(born 1959) is a Japanese

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writer.

Biography

Noriko Ogiwara was born in 1959. Having read

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' ''

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'' at a very early age, she decided to become a fantasy writer. Her first book, won her several awards for children's literature and was translated into English by Cathy Hirano as '' Dragon Sword and Wind Child''; the English version was out-of-print until it was re-released by

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in October 2007. The two

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s, and , have only been published in

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. The re-issuing of ''Dragon Sword and Wind Child'' encouraged Viz to publish the next novel in the sequence, ''Hakuchou Iden'', as ''Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince'' in May 2011, also translated by Cathy Hirano. These three books together are called '' The Jade Trilogy''. Another of her works is ''Nishi no Yoki Majo'' (西の善き魔女 "Good Witch of the West Astraea Testament"), a western-styled high fantasy series featuring a girl on the quest of finding out the mysteries surrounding the legends of her country and her friends. The series consists of eight books, including three side stories also penned by her. ''Nishi no Yoki Majo'' has been adapted into a manga series by Haruhiko Momokawa in Comic Blade, and licensed for English publication as ''

The Good Witch of the West is a series of fantasy novels by Noriko Ogiwara, published by Chuokoron-Shinsha. The series has been adapted into both a manga series and a thirteen episode anime television series subtitled ''Astraea Testament'' broadcast in Japan in 20 ...

''. ''The Good Witch of the West'' was also animated and aired in Japan in 2006. Her fantasy novel series was first published in 2008. It consists of six books, and was adapted into an anime television series.

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J'Lit , Authors : Noriko Ogiwara , Books from Japan
1959 births Living people Japanese fantasy writers Japanese children's writers Japanese women children's writers 20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists {{Japan-writer-stub