Irvine Welsh Trust for social inclusion in Edinburgh. In "Crime", Ray Lennox (from Welsh's previous work, "Filth") is recovering from a mental breakdown induced by occupational stress and cocaine abuse, and a particularly horrifying child sex murder case back in Edinburgh. The story takes place in Florida. In 2012 Welsh published a prequel to "Trainspotting", titled "Skagboys". Set in Leith in the early 1980s, it introduces the "Trainspotting" characters and follows them as they fall into heroin addiction. Given as a series of linked short stories, the book is also interspersed with brief commentaries on contemporary British politics. In particular, the consequences
Yuki Yuna is a Hero and blesses humanity. Using a special phone application granted by Taisha, an organization dedicated to the Shinju, Yuna and her friends must transform into "heroes" with magical powers to protect their world from imminent destruction. A prequel light novel titled , written by Takahiro and illustrated by Bunbun, was serialized in ASCII Media Works' "Dengeki G's Magazine" between April 30, 2014 and November 29, 2014. The novel takes place two years before the anime's time frame. Another light novel series, titled , written by Aoi Akashiro and illustrated by Bunbun, began serialization in "Dengeki G's Magazine" on July 30, 2015.