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Edition 3 (2005) special award
Echigoya
えちごや
Echigoya
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1955-06-22
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Osaka Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Erotica novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 2005-
- Influenced By
- Dan Oniroku, Chigusa Tadao
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwansei Gakuin University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Gentosha Outlaw Prize | Yoru no Shiiku | 特別賞 | Gentosha | 受賞 |
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Yoru no Shiiku
2005 Erotic fiction (soft-SM)Debut work and the first in a series of erotic novels centered on soft-SM. Through psychological portrayal of characters and descriptions of bondage, it explores dynamics of dominance and submission.
Nawakon no Utage – Yoru no Shiiku –
2006 Erotic fiction (soft-SM)A sequel in the 'Yoru no Shiiku' series that intensifies bondage descriptions and depicts complex desires and emotions among characters.
Kagemaru Ninpouchou – The Four Iga Sisters –
2007 Period fiction / Ninja novelA ninja novel series incorporating period-drama settings, blending historical background with erotic elements.
Muma
2007 Supernatural erotic fictionA collection themed around succubi/incubi (muma), consisting of short stories and linked tales that depict sexual desire and fear as dream and reality intermingle.
Kuro Shinju
2009 Erotic fictionPublished by Tokuma Bunko; a work that portrays human relationships and desires revolving around a 'black pearl' motif.
The Labyrinth of Suggestion and Hypnosis
2010 Psychological erotic fictionA psychological erotic novel centered on suggestion and hypnosis, exploring the boundaries between suggestibility and desire.
Bibliography
- Yoru no Shiiku
- Nawakon no Utage – Yoru no Shiiku –
- Binaneko no Aegi – Yoru no Shiiku –
- Akujo no Odoroki – Yoru no Shiiku –
- Shibire no Manazashi – Yoru no Shiiku –
- Joou no Midoogi – Yoru no Shiiku –
- Kagemaru Ninpouchou – The Four Iga Sisters –
- Kagemaru Ninpouchou – Deadly Battle at Osaka –
- Kagemaru Ninpouchou – Secret Technique 'Mutou Tori' –
- Muma
- Muma II
- Muma III
- Azami no Toge – Targeted Housewife –
- Esoshiyaya Zen'emon – Onna Hada Kuzushi –
- Esoshiyaya Zen'emon – Onna Nusumoshi –
- Kuro Shinju
- Garnet Woman – Kuro Shinju –
- Wana – Toraware no Binaneko-tachi –
- The Labyrinth of Suggestion and Hypnosis
- Queen's Game
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- An erotic style that uses detailed descriptionNarration rooted in soft-SM themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Dominance and submissionBondage/ropeDream vs realityPeriod-drama motifs
Legacy
Debuted in 2005 as an erotic novelist. Known for soft-SM works following the tradition of Dan Oniroku and Chigusa Tadao, with an established readership.
Trivia
- The pen name is derived from the name of a corrupt merchant appearing in period dramas.
- Completed graduate studies at Kwansei Gakuin University.
- Debuted in 2005 after winning the Special Prize at the 3rd Gentosha Outlaw Prize.
- Resides in Osaka Prefecture.