The light novel "Joppare Aomori no Hoshi Orakonna Toshii Ida" featuring the main character who speaks the Tsugaru dialect was released on December 28th.

A light novel titled ``Isekai Aomori Fantasy,'' in which the main character Orin Jonagold, who speaks the Tsugaru dialect, adventures in the virtual Tohoku region. The author, Kyoseki Sasaki, is a part-time farmer living in Iwate. He is said to have been accustomed to the Tsugaru dialect from an early age due to the influence of his family.

According to Mr. Sasaki, the work was posted on the posting site "Let's become a novelist" for about a month from June 2021. It was temporarily discontinued due to lack of popularity. "In January of this year, I was able to make my debut as a novelist after gathering a lot of attention after posting by a Twitter user," he said.

An editor in charge of the publisher, KADOKAWA Sneaker Bunko, said, "I learned about the work because it was a hot topic on the Internet, and I burst out laughing at the title, the table of contents, and the first episode of the story. The Tsugaru dialect is not only a parody, but also a story of the adventure of the main character. I was struck by the skillfulness with which he incorporated the story into his purpose and developed the story, which led him to approach me about making it into a book."

At the time of publication, the Tsugaru dialect was supervised by Hirosaki University's "Kodai x AI x Tsugaru dialect project", and a PV (promotional video) in which Hirosaki-born voice actor Fumiya Imai was in charge of the voice of the main character was released on YouTube. .

Mr. Sasaki said, "It is a work that has received a lot of benefits from Aomori. The editor says, ``This work is filled with local stories.

The price is 726 yen. At the time of sale, 15 bookstores in Aomori Prefecture will distribute limited edition short stories written by Mr. Sasaki.