From YouTube roots to book-chart juggernaut, Japanese writer Uketsu discusses 'Strange Map'

OSAKA -- Japanese horror writer and YouTuber Uketsu, known for his white mask and black tights, has turned his online storytelling into a publishing j･･･ ...

Uketsu talks ‘Strange Maps' topping inaugural Billboard Japan book chart, musical influences & writing for ‘One Reader': Interview

Uketsu appeared in person - though fully masked as usual - at the Billboard Japan Book Charts awards ceremony held on Dec. 16 ...
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Uketsu’s ‘Strange Pictures’ Shortlisted for Waterstones’ 2025 Book of the Year

Uketsu’s horror-mystery novel Strange Pictures has been shortlisted for Waterstones’ 2025 Book of the Year. Originally published by Futabasha in 2022, Strange Pictures is an interactive horror-mystery ...
Newsday

Japan YouTuber novelist woos global audience with visual, accessible horror

TOKYO — He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his signature mode of art. Uketsu, whose name literally translates to “rain ...
Publishers Weekly

Strange Pictures

Uketsu, trans. from the Japanese by Jim Rion. HarperVia, $17.99 trade paper (240p) ISBN 978-0-06-343308-3 Japanese horror artist and writer Uketsu makes a triumphant international debut with this ...