Otsuichi

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born

in Fukuoka, Japan

October 21, 1978

gender

male

genre

Horror, Fantasy, Graphic Novels

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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. He made his debut with Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse while still in high school. Major works include the novel Goth, which was made into a manga, and the short story collection Zoo, which was made into a movie. Tokyopop has released his short story collection Calling You, and will release Goth in November. His short story F-Sensei's Pocket appears in the English language edition of Faust.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 1,874 ratings · 149 reviews · 30 distinct works · Similar authors

	Goth by Otsuichi, Kendi Oiwa (Illustrator) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 801 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goth: A Novel of Horror 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ZOO by Otsuichi, Terry Gallagher 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calling You 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse by Otsuichi, Nathan Collins (Translator) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kimi Ni Shika Kikoenai by Otsuichi (Author), Hiro Kiyohara (Artist) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holiday by Otsuichi, Hiro Kiyohara 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kizu by Otsuichi, Hiro Kiyohara (Illustrator) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GOTH 夜の章 (Goth, Part 1) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	暗黒童話 by Otsuichi, 乙一 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Goth: A novel (3 books)
by Otsuichi
4.2631578947368425 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 266 ratings

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“Love and death are not different things, they are the front and back of the same thing”
― Otsuichi, ZOO

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“When I can't sleep, I always wrap something around my neck and close my eyes and imagine myself being strangled to death. Then I can fall asleep--it feels like sinking deep underwater”
― Otsuichi

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“My relationship with him was defined by these complex emotions, this mixture of gratitude and resentment.”
― Otsuichi, ZOO

tags: affection, complex, complicated, complicated-relationship, complicated-relationships, emotions, gratitude, humanity, relationships, resentment, robots

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