The Isolator: Realization of Absolute Solitude (絶対ナル孤独者 Zettai naru Aisorēta) is Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara, the author of Sword Art Online (SAO) and Accel World, and illustrated by Shimeji.The first volume was released in Japan, on June 10, 2014 under the Dengeki Bunko imprint. The light novel series is also published in English by Yen Press and the first volume was released on June 23, 2015.
Plot[]
When he was eight, Minoru Utsugi lost his parents and older sister in a traumatic incident. Now sixteen and living with the young woman who adopted him, Minoru grapples with survivor's guilt and post-traumatic stress disorder, making him want to simply disappear not only from his own life, but from everyone's memories as well. He wishes, in other words, for complete isolation and solitude. This wish gets translated into something powerful when small alien orbs fall from space and take up residence inside humans, but not all are as harmless as Minoru's, and he soon finds that maybe he's more attached to people and living than he initially thought.
Light Novels[]
List of The Isolator Light Novel Volumes
As of February 2016, three volumes has been published.
Mangas[]
As of October 2016, two volumes of the manga adaptation has been serialized Dengeki Daioh. Yen Press will publish the manga adaptation on January 24, 2017.