Kawakami Minoru, creator of Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, surprises fans by releasing a self-drawn adult manga

Kawakami Minoru is the original creator of the light novel that was adapted into the anime Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, an anime that premiered in 2011 and whose light novel became extremely famous because each volume contains an absurd number of pages.

For example, some volumes of Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere exceed 1,000 pages. Years ago, it was common for fans to post photos of the books to show just how massive they were when compared to other series.

So why are we talking about this old anime? Because out of nowhere and as a complete surprise, its author decided to draw and release an adult manga that is already on sale on platforms such as DLsite.

Yes, Kawakami Minoru decided to release a 49-page hentai manga titled Hikouryaku NPC to Kekkon Shiyou. It’s not possible to show the full cover, but here is the safer part of it:

Kawakami Minoru surprised everyone with this new hentai manga. Keep in mind that he is 50 years old, will turn 51 on January 3, 2026, and only now decided to sell an adult manga drawn by himself.

Let’s take a look at some reactions:

• Is it really drawn by the author himself?
• Just because he drew porn, people are making a fuss, you virgins.
• Wait, he actually KNOWS how to draw manga? Then he should’ve become a mangaka from the start.
• He drew it himself, right? If you can draw, you’ll never go hungry.
• A man born in 1975, and this is his job in 2025?
• Can he show this to his grandchildren?
• He draws well.
• Why does he draw such bizarre deformities?
• In commercial light novels there’s usually a dedicated illustrator. He mainly draws character concepts and outfits, and got better over time. For the anime, for some reason, he even provided storyboards.
• Kawakami Minoru is a part-time writer. His main job is at a game company.
• I thought he was some random nobody, but he’s actually pretty famous. And he can draw too.
• He made billions with light novels and still keeps working and making erotic doujin. That’s only possible if you really love it.
• I thought he was an irrelevant author, but he’s actually a big name.

You can already find this manga to take a look at on alternative websites, since there is still no translation of the story.