Otaro Maijo
Otaro Maijo (舞城 王太郎, Maijō Ōtarō) is a Japanese novelist and manga author. He is credited for writing the novel JORGE JOESTAR for the VS JOJO event.
Otaro Maijo is best known for his aggressive and colloquial writing style, his novel Asura Girl, and writing and illustrating many of the novels in the Faust magazine along with Nisio Isin.
Biography
Otaro Maijo was born in 1973 in the Fukui Prefecture, where most of his novels are set.
In 2001 he was the winner of the 19th Mephisto Prize for his debut novel Smoke, Soil, and Sacrifices[1], and the 16th Mishima Yukio Prize for Asura Girl in 2003[2].
In December 2005, he was confirmed to be one of the co-creators of REALCOFFEE[3], a project that is attempting to inspire new Japanese works and movies.
In 2010, in a project collaborating with authors Otsuichi and Akita Yoshinobu, he released the light-novel series "Makai Detective Pluto O" under the name of "Echizen Mataro".
Works
Novels
- Smoke, Soil or Sacrifices (Kemuri ka Tsuchi ka Kuimono) (2001)
- The Childish Darkness (Kurayami no Naka de Kodomo) (2001)
- The World is Made Out of Closed Rooms (Sekai wa Misshitsu de Dekiteiru) (2001)
- an Asura-Girl in Love (Ashura Gāru) (2003)
- Kawa wo Oyoide Wataru Hebi (2003)
- Tsukumo Juku (2005)
- Yama n Naka no Shimitomo Naruo (2003)
- Originally appeared in Gunzou (July 2003)
- Love Love Love You I Love You! (Suki Suki Daisuki Cho Ai shiteru) (2004)
- Speedboy (2006)
- Disco Detective Wednesday (2008)
- Bitch Magnet (2009)
- Kemono no Ki (2010)
- NECK (2010)
- Makai Tantei Meiosei O: Dead Doll no Double D (2010)
- JORGE JOESTAR (2012)
Short story collections
- Kuma no Basho (2004)
- Kuma no Basho (September 2001)
- Bat Otoko (February 2002)
- Pikōn!
- Minna Genki (2004)
- Minna Genki (September 2004)
- Dead for Good
- Wagaya no Totoro (June 2003)
- Ya wo Tomeru Gowa no Kuchinashidori (June 2004)
- School Attack Syndrome (January 2004)
- Ikiru Kisu (2010)
- Tanpen Gobosei (2012)
- Kimitopia (2013)
Translations
- Thom Jones –Cold Snap (short story collection)
Manga (author)
- PICCCCCOHHHNNN! (2007)
- Biorg Trinity (2012-2017)
- Spotless Love: This Love Cannot Be Any More Beautiful. (2018-2020)
- ID: INVADED #BRAKE BROKEN (2019-2020)
Anime
- Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (Co-Written with Hideaki Anno)
- The Dragon Dentist
- HammerHead
- ID: Invaded
Gallery
Rohan Kishibe
Lisa Lisa
Kars
Cardinal
Pocoloco
Panacotta Fugo
Kenton
Funny Valentine
Fukashigi
Penelope
Soundman
Yoshikage KIra
Muryotaisu
Diavolo
Erina Pendleton
Antonio
Reimi
Abbacchio
Kosaku Kawajiri
Koji
Funnier Valentine
Bruno Bucciarati
Steven
Jonathan Joestar
Doppio
Darlington
Giorno Giovanna
Enrico Pucci
The Funniest Valentine
Narancia
Dio Brando
Joji Joestar
George Joestar II
Guido Mista
10th Anniversary
