A Bildungsroman novel, Coin Locker Babies is known for transcending genres, containing elements of social commentary, surrealism, dark comedy, philosophy, noir and horror.

It is the surreal story of two boys, Hashi and Kiku, who were both abandoned by their mothers during infancy and locked in coin lockers at a Tokyo train station in the summer of 1972.

Kiku becomes a pole vaulter and, with his girlfriend Anemone, a model who has converted her condo into a swamp for her crocodile, searches for a substance named DATURA in order to take his revenge upon the city of Tokyo and destroy it.

While Kiku is in prison, Hashi's music career grows, but he starts going mad from the stress, eventually trying to kill Neva to try and hear the sound he heard as a child.

Kikuyuki Sekiguchi Hashio Mizouchi The Kuwayamas Anemone Mr. D Neva Kimie Numata A film version began development in 2005, with a screenplay by Sean Lennon to be directed by Michele Civetta.