Yuyuko Takemiya Explained

Yuyuko Takemiya
Native Name:	竹宮 ゆゆこ
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	24 February 1978
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Occupation:	Writer
Years Active:	2004–present
Notable Works:	Toradora! Golden Time

is a Japanese writer of light novels, novels, and manga.

Biography

Takemiya debuted in September 2004 with her light novel series Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (Our Tamura-kun) which first appeared in the autumn 2004 issue of Dengeki hp Special, a special edition version of Dengeki hp. That same month, Takemiya worked on the scenario for the bishōjo game Noel by FlyingShine (also known for creating Cross Channel). Following the completion of Watashitachi no Tamura-kun, Takemiya began her best-known series, Toradora!,^[1] which she declared to be complete in April 2010 after ten volumes and three spin-off books. The first book of her next series, Golden Time, was Dengeki Bunko's 2000th published light novel.^[2] Takemiya launched the manga series Evergreen with artist Akira Caskabe on July 19, 2011 in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh Genesis quarterly magazine.^[3]

Works

Light novels

• (under Dengeki Bunko, illustration by Yasu)
  • Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (June 2005)
  • Watashitachi no Tamura-kun 2 (September 2005)
• (under Dengeki Bunko, illustration by Yasu)
  • Toradora! (March 10, 2006)
  • Toradora2! (May 10, 2006)
  • Toradora3! (September 10, 2006)
  • Toradora4! (January 10, 2007)
  • Toradora Spinoff! Koufuku no Sakura-iro Tornado (May 10, 2007)
  • Toradora5! (August 10, 2007)
  • Toradora6! (December 10, 2007)
  • Toradora7! (April 10, 2008)
  • Toradora8! (August 10, 2008)
  • Toradora9! (October 10, 2008)
  • Toradora Spinoff 2! Tora, Koyuru Aki (January 7, 2009)
  • Toradora10! (March 10, 2009)
  • Toradora Spinoff 3! Ore no Bentou Mite Kure (April 10, 2010)
• (under Dengeki Bunko, illustration by Ēji Komatsu)
  • (September 10, 2010)^[4]
  • (March 10, 2011)^[5]
  • (August 10, 2011)^[6]
  • (March 10, 2012)^[7]
  • (June 10, 2012)^[8]
  • (September 10, 2012)^[9]
  • (January 10, 2013)^[10]
  • (April 10, 2013)^[11]
  • , August 10, 2013
  • , October 10, 2013
  • March 10, 2014
• (under Shincho Bunko, illustrations by Haruaki Fuyuno) September 2014

Novels

• May 28, 2016 (Publisher Shinchousha)
• Nov 10, 2016 (Publisher Bungeishunjuu)
• May 27, 2017 (Publisher Shinchousha)
• Nov 9, 2017 (Publisher Bungeishunjuu)
• Oct 10, 2018 (Publisher Shinchosha)
• Feb 14, 2020 (Publisher KADOKAWA)
• March 27, 2021 (Publisher Shinchosha)

Manga

• Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (with artist Sachi Kurafuji)
• Toradora! (with artist Zekkyō)
• Golden Time (with artist Umechazuke)
• Evergreen (with artist Akira Kasukabe)

Games

• Noel (FlyingShine) (September 24, 2004)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ridella. Fabrizio. July 2, 2010. Toradora – recensione. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110122063714/http://www.spaziofilm.it/content/archivio/articolo_dvd.asp?id=6695. January 22, 2011. November 27, 2010. SpazioFilm. New Bit. it.
2. Web site: Onrain shoten hon'ya taun: Hon: Gōruden taimu 1. ja:オンライン書店 本やタウン: 本: ゴールデンタイム １. Online Bookstore Honya Town: Books: Golden Time 1. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720153833/http://www.honya-town.co.jp/hst/HTdispatch?nips_cd=998608489X. July 20, 2011. September 10, 2010. Honya Town. ja.
3. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. June 28, 2011. Toradora Author Takemiya to Launch Evergreen Manga. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116214949/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-06-28/toradora-author-takemiya-to-launch-evergreen-manga. January 16, 2021. June 28, 2011. Anime News Network.
4. Web site: Shinkan jōhō. ja:新刊情報. New Publication Information. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130312051943/http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/new/bunko1009.php. March 12, 2013. November 10, 2011. Dengeki Bunko. ASCII MediaWorks. ja.
5. Web site: Shinkan jōhō. ja:新刊情報. New Publication Information. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130328053759/http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/new/bunko1103.php. March 28, 2013. February 10, 2011. Dengeki Bunko. ASCII MediaWorks. ja.
6. Web site: Shinkan jōhō. ja:新刊情報. New Publication Information. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130326141028/http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/new/bunko1108.php. March 26, 2013. November 10, 2011. Dengeki Bunko. ASCII MediaWorks. ja.
7. Web site: Shinkan jōhō. ja:新刊情報. New Publication Information. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102060949/http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/new/bunko1203.php. November 2, 2012. February 10, 2012. Dengeki Bunko. ASCII MediaWorks. ja.
8. Web site: Shinkan jōhō. ja:新刊情報. New Publication Information. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130312124627/http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/new/bunko1206.php. March 12, 2013. May 11, 2012. Dengeki Bunko. ASCII MediaWorks. ja.
9. Web site: Shinkan jōhō. ja:新刊情報. New Publication Information. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130312051938/http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/new/bunko1209.php. March 12, 2013. August 28, 2012. Dengeki Bunko. ASCII MediaWorks. ja.
10. Web site: Shinkan jōhō. ja:新刊情報. New Publication Information. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130331091433/http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/new/bunko1301.php. March 31, 2013. December 11, 2012. Dengeki Bunko. ASCII MediaWorks. ja.
11. Web site: Shinkan jōhō. ja:新刊情報. New Publication Information. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130324153505/http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/new/bunko1304.php. March 24, 2013. March 10, 2013. Dengeki Bunko. ASCII MediaWorks. ja.