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RealJohnGillman t1_j21a89l wrote

It might interest you and your son to know that Bullet Train was based on a book series — and that the Thomas the Tank Engine gag originated from there. The first book being titled Three Assassins, which was followed by the manga Maoh: Juvenile Remix and then the (second) book Bullet Train — with those being all the installments of the series currently available in English — to recommend them.

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inkscraper OP t1_j21epvi wrote

Thank you! We're actually reading the Bullet Train book right now. Interesting to see how it differs from the movie.

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RealJohnGillman t1_j21fcye wrote

Of course — enjoy! As a heads up, Three Assassins (previously adapted as a Japanese film) was the first book (just translated to English after Bullet Train was), but it can still be read as a prequel (to Bullet Train, which was a stand-alone sequel anyway). While Maoh: Juvenile Remix would be a direct sequel to Three Assassins (also including characters from the author’s book Maoh). There is also another book (Ax) and manga (Waltz), but those have yet to be translated into English.

Are you thinking of doing a review of the book for r/books, à la your r/movies review?

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inkscraper OP t1_j21mfyw wrote

I hadn't thought of doing a book review in this style- you've given me something to think about for sure!

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