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'''''Yumi and the Nightmare Painter''''' is a stand alone Cosmere novel, told as an in-world story by [[Hoid]]. It is about [[Yumi]], a [[yoki-hijo]], and [[Nikaro]], a [[nightmare]] [[painter]]. During the story Hoid is trapped on the planet [[Komashi]], where the [[Shard]] [[Virtuosity]] [[Splinter|Splintered]] herself.{{wob ref|15473}}

 

 

On March 17, 2022, Brandon released the first seven chapters, along with some brief commentary, which can be read [[bws:first-look-at-secret-project-3|on his website]] and listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFGDcvtRdz0 on his YouTube channel]. He also did a full spoiler Q&A about these preview chapters, which can be listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_DfnDkblNQ on his YouTube channel].

 

While the setting is a mix of Japanese and Korean influences, it was inspired mostly by Japanese media. The initial concept came from ''[[wikipedia:Hikaru no Go|Hikaru no Go]]'', which Brandon became familiar with through [[Peter Ahlstrom]]'s fan-translation. In it, a young boy finds a Go board haunted by an old master who offers to teach him the game -- hence a ghostly Painter teaching Yumi his craft, while ghostly Yumi teaches Painter hers. Additional inspiration came from ''[[wikipedia:Your Name|Your Name]]'', as well as ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]]''. Yumi's name specifically is derived from Yuna, one of the protagonists of FFX.{{wob ref|15474}}

 

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