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 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.

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.

Books

• Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse (Shueisha:ISBN 4087030520, Shueisha bunko:ISBN 4087471985)
  • Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse
  • Yuko
• Tentei Yōko (Shueisha: ISBN 4087030709, Shueisha bunko: ISBN 4087473422)
  • A Masked Ball - Or, the appearance and disappearance of the bathroom smoker
  • Tentei Yōko
• Ishi no Me (Shueisha: ISBN 4087020134)/Heimen Inu (Shueisha Bunko:ISBN 4087475905)
  • Ishi no Me
  • Hajime
  • Blue
  • Heimen Inu
• Ankoku Dowa (Shueisha: ISBN 4087020142, Shueisha Bunko: ISBN 4087476952)
• Shinizokonai no Ao (Gentosha Bunko: ISBN 4344401638)
• Kurai tokoro de machiawase (Gentosha Bunko：ISBN 4344402146)
• Goth Wristcut Case(Kadokawa Shoten:ISBN 4048733907) - the winner of the 3rd Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize
  • Goth
  • Wristcut
  • Dog
  • Twins
  • Grave
  • Voice
• Goth Wristcut Case Yoru no Sho (Kadokawa Bunko: ISBN 4044253048)
  • Goth
  • Dog
  • Twins
• Goth Wristcut Case Boku no Sho (Kadokawa Bunko: ISBN 4044253056)
  • Wristcut
  • Grave
  • Voice
• Shisso Holiday (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko: ISBN 4044253013)
  • Happiness is a Warm Kitty
  • Shisso Holiday
• Calling You (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko: ISBN 4044253021)
  • Calling You^[1]
  • Kiz/Kids^[1]
  • Flower Song
• Samishisa no Shuhasū(Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko: ISBN 404425303X)
  • Mirai Yoho Ashita, Harereba ii
  • Te o Nigiru dorobo no Monogatari
  • Film no naka no Shojo
  • Ushinawareta Monogatari
• Zoo(Shueisha: ISBN 4087745341
  • Kazari to Yoko
  • 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: ISBN 4087460371)
  • Kazari to Yoko
  • Seven Rooms
  • So-far
  • Hidamari no Shi
  • Zoo
• Zoo2 (Shueisha Bunko: ISBN 408746038X)
  • 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 Otsu-Ichi's now defunct website.
• Kutsushita wo Kakuse! (Koubunsha: ISBN 433492414X)
  • So far, his only picture book
• Ushinawareru Monogatari (Kadokawa Shoten: ISBN 4048735004, Kadokawa Bunko: ISBN 4044253064)
  • Calling You
  • Ushinawareru Monogatari
  • Kiz/Kids
  • Te wo Nigiru Dorobo no Monogatari
  • Happiness is a Warm Kitty
  • Maria no Yubi
  • Boku no Kashikoi Pantsu-kun
    • Only in bunko edition:
  • Usokano
• Kosei Monokagatari (Gentosha: ISBN 4344006550)
  • Collection of essays written for the web
• Toruko Nikki ~ Dame Ningen Sakka Trio no Datsuryoku Tabi Nikki~ (Shueisha: ISBN 4087804240)
  • Serialized on the web, heavily revised; in tandem with Shinji Sadakane and Makoto Matsubara.
• Gun and Chocolate (Kodansha Mystery Land: ISBN 406270580X)

Uncollected Stories

• Ugoku Omocha (Shosetsu Subaru)
• Tsuma no Denwa (Shosetsu Subaru)
• Kamikakushi (Shosetsu Subaru
• Shufuku sareta Mizu (Da Vinci)
• F-Sensei no Pocket (Faust)
• Kodomo ha Tōku ni Itta (Faust)
• Dare ni mo Tsuzukanai (Faust)
  • A relay novel written with Takekuni Kitayama, Yuya Sato, Tatsuhiko Takimoto and Nisio Isin.
• Mado ni fuku Kaze (Faust)
• Utopia (Light novel wo kaku!)
• Dankai (Akumu seigyo Souchi horror anthology)
• Kono ko no e wa Mikansei (Nanatsu no Kuroi Yume)

Scripting/planning

• 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 Otsu-ichi 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, Otsu-ichi claimed to have written over 2000 pages, but thrown them all out.^[2] Intent on writing a novel that lived up to the manga, it took him until 2007 to complete it.^[3]

• Jojo's Bizarre Adventure The Book: 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, Youdamari no Shi, and Zoo. Youdamari 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 Holide (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

1. ^ ^{a b} Yamasaka, Clara. "Calling You". (January 2007) Newtype USA. Volume 6, Number 1, page 136.
2. ^ @Jojo article: Otsuichi struggling to complete novel
3. ^ @Jojo article: Otsuichi's novel finally solicited

External links

• Otsu Ichi official site
• Otsu Ichi approved fan site
• Otsu Ichi at Hatena Diary
• "On The Right Corpse" -(ANN review of Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse anthology)