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Tokitake Botan

ときたけぼたん

Tokitake Botan

ペンネーム: Tokitake Riho（Used since 2022; formerly published as Tokitake Botan.）

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1971-02-06 （Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Resides in Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist
活動期間
2013年〜
所属団体
Mystery Writers of Japan

学歴

Meiji University
Faculty of Letters
期間: 1990-1994
卒業年: 1994
国: Japan

受賞歴

Golden Elephant Award
2013
対象作品: Wave: The Logbook of Third Lieutenant Chiharu Kosuga (award entry title: 'Suihei Rībe Boku no Kan')
部門: 大賞
主催: Golden Elephant Award Organizing Committee
結果: 大賞 (Winner / Grand Prize)

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Wave: The Logbook of Third Lieutenant Chiharu Kosuga

2014年 Fiction

A novel presented as the voyage diary of Third Lieutenant Chiharu Kosuga, drawing on the author's JMSDF experience; notable for realistic depictions of shipboard life and training.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forceshipstrainingfemale growth

Employment Destination: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Birth of a Female Officer Candidate

2019年 Fiction

Depicts the process of a woman becoming an officer candidate in the JMSDF; contains many on-the-ground descriptions based on firsthand experience.

enlistmenttrainingcareerfemale JSDF officers

Employment Destination: JMSDF - The Revenge of a Liberal Arts Female University Student

2021年 Fiction

A sequel in the series, portraying a liberal-arts female university student striving within the JMSDF.

challengefemale independencetraining

Destroyer Aogiri: Captain Saotome Aoi

2022年 Fiction

A naval novel set aboard the destroyer Aogiri, following Captain Saotome Aoi; focuses on command and crew relationships.

captaincyfleet operationscommandorganization

Trial: Destroyer Aogiri - Captain Saotome Aoi

2022年 Fiction

A follow-up to 'Destroyer Aogiri', depicting conflicts and growth of the captain and crew facing hardships.

trialteamworkgrowth

Employment Destination: JMSDF - Birth of a Female Officer Candidate (bunko edition)

2022年 Fiction

Bunko (paperback) edition of the 2019 work, republished to reach a broader readership.

republicationreach wider readersfemale JSDF officers

全著作

  • Wave: The Logbook of Third Lieutenant Chiharu Kosuga
  • Employment Destination: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Birth of a Female Officer Candidate
  • Employment Destination: JMSDF - The Revenge of a Liberal Arts Female University Student
  • Destroyer Aogiri: Captain Saotome Aoi
  • Trial: Destroyer Aogiri - Captain Saotome Aoi
  • Employment Destination: JMSDF - Birth of a Female Officer Candidate (bunko edition)

作風・主題

文体
Realism grounded in JMSDF experienceConcise, practical descriptionsDetailed exploration of characters' inner lives and daily routines
頻出モチーフ
the seaships and onboard lifetraining and ritualgrowth of female JSDF officerscoffeehouses and coffee

評価・遺産

A writer known for works focusing on female JMSDF personnel, drawing on her own service experience. Praised for realistic ship descriptions and portrayals of relationships within military organizations; winning the Golden Elephant Award Grand Prize in 2013 marked the start of her professional literary career.

関連学会

  • Mystery Writers of Japan

資料所蔵先

  • VIAF: 309863992
  • National Diet Library of Japan ID: 001176139

豆知識

  • Former Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force officer; participated in a global training voyage aboard the training ship Kashima as a Third Lieutenant.
  • Won the Grand Prize at the 4th Golden Elephant Award in 2013 (entry title at award: 'Suihei Rībe Boku no Kan').
  • Debuted as a novelist in 2014.
  • Changed pen name to Tokitake Riho in 2022.
  • Hobbies include visiting coffeehouses and specialty cafés.
  • Special skill described as keen intuition.
  • Graduated from Meiji University Faculty of Letters in 1994.