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Novala Takemoto

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Takemoto Nobara

別名: 嶽本 稔明
ペンネーム: Novala Takemoto(Pen name used as author's professional name)

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1968-01-26 (Uji, Kyoto, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Essayist, Picture book author, Lyricist, Musician
活動期間
1992年〜
影響を受けた人物
Osamu Dazai, Seishi Yokomizo, Jun'ichi Nakahara, Makoto Takahashi, Nobuko Yoshiya, Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
ノミネート
Mishima Yukio Prize nominee (Emily), Mishima Yukio Prize nominee (Lolita.)

学歴

Osaka University of Arts
Faculty of Arts / Department of Literature
学位: 中退
国: Japan
Dropped out

受賞歴

Mishima Yukio Prize
2003
対象作品: Emily
主催: Mishima Yukio Prize
結果: 候補
Mishima Yukio Prize
2004
対象作品: Lolita.
主催: Mishima Yukio Prize
結果: 候補

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Missin

2000年 Novel
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] A Shop Called The End of the World / 濱田樹石 (2001)

Shimotsuma Monogatari

2002年 Novel

A novel depicting the odd and lively relationship between a yankee girl and a lolita girl. It was adapted into a film and gained wide recognition.

FriendshipShoujo cultureLolita fashion
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Shimotsuma Monogatari / 中島哲也 (2004)
翻訳
  • English translation: Shimotsuma Monogatari

Lolita.

2004年 Novel

A work strongly reflecting Lolita tastes and shoujo culture.

LolitaShoujo cultureDecadence

Happiness

2006年 Novel

Taima

2008年 Novel

Includes stories motivated by the author's own experiences including arrest and related incidents.

Guilt and atonementSocial issues

全著作

  • Missin (2000)
  • Urocohime (2001)
  • Emily (2002)
  • Shimotsuma Monogatari (2002)
  • Lolita. (2004)
  • Happiness (2006)
  • Taima (2008)
  • Hasan / Bankruptcy (2012)
  • Purity (2019)
  • Picnic Club (2024)

翻案

  • A Shop Called The End of the World (film, 2001)
  • Shimotsuma Monogatari (film, 2004)
  • Hasan / Bankruptcy (stage, 2014)

作風・主題

文体
Heir to shoujo cultureDecadent/aesthetic proseIncorporation of macabre elementsNoted for sexual depiction and ruinous storylines
頻出モチーフ
Lolita fashionYuri (girls' love) elementsDolls and antiquitiesTwins/unions and destruction

評価・遺産

A prominent figure associated with Lolita fashion and shoujo culture, influential especially among younger readers, while also attracting controversy due to his extreme styles and drug-related legal cases. Gained wide recognition through the film adaptation of 'Shimotsuma Monogatari'.

大衆文化への影響

  • Film adaptation of Shimotsuma Monogatari (2004) increased mainstream recognition
  • Influence as an emblematic figure in Lolita fashion culture

引用

  • The soul's twins are inevitably driven, seeking eternity and coming together.
    出典: Twitter (author's remark)

豆知識

  • Real name is Toshiaki Takemoto.
  • Before literary debut he managed a variety shop called 'SHOP Henachoko'.
  • Serialized the essay 'Soreinu' from 1992 to 1997, later published as a book.
  • Writes horizontally on Mac (20-character setting) when composing drafts.
  • Was arrested in 2007 and again in 2015 on drug-related charges; received suspended sentences.
  • 'Shimotsuma Monogatari' was adapted into a film and attracted wide attention.