| Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria | |
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| Author | Mikage, Eiji (Story), Tetsuo (Art) |
| Publisher | ASCII Media Works |
| Label | Dengeki Bunko |
| Publishing Date | Jan 7th, 2009 - June 10th, 2015 |
| # of Volumes | 7 |
| Other Names | The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria, Hakomari |
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria (commonly abbreviated HakoMari) is a light novel series written by Mikage Eiji with art drawn by Tetsuo. The story is Mikage's first Light Novel with illustrations, however, it is not his first book he's written. The series was first published in January of 2009. There are a total of seven volumes released within the Light Novel.
Story Synopsis[]
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria, or The Empty Box and The Zeroth Maria, tells the story of Kazuki Hoshino, who is almost madly attached to his everyday life, and his antagonist Aya Otonashi, who suddenly transfers into his class at the end of the school year—for no less than the 13,118th time. Without hesitation, she announces her intent to “break” him. Kazuki's struggle to defend his everyday life begins, and the many secrets it is built on start to come to light.
This is but the start of a dark roller coaster ride that turns the two against themselves, the people around them and the one who may be god. Read on as their relationship slowly changes and they go against their most basic values in their struggle against the world itself.