Yuyuko Takemiya

Yuyuko Takemiya
Born	February 24, 1978
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Writer
Notable work	Toradora!

Yuyuko Takemiya (竹宮 ゆゆこ Takemiya Yuyuko, born February 24, 1978) is a Japanese writer of light novels. Takemiya debuted in September 2004 with her light novel series Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (Our Tamura-kun) which first appeared in the autumn 2004 issue of Dengeki hp Special, a special edition version of Dengeki hp. That same month, Takemiya worked on the scenario for the bishōjo game Noel by FlyingShine (also known for creating Cross Channel). Following the completion of Watashitachi no Tamura-kun, Takemiya began her best-known series, Toradora!,^[1] which she declared to be complete in April 2010 after ten volumes and three spin-off books. The first book of her next series, Golden Time, was Dengeki Bunko's 2000th published light novel.^[2] Takemiya launched the manga series Evergreen with artist Akira Kasukabe on July 19, 2011 in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh Genesis quarterly magazine.^[3]

Works

Light novels

• Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (わたしたちの田村くん) (under Dengeki Bunko, illustration by Yasu)
  • Watashitachi no Tamura-kun ISBN 4-8402-3066-8 (June 2005)
  • Watashitachi no Tamura-kun 2 ISBN 4-8402-3152-4 (September 2005)
• Toradora! (とらドラ!) (under Dengeki Bunko, illustration by Yasu)
  • Toradora! ISBN 4-8402-3353-5 (March 10, 2006)
  • Toradora2! ISBN 4-8402-3438-8 (May 10, 2006)
  • Toradora3! ISBN 4-8402-3551-1 (September 10, 2006)
  • Toradora4! ISBN 978-4-8402-3681-2 (January 10, 2007)
  • Toradora Spinoff! Koufuku no Sakura-iro Tornado ISBN 978-4-8402-3838-0 (May 10, 2007)
  • Toradora5! ISBN 978-4-8402-3932-5 (August 10, 2007)
  • Toradora6! ISBN 978-4-8402-4117-5 (December 10, 2007)
  • Toradora7! ISBN 978-4-04-867019-7 (April 10, 2008)
  • Toradora8! ISBN 978-4-04-867170-5 (August 10, 2008)
  • Toradora9! ISBN 978-4-04-867265-8 (October 10, 2008)
  • Toradora Spinoff 2! Tora, Koyuru Aki ISBN 978-4-04-867459-1 (January 7, 2009)
  • Toradora10! ISBN 978-4-04-867593-2 (March 10, 2009)
  • Toradora Spinoff 3! Ore no Bentou Mite Kure ISBN 978-4-04-868456-9 (April 10, 2010)
• Golden Time (ゴールデンタイム) (under Dengeki Bunko, illustration by Eiji Komatsu)
  • Golden Time 1: A Blackout in Spring (ゴールデンタイム1: 春にしてブラックアウト Gōruden Taimu 1: Haru ni Shite Burakkuauto) ISBN 978-4-04-868878-9 (September 10, 2010)^[4]
  • Golden Time 2: The Answer is YES (ゴールデンタイム2: 答えはYES Gōruden Taimu 2: Kotae wa YES) ISBN 978-4-04-870381-9 (March 10, 2011)^[5]
  • Golden Time 3: Masquerade (ゴールデンタイム3: 仮面舞踏会 Gōruden Taimu 3: Kamen Butoukai) ISBN 978-4-04-870735-0 (August 10, 2011)^[6]
  • Golden Time 4: Don't Look Back (ゴールデンタイム4: 裏腹なるdon't look back Gōruden Taimu 4: Urahara Naru don't look back) ISBN 978-4-04-886546-3 (March 10, 2012)^[7]
  • Golden Time Spinoff: Mr. Two Dimensions Special (ゴールデンタイム外伝: 二次元くんスペシャル Gōruden Taimu Gaiden: Nijigen-kun supesharu) ISBN 978-4-04-886631-6 (June 10, 2012)^[8]
  • Golden Time 5: The Ghost of Summer, Japanese Summer (ゴールデンタイム5: ONRYOの夏　日本の夏 Gōruden Taimu 5: ONRYO no Natsu Nihon no Natsu) ISBN 978-4-04-886897-6 (September 10, 2012)^[9]
  • Golden Time Extra (ゴールデンタイム番外:百年後の夏もあたしたちは笑ってる Gōruden Taimu Bangai: Hyakunengo no Natsu mo Atashitachi wa Waratteru) ISBN 978-4-04-891324-9 (January 10, 2013)^[10]
  • Golden Time 6: To Memories of Other Lives (ゴールデンタイム6: この世のほかの思い出に Gōruden Taimu 6: Kono Yo no Hoka no Omoide ni) ISBN 978-4-04-891557-1 (April 10, 2013)^[11]
  • Golden Time Biographies: AFRICA (ゴールデンタイム列伝 AFRICA Gōruden Taimu Retsuden: AFRICA) ISBN 978-4-04-891858-9, August 10, 2013
  • Golden Time 7: I'll Be Back (ゴールデンタイム7 I'll be back Gōruden Taimu 7: I'll be back) ISBN 978-4-04-866059-4, October 10, 2013
  • Golden Time 8: Winter Journey (ゴールデンタイム8 冬の旅 Gōruden Taimu 8: Fuyu no Tabi) ISBN 978-4-04-866414-1 March 10, 2014
• Listening to the Soundtrack of an Unknown Movie (知らない映画のサントラを聴く) (under Shincho Bunko, illustrations by Haruaki Fuyuno) ISBN 978-4-10-180002-8 September 2014

Manga

• Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (with artist Sachi Kurafuji)
• Toradora! (with artist Zekkyō)
• Golden Time (with artist Umechazuke)
• Evergreen (with artist Akira Kasukabe)

Games

• Noel (FlyingShine) (September 24, 2004)

References

1. Ridella, Fabrizio (July 2, 2010). "Toradora – recensione" (in Italian). Spaziofilm. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
2. "Golden Time Japanese light novel volume 1 listing" (in Japanese). Honya Town. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
3. "Toradora Author Takemiya to Launch Evergreen Manga". Anime News Network. June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
4. "Dengeki Bunko September 2010 Release Announcements" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
5. "Dengeki Bunko March 2011 Release Announcements" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
6. "Dengeki Bunko August 2011 Release Announcements" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
7. "Dengeki Bunko March 2012 Release Announcements" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
8. "Dengeki Bunko June 2012 Release Announcements" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
9. "Dengeki Bunko September 2012 Release Announcements" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
10. "Dengeki Bunko January 2013 Release Announcements" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
11. "Dengeki Bunko April 2013 Release Announcements" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 10, 2013.