false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256101662m/4036916.jpg 4036916 2 R to L (Japanese Style)<P>Congratulations! You have been randomly selected by the government&#8230;to DIE in 24 hours! Please enjoy your final day and take pride in the fact that your death will inspire others to live life to the fullest! Welcome to the world of Ikigami, the Death Notice, where to keep citizens on the straight and narrow path of productivity and prosperity, each day a different citizen is selected for termination! View the last 24 hours through the very eyes of the people slated to die for their country with no hope of reprieve! What people do when they have no hope of survival will shock you to your core in this frightening, dark series of stories! <P>Dear Citizen: You&#8217;ve no doubt noticed that the world is a troubled place. People are apathetic, lazy, unmotivated. You&#8217;ve probably asked yourself: Why isn&#8217;t anything being done to stop this systematic decline? Well, you&#8217;ll be happy to know measures are being taken. We, your government, have decided society needs a wake-up call. So beginning today, we will randomly select a different citizen who will be killed within 24 hours of notification. We believe this will help remind all people how precious life is, and how important it is to be productive, active members of society. Thank you for your attention and your cooperation and participation in this new program. 4083523 12 5 2009 Ikigami, Volume 1 total:20|5:3|4:7|3:6|2:4| 20 69 27 4 2 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 14:13:47 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 14:18:05 -0700 2009 On the first day of school, Japanese students receive an inoculation, some of which contain a nanocapsule. These will kill the receiver somewhere between the ages of 18 to 24. This...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 05:52:27 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 07:25:15 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 03 16:11:09 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 08:41:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 19:01:04 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 19:01:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 19:51:10 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 19:51:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 09:55:43 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 09:55:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 03 17:41:23 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 17:41:23 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Sep 16 07:55:17 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 11:18:39 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 07:55:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 31 17:12:45 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 17:12:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 18:58:09 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 18:58:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 21 08:21:21 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 08:21:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 11:01:48 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 11:01:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:41:01 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:41:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 20 09:04:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 09:04:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jul 18 16:50:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 16:51:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 07:21:20 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 06:01:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 13:52:52 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 13:53:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 17 12:50:58 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 12:50:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 16 16:48:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 16:48:48 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 05:49:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 05:49:35 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4036916