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Erika Nakamura

なかむら えりか

Nakamura Erika

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1975 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Light novel author, Writer
Active Years
1999-2013

Awards

6th Dengeki Game Novel Award
1999
Work: Double-Breed
Organization: Dengeki Game Novel Award Committee
Result: 金賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Double-Breed

1999 Light novel

Debut work and series known for a hard-edged style incorporating game elements. Notable for violent scenes and dark developments.

gameshorroractiondark fantasy

Soul Undertaker

2005 Light novel

A novel published in 2005; a standalone long-form light novel with illustrations.

deathfatedark fantasy

GuraShachi

2009 Light novel

Published in 2009 as the author's first new work in several years.

adventurehumor

Higaeri Gladiator

2011 Light novel

Published in 2011; contains short stories and episodic elements.

combatcomedy

Miru Hito

2013 E-book

An e-book released in 2013. The author has had little public activity since.

observationpsychology

Bibliography

  • Double-Breed (series)
  • Soul Undertaker
  • GuraShachi
  • Higaeri Gladiator
  • Miru Hito (e-book)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hard-edged styledetailed descriptionincorporation of game elements
Recurring Motifs
game consolesviolencerevengeotherworlds

Legacy

Known mainly for the Double-Breed series since debuting in 1999. She gained recognition through the 2000s but has had little notable activity since 2013. Often cited as an example of a harder-edged style within the light novel field.

Archives

  • National Diet Library (authority record)

Trivia

  • Won the Gold Prize at the 6th Dengeki Game Novel Award for her debut Double-Breed.
  • Avid gamer; publicly a fan of Sega's Dreamcast.
  • Stopped writing for a period around 2003 and thereafter published intermittently.