The Queen's Phone Operator [Japanese]

By: Watanabe, Yu

The 174th (2025 second half) Naoki Prize nominee. Shikawa, after quitting her real estate job due to inability to meet her crush's sexual expectations, works as a phone operator for an SM dominatrix delivery service. She adores beautiful dominatrix Miori, but she ghosts her after a planned dinner. Investigating reveals Miori's hidden sides, forcing Shikawa to confront her possible asexuality amid a sex-obsessed society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Japanese
• ISBN: 4087700143
• ISBN13: 9784087700145
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Shueisha