One of the newest novellas out from Red Circle Minis, “The Chronicles of Lord Asunaro” by Kanji Hanawa, covers far more ground than its size might suggest.
On one level, it’s a tongue-in-cheek examination of feudal Japan as Hanawa cheerfully follows the permutations of the young heir Asunaro, perpetually waiting to be lord “someday soon,” thus his nickname, a pun on the words “asu” (tomorrow) and “narō” (will become).
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