The world of Akutagawa is always fun to go back in again, and I'm glad that I made this my first read of 2025. Its definitely sets a precedence to my other reads of the year, and I'm definitely looking forward to it.

Akutagawa is a master of its craft and Kappa is written through the lens of Patient 23, a psychiatric patient that fell down into a hole and went into the world of Kappa, where the monsters from Japanese folklores are living as similar to humans. The absurdity that is written on the surface with the subtle but very loud criticism on the society made this book such a pleasant one to read.

A gem on its own I definitely love it!
Wrote my full unfiltred thoughts on my substack. The rabbit hole that I feel into made me almost spiral at best, but goes to show- Akutagawa is an authors of his own league.

Read my Full Unfiltered Thoughts of Kappa on my Substack here :)