Novala Takemoto Fans
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1. Only post media that is relative to Novala.
2. Be kind to fellow clanmates.
3. NO bashing Novala whatsoever.
1. Only post media that is relative to Novala.
2. Be kind to fellow clanmates.
3. NO bashing Novala whatsoever.
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Konnichiwa, Minna-san!
Are you a fan of Novala Takemoto, author of many terrific books including Kamikaze Girls? Or maybe you just really adore his love of lolita fashion and lifestyle? Whatever the reason, please join this clan if you like him ^_^
Novala\'s Bio:
Real name: Toshiaki Takemoto (translates to The Wild Rose)
Birthplace: Uji (south of Kyoto)
Birthdate: January 26th, 1968
Bio (courtesy of Wikipedia):
Known as the \"Lolitas\' Bard,\" he is a man self-described as having the charisma of a young maiden. He has been one of the most active promoters of the Lolita lifestyle. He once designed a line of clothing featuring his own logo for BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT and is consistently featured in the magazine Gothic & Lolita Bible. A few of his favorite things are Alice and the Pirates, Vivienne Westwood, MILK, rockinghorse shoes, Christian Dior perfume, robots, science fiction, taxidermy, dolls, and Philip Glass. He also has quite a fascination with the Rococo era, and sometimes claims to have been born in the year 1745.
As a child, he was shy and preferred drawing and reading (two of his favorite authors were Osamu Dazai and Yasunari Kawabata) to spending time with others, and was a big fan of the anime series Candy Candy, in the discovery of which he was \"happy to finally find what [he] liked\". He was also sometimes beaten by his father, which he says persuaded him to follow his own path in life. After dropping out of Osaka University of Arts in 1987, he participated in a variety of artistic, musical and theatrical activities. From 1992 to 1997 he made his literary debut contributing serial essays to Hanagata Bunka Tsūshin (花形文化通信), a Kansai free arts newspaper. These essays were collected and published in book format in 1998 as Soleilnuit: For Becoming a Proper Young Lady, and received wide recognition. These essays also increased the popularity of the Japanese term otome, referring to a young lady or young maiden. Shogakukan published his debut novel Missin\' in 2000. He was nominated for the Yukio Mishima Literary Award twice, for his novels Emily (in 2003) and Lolita. (in 2004).
Takemoto is best known for Shimotsuma Monogatari, titled Kamikaze Girls in English. The series was adapted to a manga and a film which was directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. Another of his novels, Twins --- A Variety Store Named \"The End of the World\", was also adapted for film in 2001 by Kiseki Hamada.
KOMIYAVICHAN
05.10.2008 01:25 PM