is a Japanese editor. As of 2020, he is president of Seikaisha, a publishing company established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kodansha.
Career
Ōta was born in
Kurashiki
is a historic city located in western Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 483,576 and a population density of 1,400 persons per ...
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Okayama Prefecture and graduated from the department of Japanese literature in the faculty of education at Waseda University. He joined Kodansha in 1995 and was assigned to the editorial department of ''
Bessatsu Friend
, formerly known as , is a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at teenage girls. It was originally conceived as a , or companion magazine, to ''Shōjo Friend'', which is no longer published. ''Bessatsu Friend'' is commonly kn ...
'', and in 1998 was transferred to the Literary Book Publishing Department No. 3 of the Literary Bureau. He was mainly in charge of Kodansha Novels and young novelists such as
Natsuhiko Kyogoku,
Ryūsui Seiryōin
is a Japanese novelist, active in mystery and various other fields. He was born in 1974, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He won the 2nd Mephisto Prize in 1996 while in Kyoto University, and started to work as a novelist. After that, Ryusui publis ...
,
Kouhei Kadono
is a Japanese author, best known for the ''Boogiepop'' series which has received multiple manga adaptations, a live action film, and two television anime.
Biography
Born on December 12, 1968, Kadono graduated from Hosei University.
In 1998 ...
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Ōtarō Maijō,
Yuya Sato,
Nisio Isin
, stylized as NISIOISIN to emphasize the palindrome, is a pseudonymous Japanese novelist, manga author, and screenplay writer.
Nisio debuted in 2002 with the novel ''The Beheading Cycle'' (the first in his '' Zaregoto'' series), which earned hi ...
,
Kinoko Nasu
is a Japanese author, best known for writing the light novel ''The Garden of Sinners'' and visual novels ''Tsukihime'' and ''Fate/stay night'', and a co-founder of Type-Moon. He graduated from Hosei University with a major in human science.
...
, and
Ryukishi07
is the pen name for a Japanese writer who is the leading member for the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the ''When They Cry'' visual novel series, which includes ''Higurashi When They Cry'', ''Umineko When They Cry'' and '' Ciconia Whe ...
. He also worked as an editor of the literary magazine ''Mephisto''. His nickname is "J".
In 2003, he received the highest rating in Kodansha's internal contest and became the youngest editor in the history of Kodansha. He launched the literary magazine ''
Faust
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540).
The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroa ...
'' as a one-man editorial team. For a long time, he was a member of Kodansha's Literary Book Publishing Department No. 3, but in October 2006, he was transferred to the newly established Kodansha's International Literature Publishing Department, and launched the
Kodansha Box
is the name of a book label published since November 2006 and a division of the major Japanese publishing house, Kodansha. The label published not only novels but also manga and critical review books, advocating a "hybrid label." The label wa ...
line in November 2006. He served as Kodansha Box's editor-in-chief with the goal of it becoming the general label for novels, manga, and nonfiction, though he continued to serve as editor-in-chief of ''Faust'' at the same time.
In December 2008, he was transferred from Kodansha Box as editor-in-chief (head of the department) and became senior manager of Kodansha's Literary Bureau, which was attached to Kodansha Box. It was commented that this was "necessary to take Kodansha Box to the next level."
In 2010, he was appointed vice president of Seikaisha, a new company established independent of Kodansha Box, which came under the jurisdiction of the Literary Bureau, and was merged with Literary Book Publishing Department No. 3. All the main writers except Nisio Isin, Ōtarō Maijō, and Ryūsui Seiryōin joined the company, with replacements such as Yūri Shibamura, while his role as editor-in-chief for ''Faust'' remained unchanged. In 2020, he became president and CEO of Seikaisha.
References
External links
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About.com interview
1972 births
Living people
Japanese editors
People from Okayama Prefecture
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