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Kyouya Orimori

おりがみ きょうや

Orimori Kyouya

Aliases: 京谷
Pen Names: Kyouya（Pen name used for some works (e.g., the 'Kiokuya' series)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1980-10-07 （London, United Kingdom）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Former lawyer
Active Years
2013-

Education

International Christian University
College of Liberal Arts
Country: Japan
Waseda University
Graduate School of Law
Country: Japan

Awards

Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award
2012
Work: Reikan Kentei
Organization: Kodansha BOX
Result: 受賞
Japan Horror Novel Award (Readers' Prize)
2015
Work: Kiokuya (Memory Shop)
Category: 読者賞
Organization: Japan Horror Novel Award (organizers: KADOKAWA, etc.)
Result: 受賞
Miraiya Novel Award
2021
Work: Bouquet Is Poison
Organization: Miraiya Shoten
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Reikan Kentei

2013 Horror

Award-winning debut: a linked collection of stories dealing with supernatural phenomena and ghostly occurrences.

ghostshorrorlinked short stories

Kiokuya (Memory Shop)

2015 Horror / Human drama

The first of the 'Kiokuya' series: a story about a person who can erase memories. The series sold over 500,000 copies and was adapted into a film and a manga.

memorylossrecoveryhuman relationships
Adaptations
  • [Film] Kiokuya: I Won't Forget You / 平川雄一朗 (2020)
  • [Manga] Kiokuya (manga adaptation) (2018)

Hazuki Kurono Never Sleeps in a Birdcage

2015 Mystery

A volume in the Kimura & Takatsuka lawyer series; contains cases set around law offices and attorneys.

lawjusticehuman drama

Only in Silence

2018 Mystery

A short-story mystery collection themed around silence and stillness.

silencesecretsshort stories

Bouquet Is Poison

2021 Mystery / Suspense

Winner of the 5th Miraiya Novel Award: a novel exploring strained relationships and the poisonous elements lurking beneath them.

relationshipsbetrayalrevenge

Bibliography

  • Reikan Kentei (2013)
  • Reikan Kentei 2 (2013)
  • Reikan Kentei: Haru ni shite Kimi o Hanare (2017)
  • SHELTER/CAGE (2014)
  • Hazuki Kurono Never Sleeps in a Birdcage (2015)
  • Kiokuya (2015)
  • Kiokuya II (2016)
  • Kiokuya III (2016)
  • Room 301's Saint (2016)
  • Only in Silence (2018)
  • Imperfect Treatment of the End and Beginning of the World (2018)
  • Bouquet Is Poison (2021)
  • Fanfare at Dawn (2020)
  • Cloudy Days of Mr. Visionary (2021)
  • The School Demon Lord and Villager A's Case Files (2022)
  • She Is There (2023)

Adaptations

  • Kiokuya (film & manga)
  • Kiokuya (manga adaptation by Nachiyo Murayama)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
A style combining meticulous mystery plotting with horror imageryPaced narration that uses dialogue and legal details effectively
Recurring Motifs
memory and lossghosts and the supernaturalconflicts between law and justicesilence and stillness

Legacy

Known to general readers through the commercial success and film adaptation of the 'Kiokuya' series. Holds a recognized position among younger authors for work that crosses mystery and horror genres.

In Popular Culture

  • Release of the film 'Kiokuya: I Won't Forget You' (2020)
  • Manga adaptation of 'Kiokuya' (2018)

Trivia

  • Born in London and resides in Kobe, Hyogo.
  • Worked as a lawyer before becoming a full-time writer (cancelled lawyer registration in 2021).
  • The 'Kiokuya' series has sold over 500,000 copies in total.
  • Uses the pen name 'Kyoya' (京谷) for some works.