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Designer of Pour Lolita a Baby the Stars Shine Bright labe
Novala Takemoto
(嶽本野ばら Takemoto Nobara?, born January 26, 196 cool is a Japanese author and fashion designer. He was born in Uji, near Kyoto. His name is translatable as "The Wild Rose." In 2003 and 2004 he was nominated for the Mishima Literary Award. He designs a line of clothing featuring his own logo for Baby, The Stars Shine Bright and is consistently featured in the magazine Gothic & Lolita Bible. Known as the "Lolita Bard," he has been active in promoting the Gothic Lolita lifestyle. 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. He is a heterosexual man self-described as having the charisma of a young maiden. As a child, he was shy and sometimes beaten by his father, which he says persuaded him to follow his own path in life. [1]
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 a Kansai free arts newspaper. He received wide recognition for his collection of essays entitled Soleilnuit: For Becoming a Proper Young Lady, collected and published in 1998. These essays increased the popularity of the Japanese term otome, referring to a young lady or young maiden. Shogakukan published his debut novel, Missin' in 2000.
Novala 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.
The following biography has been translated by Curiosity (aka Wild Rose Lolita) from Novala's official website, NOVALA BOX.
"I'm a writer. I was born on January 26th, in 1745, during the Rococo period. I was born in Ujishi in the Kyoto area. I attended Osaka Art College. In 1990 I worked at a "novice shop" in the heart of Kansai, which dealt with artistic, musical and theatrical events. During that time I was a writer and editor for a free paper called the "Cultural Flourish News," which was the start of my career as an essayist. From 1992 to 1997, the "Cultural Flourish News" serialized my essays "Soleilnuit - For Becoming a Proper Young Lady," which received an unprecedented amount of popularity and support in 1998. This allowed the essays to be published in a separate volume. They invoke what I would call "a young lady's charisma." In 1999 and 2000, I switched my base of operations to Tokyo and wrote my debut novel Missin' for the publisher Shogakukan. Besides writing, I collaborated with BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT to create Novala Takemoto POUR LOLITA apparel, MATERIALLOLITA Bearbrick and Hello Kitty items, and I also go out of my way to diversify the quite multi-faceted Lolita culture."Contents [hide]
1 Arrest
2 Sentencing
3 Novels
4 Sources and Notes
5 External links
Arrest
On September 2nd, 2007, Novala Takemoto was arrested for violating the Cannabis Control Law after being stopped by an officer in Tokyo's Kabukicho district. Takemoto was arrested for possession of cannabis. When questioned by police, he reportedly admitted having used the drug. Investigators said Takemoto was found in possession of cannabis on a street in the Kabukicho district of Tokyo's Shinjuku-ku that evening. An officer reportedly found the .22 grams of cannabis after spotting Takemoto walking alone and stopping him for questioning. Takemoto's arrest has had serious repercussions for his career. BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT has removed any mention of affiliation, such as his Pour Lolita and Hello Kitty lines, from their website. Takemoto's website has also been taken offline, having been replaced by an apologetic note for visitors.
Sentencing
On Wednesday, October 31st, 2007, Novala pled guilty to the charges of cannabis possession. The Tokyo District Court suspended his sentence of eight months in prison. The sentence will be suspended for three years.
Despite Novala's arrest, he still has a large and growing population of loyal fans.
Novels
2000 Missin'
2001 Soleilnuit: For Becoming a Proper Young Lady
2001 Twins
2001 Cafe
2002 Patchwork
2002 Shimotsuma Monogatari (English title for the movie adaptation: Kamikaze Girls)
2003 Princess Scale
2003 Calps Alpis
2003 A Child Abandoned by Deus
2004 Lolita
2004 Missin' 2 and Casaco
2004 Alice's Adventures in Fantasyland
2005 Emily
2005 Sicilienne
2006 Happiness
2007 ALL WORKS Fetish
Sources and Notes
McNeill, David. "Lolita's Bard is Sitting Pretty." The Japan Times Online. Sunday, November 21, 2004.
"Novelist Novala Takemoto arrested for cannabis possession" Mainichi Daily News. Monday, September 3rd, 2007.
"Novelist Nobara Takemoro gets suspended sentence for possessing drugs" Mainichi Daily News. Wednesday, October 31st, 2007.
External links
NOVALA BOX
Curiosity's Novala Translation Archive
J!-ENT 2006 Interview (Interview with Novala Takemoto at Pacific Media Expo 2006)
