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Iku Kahara

かのはら いく

Kahara Iku

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1973-11-10 (Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Light novel author
Active Years
1994-

Education

Aichi Shukutoku University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature (Language and Culture Course)
Country: Japan
Received awards for submitted works while at university and debuted as a writer.

Awards

Wings Novel Award (8th) — Excellence Award
1994
Work: Kimi no Arashi
Organization: Shinshokan
Result: 優秀賞
Palette Novel Award (14th) — Honorable Mention
1995
Work: Uchi e, Kaerou
Organization: Shogakukan
Result: 佳作

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Witch's Countdown (Fumetsu no Nagareboshi)

1997 Light novel

Debut single-volume work published in 1997 by Shogakukan's Palette Bunko. See sources for detailed contents.

FantasyYouth

Beyond the Waves: Legend of Darkus

1997 Light novel

Published December 1997. See sources for details.

AdventureThe sea

The Scarlet Dragon

1999 Light novel

A single-volume work published in July 1999. See sources for details.

FantasyMystery/Legend

Bibliography

  • Witch's Countdown (1997)
  • Beyond the Waves: Legend of Darkus (1997)
  • The Scarlet Dragon (1999)
  • Short story 'Kimi no Arashi' (Wings magazine, 1994)
  • Short story 'Engoku / Believing High and Low' (Wings Special, 1995)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Gentle narrative voiceFantastical imagery
Recurring Motifs
Shooting starsThe seaComing-of-age

Legacy

Active as a light novel author in the 1990s, publishing magazine pieces and several single-volume works. Noted for award-winning debut submissions.

Archives

  • National Diet Library bibliographic record

Trivia

  • Debuted after winning the Excellence Award in the 8th Wings Novel Award with the submitted work 'Kimi no Arashi' while still a university student.
  • In 1995, received an Honorable Mention in the 14th Palette Novel Award.