Otsuichi
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.
Works in English translation
- Calling You (original title: Kimi ni shika kikoenai: Kōringu Yū), trans. Agnes Yoshida (TokyoPop, 2007)
- Calling You
- Kiz/Kids
- Flower Song
- Goth (original title: Gosu: Risutokatto jiken), trans. Andrew Cunningham (TokyoPop, 2008 / VIZ Media, 2015)
- Zoo (original title: Zū), trans. Terry Gallagher (VIZ Media, 2009 / Shueisha English Edition, 2013)[4]
- Zoo
- In a Falling Airplane
- The White House in the Cold Forest
- Find the Blood!
- In a Park at Twlilight, a Long Time Ago
- Wardrobe
- Song of the Sunny Spot
- Kazari and Yoko
- SO-Far
- Words of God
- Seven Rooms
- Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse (original title: Natsu to hanabi to watashi no shitai), trans. Nathan Collins (VIZ Media, 2010)
- Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse
- Yuko
- Black Fairy Tale
- Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse (original title: Natsu to hanabi to watashi no shitai), trans. Nathan Collins (Shueisha English Edition, 2013)[4]
- Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse
- Yuko
- Black Fairy Tale (original title: Ankoku dōwa), trans. Nathan Collins (Shueisha English Edition, 2013)[4]
- Short story
- F-sensei's Pocket (original title: F sensei no poketto), trans. Andrew Cunningham, illustrated by Takeshi Obata (Faust 1, Del Rey, 2008)
- Where the Wind Blows (original title: Mado ni fuku kaze), trans. Andrew Cunningham, illustrated by Takeshi Obata (Faust 2, Del Rey, 2009)
- Firestarter Yukawa (original title: Faiasutātā Yukawa-san), trans. Matt Treyvaud, illustrated by KEI (Kindle Single, 2015) written under the name Eiichi Nakata
Awards and nominations
- Japanese Awards
- 1996 - Weekly Shōnen Jump Novel Award: Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse
- 2003 - Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: Goth[3]
- 2004 - Nominee for Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize: Zoo
- U.S. Award
- 2009 - Nominee for Shirley Jackson Award for Single-Author Collection: Zoo[5]
Bibliography
Novels or short story collections
- Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse (Shueisha, 1996: ISBN 4-08-703052-0, Shueisha bunko, 2000: ISBN 4-08-747198-5)
- Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse
- Yuko
- Tentei Yōko (Shueisha, 1998: ISBN 4-08-703070-9, Shueisha bunko, 2001: ISBN 4-08-747342-2)
- A Masked Ball - Or, the appearance and disappearance of the bathroom smoker
- Tentei Yōko
- Ishi no Me (Shueisha, 2000: ISBN 4-08-702013-4)/Heimen Inu (Shueisha Bunko, 2003: ISBN 4-08-747590-5)
- Ishi no Me
- Hajime
- Blue
- Heimen Inu
- Shissō Holiday (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, 2001: ISBN 4-04-425301-3)
- Happiness is a Warm Kitty
- Shissō Holiday
- Calling You (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, 2001: ISBN 4-04-425302-1)
- Ankoku Dowa (Shueisha, 2001: ISBN 4-08-702014-2, Shueisha Bunko, 2004: ISBN 4-08-747695-2)
- Shinizokonai no Ao (Gentosha Bunko, 2001: ISBN 4-344-40163-8)
- Kurai tokoro de machiawase (Gentosha Bunko, 2002: ISBN 4344402146)
- Goth Wristcut Case (Kadokawa Shoten, 2002: ISBN 4-04-873390-7) - the winner of the 3rd Honkaku Mystery Award[3]
- Goth
- Wristcut
- Dog
- Twins
- Grave
- Voice
- Goth Yoru no Shō (Kadokawa Bunko, 2005: ISBN 4-04-425304-8)
- Goth
- Dog
- Twins
- Goth Boku no Shō (Kadokawa Bunko, 2005: ISBN 4-04-425305-6)
- Wristcut
- Grave
- Voice
- Samishisa no Shūhasū (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, 2003: ISBN 4-04-425303-X)
- Mirai Yoho Ashita, Harereba ii
- Te o Nigiru dorobō no Monogatari
- Film no naka no Shōjo
- Ushinawareta Monogatari
- Zoo (Shueisha, 2003: ISBN 4-08-774534-1)
- Kazari to Yōko
- Ketsueki wo Sagase!
- Hidamari no Shi
- So-far
- Tsumetai Mori no Shiroi Ie
- Closet
- Kami no Kotoba
- Zoo
- Seven Rooms
- Ochiru hikoki no Naka de
- Zoo 1 (Shueisha Bunko, 2006: ISBN 4-08-746037-1)
- Kazari to Yōko
- Seven Rooms
- So-far
- Hidamari no Shi
- Zoo
- Zoo 2 (Shueisha Bunko, 2006: ISBN 4-08-746038-X)
- Ketsueki wo Sagase!
- Tsumetai Mori no Shiroi Ie
- Closet
- Kami no Kotoba
- Ochiru Hikoki no Naka de
- Mukashi Yuhi no Kōen de (Not included in the original edition of Zoo. Originally appeared on Otsuichi's now defunct website.)
- Ushinawareru Monogatari (Kadokawa Shoten, 2003: ISBN 4-04-873500-4, Kadokawa Bunko, 2006: ISBN 4-04-425306-4)
- Calling You
- Ushinawareru Monogatari
- Kiz/Kids
- Te wo Nigiru Dorobō no Monogatari
- Happiness is a Warm Kitty
- Maria no Yubi
- Boku no Kashikoi Pantsu-kun (Only in bunko edition)
- Usokano (Only in bunko edition)
- Gun and Chocolate (Kodansha Mystery Land, 2006: ISBN 4-06-270580-X)
Picture book
- Kutsushita o Kakuse! (Kobunsha, 2003: ISBN 4-334-92414-X)
Essays
- Shosei Monogatari (Gentosha, 2004: ISBN 4-344-00655-0)
- Collection of essays written for the web
- Toruko Nikki ~ Dame Ningen Sakka Trio no Datsuryoku Tabi Nikki~ (Shueisha, 2006: ISBN 4-08-780424-0)
- Serialized on the web, heavily revised; in tandem with Shinji Sadakane and Makoto Matsubara.
Uncollected Stories
- Ugoku Omocha (Shosetsu Subaru, August 2000)
- Tsuma no Denwa (Shosetsu Subaru, August 2000)
- Kamikakushi (Shosetsu Subaru, August 2000)
- Shufuku sareta Mizu (Da Vinci, November 2002)
- Kaidan (Akumu seigyo Sochi horror anthology, November 2002)
- F-Sensei no Pocket (Faust vol. 2, 2004)
- Kodomo ha Tōku ni Itta (Faust vol. 4, 2004)
- Dare ni mo Tsuzukanai (Faust vol.4, 2004)
- A relay novel written with Takekuni Kitayama, Yuya Sato, Tatsuhiko Takimoto and Nisio Isin.
- Mado ni fuku Kaze (Faust vol.6 Side-A, 2005)
- Kono ko no e wa Mikansei (Nanatsu no Kuroi Yume, March 2006)
- Utopia (Light novel o kaku!, August 2006)
Manga
- Hajime (Weekly Shonen Jump)
- Script. Art by Takeshi Obata. Two part short story, appeared in Jump in 2003.
- Misshitsu Kanojo (2006, gekidan, Yukiko Mototani)
- Planning. Not published, but his plot in script for was distributed at performances.
- Shonen Shojo Horyuki (Shosetsu Subaru)
- Script. Art by Usamaru Furuya.
Movies
His movie work is often done under his real name.
- Nikako no Hitomi (2002)
- Directed by Keisaku Sato. Script by Keisaku Sato and Hirotaka Adachi.
- Pool de Oyoda Kaerimichi (2002)
- 5-minute-long short film. Written and directed by Hirotaka Adachi.
- Rittai Tokyo (2007)
- Scheduled to be shown at the Yubari Ouen Eigasai. Directed by Hirotaka Adachi.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure novelization
In 2000, it was announced that Otsuichi would be writing a novel set during the fourth arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The novel proved difficult to complete; in Kono Mystery ga Sugoi 2004, Otsuichi claimed to have written over 2000 pages, but thrown them all out.[7] Intent on writing a novel that lived up to the manga, it took him until 2007 to complete it.[8]
- The Book: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day.
Adaptations
Movies
- Te o nigiru Dorobo no Monogatari (2004)
- Made for web, released on DVD
- Zoo (2005)
- Anthology film, covering five of the stories in the Zoo short story collection. Kazari to Yoko, Seven Rooms, So-far, Hidamari no Shi, and Zoo. Hidamari no Shi was animated; each film had a different director.
- Kurai tokoro de Machiawase (2006)
- Calling You (2007)
- Kids (2008)
- Goth (2008)
Manga
- Goth (Monthly Shonen Ace)
- -Kiz/Kids- (Asuka)
- Calling You (Asuka)
- These two were collected as Calling You and published in English by Tokyopop.
- Kimi ni shika Kikoenai (Shonen Ace)
- Shinizokonai no Ao (Mystery Bst.)
- Collection from Gentosha comics, collectsion Shinisokonai no ao, Kurai tokoro de Machiawase, and Happiness is a Warm Kitty.
- Zoo (Young Jump Special Mankaku)
- Collection contains Kazari to Yoko, Kami no Kotoba, Youdamari no Shi, and Zoo.
- Shisso Holiday (Beans Ace)
- Shonen Shojo Hyonikki (Shueisha)
- Collects the serial from Shosetsu Subaru. The authors name is given as Furuya x Otsuichi x Usamaru
Drama CD
- Calling You (2003, Sneaker CD Collection)
TV Drama
- Shisso Holiday
- Broadcast from February 10, 2007, on Terebi Asahi
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 The Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
- 1 2 3 Otsuichi.com | English-language website for works in translation by Japanese author Otsuichi
- ↑ The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2009 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners
- 1 2 Yamasaka, Clara. "Calling You". (January 2007) Newtype USA. Volume 6, Number 1, page 136.
- ↑ @Jojo article: Otsuichi struggling to complete novel
- ↑ @Jojo article: Otsuichi's novel finally solicited
External links
- Otsuichi.com | English-language website for works in translation by Japanese author Otsuichi
- Otsuichi official site (Japanese)
- Otsuichi approved fan site (Japanese)
- Otsuichi at Hatena Diary (Japanese)
- Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan (English)
- "On The Right Corpse" -(ANN review of Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse anthology) (English)
- Otsuichi in Media Arts Database (Japanese)
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