her side, Mai jumps straight into the next event. Can they unravel the riddle behind a massive, unbeatable knight?!

Put to the test at every turn! Mai and the others have been enjoying their hard-earned free time after completing the Blue Event. Of course, that goes right out the window when maintenance suddenly ends and catches everyone off guard—and a bunch of Nightmare Conquerors’ Club members even lose Respawn Penalties! Once they max out the club budget to buy back their senses and limbs, Mai and her teammates jump into the game to top up their resources. Ready to grind, they enter a spooky mansion with a door that no players have been able to open. Alongside the game’s top rankers, Mai’s Raid Team will get its chance to unravel the mystery behind the sealed door!

Mai and Asagi are on a date (?) when they come across a boy named Kaneda being harassed by some school bullies! This is something they absolutely cannot let slide! But at the same time, Nightmare’s maintenance period ends…

Online! The Unbeatable Game? is one of the launch titles of a new initiative from JY—one that publishes prose middle grade books that appeal to a young audience that grew up with anime and manga.