Otsuichi
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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| Website | |
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Otsuichi (乙一, Otsuichi) is the pen name of Hirotaka Adachi (安達 寛高, Adachi Hirotaka; born October 21, 1978) is a Japanese writer and filmmaker. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.
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.
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.