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  • Ghost Hunt Manga: Inada Shiho x Ono Fuyumi Dialogue

    Inada Shiho completed the Ghost Hunt manga prior to the reprint of Ono Fuyumi’s novel series. Magazine Da Vinci conducted this interview with both creators in commemoration of the last volume’s publication. This marks the last translation of Da Vinci’s 2010 special Ghost Hunt reprint feature. At the end of this post I added links to some additional…

  • Ookura Teruko Project: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 5

    This is the last chapter of Bewitching Shadow (1934), the first story in the Ookura Teruko Detective Story Compilation. Did you enjoy it? Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts at the end of the chapter. Read here: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 5: Stupefaction I plan on translating the next short story by Ookura Teruko later this year. Hopefully you’ll stick around…

  • Ookura Teruko Project: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 4

    The fourth chapter of Bewitching Shadow (1934), the first story in the Ookura Teruko Detective Story Compilation. The last chapter of this short story will be posted next week. Read here: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 4: White Gloves Ookura Teruko is notable for being the first Japanese female detective writer. This story is her debut work. Ookura’s works are collected in…

  • Ookura Teruko Project: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 3

    The third chapter of Bewitching Shadow (1934). We’re halfway through the first story in the Ookura Teruko Detective Story Compilation. Read here: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 3: Shivering Hands Ookura Teruko is notable for being the first Japanese female detective writer. This story is her debut work. Ookura’s works are collected in the book Ookura Teruko Detective Story Compilation (大倉燁子探偵小説選 Ookura…

  • Ghost Hunters and a Ghost Hunt Book Guide

    The following interview and column discuss books related to real ghost hunters and ghost hunting in general. I suppose you could say that these were really written to promote the books. Still, I believe both articles are worthwhile to put here. In fact, the majority of the mentioned books were originally written in English. Interview with…

  • Ookura Teruko Project: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 2

    Here’s the second chapter of Bewitching Shadow (1934), the first story in the Ookura Teruko Detective Story Compilation. Read here: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 2: Bewitching Eyes Ookura Teruko is notable for being the first Japanese female detective writer. This story is her debut work. Ookura’s works are collected in the book Ookura Teruko Detective Story Compilation (大倉燁子探偵小説選 Ookura Teruko Tantei…

  • Ookura Teruko Project: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 1

    The translation of the Ookura Teruko Detective Story Compilation is finally off to a start! Bewitching Shadow (1934) is the first story in this compilation and is comprised of five chapters. I will update the story weekly. Read here: Bewitching Shadow Chapter 1: Code Ookura Teruko is notable for being the first Japanese female detective writer.…

  • Ono Fuyumi Long Interview Part 3: Rewriting Ghost Hunt

    This is the last part of the interview with Ono Fuyumi from Da Vinci‘s December 2010 issue, in which Ono talks about rewriting the original Ghost Hunt series. Please go to part one “The Ghost Hunt Series Reprint” to read the interview from the beginning. Now it’s 2010. Approximately 18 years have passed since the completion of…

  • Ono Fuyumi Long Interview Part 2: The Rules for Writing Girls’ Novels

    This is the second part of the interview with Ono Fuyumi from Da Vinci‘s December 2010 issue. Ono discusses the rules and restrictions she encountered at the time of writing the original Ghost Hunt series. Please go to part one “The Ghost Hunt Series Reprint” to read the interview from the beginning.

  • Ono Fuyumi Long Interview Part 1: The Ghost Hunt Series Reprint

    This interview with Ono Fuyumi is part of the Ghost Hunt Reprint Commemoration Special Feature. It was printed in the December 2010 issue of the Da Vinci magazine. The interview also includes some photographs of the author herself and her house. I divided the translation up into three parts. In the first part Ono talks about the reasons for the Ghost…

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