"lunatica: shattered pixels" is a haunting and deeply emotional novel that follows lunatica, a young girl trapped in a toxic household, suffocated by conflict, silence, and abandonment. when her only source of comfort-a mysterious digital character inside her video game-becomes the sole witness to her fears, hopes, and pain, the boundary between reality and the virtual world begins to blur.through raw and heart-wrenching pages, the reader is drawn into the slow shattering of her resilience: the fights between her parents, the weight of imposed choices, and the emptiness that consumes every day of her adolescence. yet, in the heart of this darkness, a fragile connection endures: a pixelated companion who, despite being nothing more than code, seems to understand the depth of her suffering better than anyone else.a powerful, unsettling, and profoundly human story about isolation, fragile hope, and the desperate need to be seen. "shattered pixels" is a journey through despair and the longing for connection-a story that lingers long after the final page. (i chose to release this new edition especially for japan and australia, countries that couldn't access the original paperback version. i'm truly happy that readers there can finally enjoy it.) i originally wrote this story in 2019.