Novala Takemoto Explained

Novala Takemoto
Birth Place:Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:writer, fashion designer
Genre:essays, novels, short stories

is the professional name of, a Japanese author, and fashion designer.[1]

Biography

Takemoto was born in Uji, south of Kyoto. As a child, he was shy and preferred drawing and reading (two of his favorite authors were Osamu Dazai and Yasunari Kawabata) to spending time with others, and was a big fan of the anime series Candy Candy, in the discovery of which he was "happy to finally find what [he] liked".[2] He was also sometimes beaten by his father, which he says persuaded him to follow his own path in life.[3] After dropping out of Osaka University of Arts in 1987,[4] he participated in a variety of artistic, musical and theatrical activities. From 1992 to 1997, he made his literary debut contributing serial essays to Hanagata Bunka Tsūshin (花形文化通信), a Kansai free arts newspaper. These essays were collected and published in book format in 1998 as Soleilnuit: For Becoming a Proper Young Lady, and received wide recognition. These essays also increased the popularity of the Japanese term otome, referring to a young lady or young maiden. Shogakukan published his debut novel Missin in 2000. He was nominated for the Yukio Mishima Literary Award twice, for his novels Emily (in 2003) and Lolita (in 2004).

Takemoto is best known for Shimotsuma Monogatari, titled Kamikaze Girls in English. The series was adapted to a manga and a film which was directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. Another of his novels, Twins: A Variety Store Named "The End of the World", was also adapted for film in 2001 by Kiseki Hamada.[5]

Takemoto was arrested in September 2007 for violating the Cannabis Control Law and was later convicted of the crime.[6] [7] He was arrested again in 2015 after he was found to have two grams of contraband that are banned under the Narcotics Control Law in his possession.[8]

Works in English translation

Works

Novels and short stories

(English title for the movie adaptation: Kamikaze Girls)

Essay collections

Picture books

Photo books

Other

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "'Otome no karisuma' Takemoto Nobara yōgisha, taima shoji de taiho." [[Asahi Shimbun]]. September 4, 2007. . March 23, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080220171514/http://book.asahi.com/news/TKY200709030288.html . February 20, 2008 . dead .
  2. http://www.hikari.org.nz/stuff/otaku/sm/takemoto.html Kondo, Miyuki. "Do your own thing: 'Lolita' novelist touches lonely hearts."
  3. https://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/member.html?file=fl20041121x4.html/ McNeill, David. "Lolitas' Bard is Sitting Pretty."
  4. Web site: Kamikaze Girls Author Booked for Cannabis Possession. 2021-07-28. Anime News Network. en.
  5. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20011128a4.html Shoji, Kaori. "Refuge in the little shop of solace."
  6. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20150425220028/http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20150424k0000m040008000c.html. April 25, 2015. 嶽本野ばら容疑者:麻薬成分含む植物片所持の疑いで逮捕. Mainichi Shimbun. April 23, 2015. 山崎. 征克. February 16, 2020. ja.
  7. Web site: Novala Takemoto arrested for marijuana. 2021-07-28. UPI. en.
  8. Web site: 2015-04-23. Tokyo cops arrest novelist Novala Takemoto for 'dangerous drugs'. 2021-07-28. TokyoReporter. en-US.
  9. http://emily-novala.com/ Emily - A Novel by Novala Takemoto (Shueisha English Edition)

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