Takuma Kudo's "Strategy Consultation Room: Strategic Theory for Ages 13 and Up" Now Available
Dentsu Inc. Creative Strategist Takuma Kudo's book " Attack on Consultation Room: 'Strategy Theory' for Ages 13 and Up" (Kodansha) was released on April 6.
This role-playing book uses Isayama Hajime's popular manga "Attack on Titan" (Kodansha) as its setting. Readers learn complex strategies for tackling personal struggles alongside the characters. It offers insights into the highly relevant "strategic thinking" concepts found in "Attack on Titan."
■From the book's "Introduction: To You Who Cannot Remain Unconnected to the Titans"
Living unarmed in this cruel world is not called courage.
That is nothing but recklessness.
First, we must possess the "weapons" to survive.
Attack on Titan gives us courage. The sight of them facing the Titans without flinching. That first step beyond the walls.
If only we could find the courage to fight despair like that...
Of course, in the reality we live in, giants and walls are invisible. But we've long since realized. That "giants called friends" who hurt people without a second thought, and suffocating "walls called classrooms," exist in this world.
Reality is just as cruel as fiction, no, even more so.
Everyone, even those who seem happy, lives while suffering from "their own troubles" created by "their own giants and walls."
So who will find the way to solve "my own troubles"? — It is oneself. Only you can defeat "your own giants" lurking in school and daily life, and overcome "your own walls."
This book is a survival guide set in the world of Attack on Titan, where you'll learn alongside Eren, Levi, and others how to battle your own troubles—a fight that's never straightforward.
Now, let's begin the fight to eradicate your troubles alongside your Survey Corps comrades.
■ Survive Reality with 7 Strategic Switches!
[Strategy Switch ①] Purpose (Goal) - For You Who Are Lost
[Strategy Switch ②] Target – For You Who Miss the Mark
[Strategy Switch 3] Mindset Before & After
[Strategy Switch ④] Barrier – For You Who Just Stand Frozen
[Strategy Switch ⑤] Tools (Items) – For You Who Complain About Not Having Weapons
[Strategy Switch ⑥] Direction – For You Who Can't Move People
[Strategy Switch ⑦] Action – For You Who End Up Doing Nothing
【Author Profile】
Takuma Kudo
Born in Oita City. Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Law. After working in advertising production and PR at Dentsu Inc., he moved to a creative boutique. He has handled brand development for global companies, business revitalization strategies for long-established firms, public-private partnership town development projects, and branding support for startups before and after their IPOs. In November 2018, he returned to Dentsu Inc. and works as a "Creative Strategist." Also serves as a part-time university lecturer, member of the Creative Committee of the Japan Advertising Association, and NewsPicks Academia Professor. Author of " Learning 'Strategic Thinking' from Heroes" (Nikkei Publishing).
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