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Yukito Ayatsuji Books in Order

Yukito Ayatsuji has written 13 books, published between 1987 and 2022. The first book is The Decagon House Murders (1987) and the newest is The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 5 (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1987–2022
Pages on record
1,885 in 5 of 13 books
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Yukito Ayatsuji is the pen name of Naoyuki Uchida, a Japanese writer of mystery and horror born December 23, 1960. Ayatsuji co-founded the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and is a leading voice of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery fiction. The Decagon House Murders (1987), the debut novel, ranks No. 8 on the Top 100 Japanese Mystery Novels of All Time. The Mill House Murders and The Labyrinth House Murders followed in 1988, and The Clock House Murders in 1991. Another is a further series, with manga editions listed. Ayatsuji is married to Fuyumi Ono, the fantasy and horror author of The Twelve Kingdoms, and minor planet 2001 RG46 was named after Ayatsuji in 2018.

How many Yukito Ayatsuji books are there?

Yukito Ayatsuji has 13 books, released between 1987 and 2022. They include 4 separate series.

Yukito Ayatsuji Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Yukito Ayatsuji books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, book 19 of the Pushkin Vertigo series (1987)
  2. Cover of The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, book 21 of the Pushkin Vertigo series (1988)
  3. Cover of Another, Volume 1 by Yukito Ayatsuji, book 1 of the Another Light Novel series (2009)
  4. Cover of Another Omnibus by Yukito Ayatsuji, book 1 of the Another Manga series (2013)
  5. Cover of Another Episode S / 0 by Yukito Ayatsuji, book 2 of the Another Light Novel series (2016)
  1. 1
    The Decagon House MurdersPushkin Vertigo #191987 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987224
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  2. 2
    The Labyrinth House MurdersHouse Murders #31988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  3. 3
    The Mill House MurdersPushkin Vertigo #211988 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988288
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  4. 4
    The Clock House MurdersHouse Murders #41991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  5. 5
    Another, Volume 1Another Light Novel #12009 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009496
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  6. 6
    Another OmnibusAnother Manga #12013 · 660 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013660
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  7. 7
    Another Episode S / 0Another Light Novel #22016 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016217
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  8. 8
    The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 1Decagon House Murders Manga #12019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 2Decagon House Murders Manga #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  10. 10
    The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 3Decagon House Murders Manga #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  11. 11
    Another 2001Another Light Novel #32022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 4Decagon House Murders Manga #42022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  13. 13
    The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 5Decagon House Murders Manga #52022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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Yukito Ayatsuji books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Decagon House Murders Manga in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 1
  2. 2. The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 2
  3. 3. The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 3
  4. 4. The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 4
  5. 5. The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 5

Another Light Novel in order

3 books
  1. 1. Another, Volume 1
  2. 2. Another Episode S / 0
  3. 3. Another 2001

House Murders in order

2 books
  1. 3. The Labyrinth House Murders
  2. 4. The Clock House Murders

Pushkin Vertigo in order

2 books
  1. 19. The Decagon House Murders
  2. 21. The Mill House Murders

Another Manga in order

1 book
  1. 1. Another Omnibus

Do you have to read Yukito Ayatsuji books in order?

You only need to read Yukito Ayatsuji books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Yukito Ayatsuji

Start with The Decagon House Murders (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Yukito Ayatsuji book?

The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 5 (2022) is the newest Yukito Ayatsuji book released so far.

Is there a new Yukito Ayatsuji book coming?

No next Yukito Ayatsuji book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Yukito Ayatsuji at a glance

Paused
No new Yukito Ayatsuji title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Yukito Ayatsuji books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,885 pages across the 5 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Yukito Ayatsuji books, 5 of 13, were published in the 2020s.

What the Yukito Ayatsuji books are about

4 of the 13 Yukito Ayatsuji books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: japanese horror fiction is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.