Animation Video Released for Kanae Minato's Latest Work, Akeboshi (Morning Star)! Also Generating Buzz with Readings by Takahiro Sakurai and Saori Hayami

An animation video has been released for Kanae Minato's latest full-length novel, Akeboshi, which is scheduled to be released on November 27th.
The novel's story begins with a shocking incident: Yoshiyuki Shimizu, a currently serving Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and a highly respected literary figure, is stabbed to death by a man who rushed out from backstage during a ceremony for the National High School Cultural Festival. The arrested man is 37-year-old Akatsuki Nagase. Following his arrest, Nagase begins publishing a memoir in a weekly magazine, detailing his deep resentment toward a newly established religious group allegedly heavily involved with Shimizu. Simultaneously, a writer who attended the ceremony attempts to capture the Nagase incident in a novel. What is the view that emerges when nonfiction and fiction—these two narratives—converge?