Nahoko Uehashi
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is a Japanese
writer
, most famous for the series, which sold over 1.5 million copies in Japan. One of her novels, Guardian of the Sacred Spirit (Seirei no Moribito) has been adapted into an anime
television series, a manga
, and a radio drama
. The same book was published in English from Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic in the summer of 2008, under the title Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, and awarded Mildred L. Batchelder Award
in 2009. The sequel, "MORIBITO II: Guardian of the Dark" came out in the summer of 2009. Her recent book, "Kemono no Souja
" will be translated into German, Korean, Swedish, Thai and French. The same series has also been adapted into a manga in 2008, and an anime in 2009.
She is an author of juvenile literature, mostly fantasy. Uehashi is also a professor teaching ethnology (especially the Australian Aborigines) at a Japanese University, Kawamura Gakuen Women's University
, and having completed a PhD focusing on Australian Aborigines.
In 1996, she published the first book of her "Moribito" series, . The novel received the Noma Children's Literature award and the Sankei Children's Culture and Publishment award. In 1999, Uehashi published the second book of the Moribito Series, . With this novel she again received the Japanese Association of Writers for Children's award. In 2002 The Guardian series
won the Iwaya Sazanami literature award, and in 2003, won another Japanese award from the Shogakukan publishing company. Then, in 2003, Uehashi wrote the novel , which receives yet another Noma Children's Literature award.
In the far future, when the earth was completely polluted and people could no longer live on it, human beings spread out onto other planets. For the Planet Nira, where Shin Yamano lives, it's the 200th anniversary since humans first settled on it. But something is wrong. Shin's cousin Licia suddenly awakens to
the ESP-like ability of the Roshnars, an aboriginal tribe of Nira that was said to have been extinct ages ago....
1991
Torn between the love of the god of the Moon Forest and the need of her tribe to kill the very same god, the young oracle girl Kishime is distressed. Her tribe talks of killing the god and felling the sacred forest for rich harvest. But should she listen to the urgent needs of her tribe, or should she fulfill her duty as the oracle of the god of the forest?
2003
The young girl, Sayo has inherited the ability of "hearing" people's minds from her mother. In her childhood, she had once saved a fox cub from some hunter's hounds. But that fox was a werefox that lives between the world of the gods and this world, owned by human, sent to kill a lord. Despite her will, Sayo is dragged into the ugly fight between two countries...
Uehashi's only book as an ethnologist. About Aborigines who live in town, with the white-skinned Australians. When you first look at them, these people seem to have no difference from the white Australians, but something is different....
The Guardian series
1996
ISBN 978-4035401506, 1996-07) (Bunko ISBN 978-4101302720)
1999
(ISBN 978-4035402107, 1999-01) (Bunko ISBN 978-4101302737)
2000
(ISBN 978-4035402305, 2000-05) (Bunko ISBN 978-4101302737)
2001
(ISBN 978-4035402701)
2003 (Two volumes) (ISBN 978-4035402800) (ISBN 978-4035402909)
2005
(ISBN 978-4035403104)
2006~2007 (Three volumes)
2008 (ISBN 978-4035403609)
Kemono no Souja
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, most famous for the series, which sold over 1.5 million copies in Japan. One of her novels, Guardian of the Sacred Spirit (Seirei no Moribito) has been adapted into an anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series, a manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, and a radio drama
Radio drama
Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...
. The same book was published in English from Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic in the summer of 2008, under the title Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, and awarded Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
The Mildred L. Batchelder Award, also known as the Batchelder Award, is an award granted annually by the Association for Library Service to Children a division of the American Library Association . The award is named in honor of Mildred L. Batchelder, former director of the ALSC...
in 2009. The sequel, "MORIBITO II: Guardian of the Dark" came out in the summer of 2009. Her recent book, "Kemono no Souja
Kemono no Souja
is a Japanese novel series written by Nahoko Uehashi and published by Kodansha between 2006 and 2009. It focuses on a girl who can control the greatest of beasts as she gets involved in a war between two kingdoms....
" will be translated into German, Korean, Swedish, Thai and French. The same series has also been adapted into a manga in 2008, and an anime in 2009.
She is an author of juvenile literature, mostly fantasy. Uehashi is also a professor teaching ethnology (especially the Australian Aborigines) at a Japanese University, Kawamura Gakuen Women's University
Kawamura Gakuen Women's University
, or KGWU, is a private university in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1988. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1924....
, and having completed a PhD focusing on Australian Aborigines.
Achievements
Uehashi's career as a writer started in 1989, when she was a university student. Her first book was . She then wrote the novel . This novel received an award from the Japanese Association of Writers for Children, which made her one of the famous Japanese-fantasy authors.In 1996, she published the first book of her "Moribito" series, . The novel received the Noma Children's Literature award and the Sankei Children's Culture and Publishment award. In 1999, Uehashi published the second book of the Moribito Series, . With this novel she again received the Japanese Association of Writers for Children's award. In 2002 The Guardian series
Guardian series
The is an eleven volume series of Japanese fantasy novels, written by Nahoko Uehashi. The first novel in the series, Guardian of the Spirit, has been adapted into numerous media, including a radio drama, manga series, and an anime adaption....
won the Iwaya Sazanami literature award, and in 2003, won another Japanese award from the Shogakukan publishing company. Then, in 2003, Uehashi wrote the novel , which receives yet another Noma Children's Literature award.
Books that are based on Japanese culture
1989In the far future, when the earth was completely polluted and people could no longer live on it, human beings spread out onto other planets. For the Planet Nira, where Shin Yamano lives, it's the 200th anniversary since humans first settled on it. But something is wrong. Shin's cousin Licia suddenly awakens to
the ESP-like ability of the Roshnars, an aboriginal tribe of Nira that was said to have been extinct ages ago....
1991
Torn between the love of the god of the Moon Forest and the need of her tribe to kill the very same god, the young oracle girl Kishime is distressed. Her tribe talks of killing the god and felling the sacred forest for rich harvest. But should she listen to the urgent needs of her tribe, or should she fulfill her duty as the oracle of the god of the forest?
2003
The young girl, Sayo has inherited the ability of "hearing" people's minds from her mother. In her childhood, she had once saved a fox cub from some hunter's hounds. But that fox was a werefox that lives between the world of the gods and this world, owned by human, sent to kill a lord. Despite her will, Sayo is dragged into the ugly fight between two countries...
Ethnology
2000Uehashi's only book as an ethnologist. About Aborigines who live in town, with the white-skinned Australians. When you first look at them, these people seem to have no difference from the white Australians, but something is different....
The Guardian seriesGuardian seriesThe is an eleven volume series of Japanese fantasy novels, written by Nahoko Uehashi. The first novel in the series, Guardian of the Spirit, has been adapted into numerous media, including a radio drama, manga series, and an anime adaption....
1996 ISBN 978-4035401506, 1996-07) (Bunko ISBN 978-4101302720)
1999
(ISBN 978-4035402107, 1999-01) (Bunko ISBN 978-4101302737)
2000
(ISBN 978-4035402305, 2000-05) (Bunko ISBN 978-4101302737)
2001
(ISBN 978-4035402701)
2003 (Two volumes) (ISBN 978-4035402800) (ISBN 978-4035402909)
2005
(ISBN 978-4035403104)
2006~2007 (Three volumes)
- 2006 (ISBN 978-4035403203)
- 2007 (ISBN 978-4035403302
- 2007 (ISBN 978-4035403401)
2008 (ISBN 978-4035403609)
Kemono no SoujaKemono no Soujais a Japanese novel series written by Nahoko Uehashi and published by Kodansha between 2006 and 2009. It focuses on a girl who can control the greatest of beasts as she gets involved in a war between two kingdoms....
series
- 2006 (ISBN 978-4062137010)
- 2006 (ISBN 978-4062137003)
- 2009 (ISBN 978-4062156325)
- 2009 (ISBN 978-4062156332)