Another  

อนาเธอร์, アナザー

In 1998, a fifteen-year-old named Kouichi Sakakibara moved to Yomiyama, where he was set to attend Yomiyama North Middle School. However, due to an old injury, he had to be hospitalized and missed the first week of school. After recovering quickly, he met Mei Misaki, a mysterious girl with an eye patch who sparked his interest. At Yomiyama North, Kouichi was placed in Class 3-3. Despite the seemingly innocent atmosphere, there was something odd about the class behavior: everyone seemed tense and watchful of each other's actions. Mei, being a student in the same class, received little attention from both her classmates and teachers, as if she didn't exist. As more strange occurrences happened and questions arose, no one was willing to provide Kouichi with any answers. With no other choice, he began pursuing Mei for help, despite her warnings and the disapproval of his classmates.

Another was originally serialized in Kadokawa Shotens literary magazine Yasei Jidai (野性時代) intermittently from the July 2006 issue to the May 2009 issue. It was later published as a 677-page hardcover novel on October 29, 2009. Later it was re-published in 2-volume format on November 25, 2011, and again in 2-volume format under light novel label, Sneaker Bunko with illustrations by Noizi Ito on March 1, 2012; the cover art in the original was done by Enta Shiho.The novel ranked third place in both the 2010 Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! and the 2010 Honkaku Mystery Award. Two side stories have been released: the novel Another: Episode S and the manga Another: Episode 0. Ayatsuji is also planning a sequel novel.Another was published digitally in English by Yen Press in 2013. Yen Press published the series in print in a hardcover omnibus on October 28, 2014.