Reverse is a Japanese mystery novel by Kanae Minato, serialized in the magazine, Shosetsu Gendai," from November 2013 to December 2014, and published in book form by Kodansha on May 20, 2015.
Three summers ago, Fukase, then a senior in college, decided to go on a trip to the Madarao Highlands, located on the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures, with his college seminar friends Takaaki Murai, Kosei Tanihara, Kosuke Asami, and Yuki Hirosawa.
Knowing that Hirozawa had been drinking, Fukase, Tanihara, and Asami sent him alone to pick up Murai by car on a mountain road at night in bad weather.
When the police interviewed the four men, including Fukase, they explained the situation at the time, but kept the fact of drunk driving hidden until now.
However, it turns out that Asami and his other seminar mates have received similar letters of accusation, "XXX is a murderer," and Tanihara is pushed onto the railroad tracks.
[15] In addition to the mystery element of finding out who sent the letters of accusation, the work depicts an ensemble drama in which a group of seminar mates who were not so close during their college days build a friendship.
[15] The theme song "Destiny" was performed by Che'Nelle, who was celebrating the 10th anniversary of her debut as a singer, at the offer of the drama's producer, Junko Arai.