I Am a Psych Counselor in the Underworld

PG-13, R


★2024 CCPA Best IP Awards (Novel Category)
★2023 KadoKado Million Dollar Prize (Fiction Category)


The story follows Chien Chia-fen, who has the ability to see and communicate with the dead. She opens a clinic in the underworld to provide psychological counseling to the dead, helping souls with unresolved issues that persist even after death. However, she soon finds herself entangled in a centuries-old feud between the world of the living and the underworld, with her life hanging in the balance.
©雙慧


Information

Publisher
KADOKAWA TAIWAN CORPORATION
Publication Date
Oct, 2023
Volume/ Episode/ Chapter
2 (ongoing, total of 4 volumes)
Format
147x210mm/ 288 pages/ paperback
ISBN
978-626-37-8059-0, 978-626-37-8420-8
Introduction
Psych counselor Chien Chia-fen can see ghosts. By chance, she takes over a psychological counseling clinic in the underworld, providing services to souls with unresolved issues, so that they can willingly reincarnate to the next life. As each case develops and clues are pieced together from her encounters with various “patients,” she discovers a group of people in the human world with radical ideologies. They are governed by an organization called the “Inner Realm,” which has been at odds with the underworld for centuries, and this group of radicals is now attempting to break the peace and stir up conflict.
Chien’s clinic becomes caught in the crossfire of the rising tensions between the underworld and the Inner Realms. She must not only continue to help the restless souls, but also find a way to stay alive amidst the chaos. In the end, she discovers the true mastermind behind the conflict and receives unexpected help, successfully resolving the dispute between the two sides.
The series combines elements of suspense, the supernatural, and psychotherapy to portray the depth of human emotions and the complexity of the afterlife.
Selling Points
(1) Silver Prize, KadoKado Million Dollar Prize 2022 - Light Novel Division
(2) The wildest, off-the-wall, funny, and hilarious psychotherapy sessions. Guaranteed to not only have the readers in applause and salivating for more, they will also feel the warmth in their hearts and eyes.
(3) Seemingly episodic stories are closely interwoven through its narratives, allowing for a multi-layered, in-depth exploration of the characters.
Awards& Ranking
(1) 2024 3rd Best IP Awards – The Honorable Mention in the Novel Category
(2) 2023 KadoKado Million Dollar Prize – Fiction Category
Rights Sold
Japanese
Author
Angiest(雙慧)
About the Author
The author is Malaysian and is a resident physician in her day job. She draws on her medical background and love for fantasy to create unique works in the relatively uncommon field of medical-fantasy fiction.
Copyright Ownership
KADOKAWA TAIWAN CORPORATION
Copyright Contact
SHEI PEI-FEN (RIGHTS DEPT.)
shei.peifen@kadokawa.com.tw


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