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Noriko Moroboshi

もろぼし のりこ

Moroboshi Noriko

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
children's literature critic, researcher, part-time university lecturer
Active Years
2000-

Education

Shirayuri Women's University Graduate School
Children's Literature (Doctoral Course) / Children's Culture / Children's Literature
Period: 〜2005（博士後期課程満期退学）
Country: Japan
Withdrew after completing the doctoral program period without earning the degree (manki taigaku) in 2005.

Awards

Visualization Society of Japan — Good Presentation Award (Encouragement Prize)
2000
Work: Psychological Study of Cross-cultural Reception Using Wavelet Analysis
Organization: Visualization Society of Japan
Result: 受賞
Japanese Children's Literature Association — Criticism Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention)
2005
Work: On the Holographic World of Works: Essay on Kaoru Nashiki's 'Karakuri Karakusa'
Category: 評論
Organization: Japanese Children's Literature Association
Result: 佳作
Japanese Children's Literature Association — Criticism Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention)
2007
Work: The Edge of a Gradating World
Category: 評論
Organization: Japanese Children's Literature Association
Result: 佳作

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Spectral Analysis Handbook (co-authored)

2004 academic

A technical handbook on spectral analysis and its applications. Moroboshi contributed as one of the co-authors.

data analysissignal processing

Otherworlds and Demon Realms in Children's Literature (co-authored)

2006 criticism

An essay collection exploring otherworldly and demonic realms in children's literature. Moroboshi participated as an editor/contributor.

otherworldsfantasychildren's literature studies

Reading Children's Literature in the 21st Century (co-authored)

2018 criticism

A collection discussing trends and issues in 21st-century children's literature. Moroboshi contributed from the perspective of a researcher and critic.

contemporary children's literaturecriticism

Bibliography

  • Psychological Study of Cross-cultural Reception Using Wavelet Analysis - Visualization Society Journal (July 2000)
  • Visualizing Shifts in Worldviews during Reading — Analysis by Wavelet Transform - Visualization Society Journal (July 2001)
  • Tacit Knowledge in Kamishibai — Analysis of 'The Little Mermaid' - Visualization Society Journal (July 2002)
  • Dissolving Phantoms (series, 6 parts) - Neverland (2005-2006)
  • The World of Works as Holography — Essay on Kaoru Nashiki's 'Karakuri Karakusa' - Japanese Children's Literature (2005)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, analytical critical styledescriptive attempts to visualize form and worldviews of works
Recurring Motifs
otherworlds/demon realmsvisualization of worldviewsboundaries between everyday life and fantasy

Legacy

A critic and researcher contributing to contemporary Japanese children's literature studies, active from academic papers to general reviews, broadening perspectives in the field.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Children's Literature Association

Trivia

  • Has written regular review columns for outlets such as Tosho Shimbun and Sankei Shimbun.
  • Has served as a part-time lecturer at Shirayuri Women's University.
  • Active in both academic papers and literary criticism.