Ico Spawns Japanese Novel

Thanks to Tokyopia for pointing out the Japanese debut of a novel based on cult PlayStation 2 title ICO, as created by "Japan noir" author Miyuki Miyabe. There's discussion of the book's contents over on GameFAQs, with a reader explaining the plot as involving "the village Ico comes from, their rituals and beliefs, and the birth of Ico... [and then includes] the game part... then an epilogue about what happens to the two [after the game]", and noting "It sounds like [Miyabe] asked for permission to write the novel", as opposed to vice versa. The discussion also warns the book shouldn't be confused with an Italian-language non-fiction analysis of ICO from Ben Mottershead, due out in September.

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Oh, No?

[FlipmodePlaya]

The summary says: 'unfortunately, neither of these titles have confirmed English-language versions yet.'

While the site for the Italian analytical book says: 'Italian releases only, English version of Ludologica coming soon. All the books are currently on sale at iBS.'

Perhaps that isn't confirmation, but for those who want it in English, I think you'll get it.

Penny Arcade

[sjohnson]

I believe Ico was also a favorite at Penny Arcade. They tend to have pretty good taste, IMO. Found three related comics in their archive:

here
here
and here