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Ichika Otsuka

おおつか いちか

Otsuka Ichika

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2019-

Awards

Japan Fantasy Novel Award (2018)
2018
Work: Onitsuki Jubei (originally: Mokkai no Tsuki)
Organization: Shincho Literary Promotion Society
Result: Winner
4th Kadokawa Bunko Character Novel Award (2018)
2018
Work: Negarealite no Akuma: Gansha-tachi no Rondo (originally: Night Turns Inside Out...)
Organization: KADOKAWA Corporation
Result: Winner
1st Japan Historical Period Writers Association Prize (Newcomer) - Finalist
2019
Work: Onitsuki Jubei
Organization: Japan Association for Historical Writers
Result: Finalist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Onitsuki Jubei

2019 Historical fantasy

Debut novel combining apparitions with historical settings; a tale (or collection) centered on oni and yokai.

oniyokaihistorysin and atonement

Negarealite no Akuma: Rondo of the Forger

2019 Fantasy

A dark fantasy about forgeries and demonic presences, published by Kadokawa Bunko.

demonsforgeryidentity

Negarealite no Akuma: Nocturne of Dawn

2019 Fantasy

A continuation in the 'Negarealite no Akuma' series featuring dark fantasy elements.

rebirthnightfantasy

Tomogui: The Oni-Eating Official's Guide to Extermination

2024 Period fiction / Fantasy

A period-piece yokai-extermination story about an official and oni, blending historical setting and fantasy.

yokai huntingofficialsduty and emotion

Bibliography

  • Onitsuki Jubei
  • Negarealite no Akuma: Rondo of the Forger
  • Negarealite no Akuma: Nocturne of Dawn
  • Tomogui: The Oni-Eating Official's Guide to Extermination

Style & Themes

Literary Style
weighty, period-flavored prosedetailed depictions of apparitions and yokai
Recurring Motifs
oniyokaiduality (front/back)historical settings

Legacy

An emerging writer who debuted after award wins in 2018; noted for blending historical settings with supernatural elements.

Trivia

  • Active on Kakuyomu (username: tukaichi).
  • Posts updates on X (formerly Twitter) (@ootuka_ichika).
  • Debut book 'Onitsuki Jubei' was retitled from the submitted work 'Mokkai no Tsuki'.