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Otsuichi 乙一 | |
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| Born | Hirotaka Adachi (安達 寛高) October 21, 1978 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Pen name | Otsuichi (乙一) Asako Yamashiro (山白 朝子) Eiichi Nakata (中田 永一) Yuushi Mamoragi (枕木 憂士) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Japanese |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Toyohashi University of Technology |
| Period | 1996 – |
| Genre | Detective literature Horror fiction |
| Notable works | Goth (2002) (『GOTH リストカット事件』) |
| Notable awards | JUMP Novel Grand Prix (1996) Honkaku Mystery Award (2003) 小学館児童出版文化賞 (2012) |
| Spouse |
Tomoe Oshii (m. 2006) |
| Relatives | Mamoru Oshii (father in law) |
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Otsuichi (乙一, Otsuichi) is the pen name of Hirotaka Adachi (安達 寛高, Adachi Hirotaka), born 1978. He is a Japanese writer, mostly of horror short stories, as well as a filmmaker. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.[1][2]
He made his debut with Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse while still in high school. Major works include the novel Goth, which was adapted into a comic and a feature film (Goth: Love of Death) and the Zoo short story collections which were also adapted into a feature film. Goth won the 2003 Honkaku Mystery Award.[3]
Tokyopop has published English-language translations of his short story collection Calling You, the novel Goth and the comic adaptations of both. Another short story, F-Sensei's Pocket, appears in the English edition of the literary magazine Faust.
- ^ "Otsuichi (List of members)" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ "Members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ The Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
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