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Hirotaka Tahara

たはら ひろたか

Tahara Hirotaka

Pen Names: Kosei T（Nickname used in radio program credits and production）, Kosei Tei（Stage name used when appearing on programs (credited as 'Kosei Tei')）, Koseitei（Lyricist pen name (used for the song credited on the 'Zetsubou' CD)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1969-05-05 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Broadcast writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Playwright, Entrepreneur
Active Years
1991-
Affiliations
BQMAP (theatre troupe), Nan-Co Ltd. (President)
Influenced By
Yasutaka Tsutsui

Education

Nihon University College of Art
Department of Literary Arts / Department of Literary Arts
Period: 中退
Country: Japan
Dropped out before completing degree

Awards

Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Prize (67th)
1999
Organization: Kodansha
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Never Drop

2002 Novel

Bibliography

  • Never Drop (Kodansha, 2002)

Adaptations

  • HUNTER×HUNTER Musical (stage, 2000)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous narrative voiceDramatic, conversational structuring
Recurring Motifs
Blend of the ordinary and the strangeUse of voice and language as performative devices

Legacy

Known for long-term activity as a theatre practitioner and radio show writer, he is an important contributor to the anime-radio (aniraji) field. He won a newcomer literary prize and his practice in radio and stage has influenced his fiction and production style.

In Popular Culture

  • Known for unique radio production gags (e.g., lines replaced by horse-neigh sound on 'Sayonara Zetsubou Housou')

Trivia

  • Also known as 'Kosei T' or 'Kosei Tei'.
  • Won the 67th Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Prize in 1999 for 'Arau Hito'.
  • On 'Sayonara Zetsubou Housou' his in-show lines are famously replaced by a horse-neigh sound effect.
  • Serves as president of Nan-Co Ltd.