is a Japanese writer of fan guides and novels, as well as a radio co-host. His work was the basis for the 1997

Satoshi Kon was a Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art Universi ...

anime film ''

Perfect Blue is a 1997 Japanese animated psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon. It is based on the novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, with a screenplay written by Sadayuki Murai. Featuring the voices of Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, ...

'' and a 2002 live-action film titled '' Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete''. Takeuchi's book ''Ultraman Visits the Grave'' is about a young boy who happens to be a fan of

Ultraman ''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman'' in 1966, the series is one ...

. Takeuchi has expressed interest in getting his work translated for an English-speaking audience.

Seven Seas Entertainment Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as we ...

has optioned the English-language rights to the Perfect Blue novels for Q4 2017 and Q1 2018, respectively.

Bibliography

* (1982,

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...

) *''The History of Toho Special Effects Movies'' (1983) * (March 1991) () * (March 1998, Metamor Publishing) () (reprint of ''Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis'') *''Perfect Blue: Awaken from a Dream'' (2002) *''The Promise of Gachopon'' (2009) *''Wanting to meet Arashi'' (2010) *''Ultraman Visits the Grave'' (November 2011)

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