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is a Japanese
light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...
ist and
manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
writer. He won the Gold Prize in the 9th
Dengeki Novel Prize The is a Japanese literary award handed out annually (since 1994) by the Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) for their Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint. The contest has discovered many popular and successful light noveli ...
for ''
Baccano! is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, told from multiple Narrative mode, points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States across time most notably the Prohib ...
'', which was made into an anime television series in 2007. His series ''
Durarara!! , shortened to ''DRRR!!'' in some official materials, is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. ''Durarara!!'' tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier i ...
'' was also made into two anime television series, one airing January 2010 and the second in January 2015.


Works

Narita's works all feature a single thematic style, involving an
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of characters (each with their own viewpoint chapters) finding their lives intersecting with each other in various ways due to a supernatural entity, and more often than not getting into conflict with each other. Additionally, the first four
light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...
titles below take place within a
shared universe A shared universe or shared world is a fictional universe from a set of creative works where one or more writers (or other artists) independently contribute works that can stand alone but fits into the joint development of the storyline, charact ...
known by fans as the "Naritaverse", featuring fantastical elements within an otherwise normal society.


''Baccano!''

''
Baccano! is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, told from multiple Narrative mode, points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States across time most notably the Prohib ...
'' is mostly set within a fictional United States during various time periods, most notably the
Prohibition era Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacturing, manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption ...
. It focuses on various characters, including alchemists, thieves, thugs, Mafiosi and Camorristi, who are unconnected to one another. After an immortality elixir is recreated in 1930 Manhattan, the characters begin to cross paths, setting off events that spiral further and further out of control. It is illustrated by Katsumi Enami.


''Etsusa Bridge''

''Etsusa Bridge'' is set on a giant, almost-finished bridge between Sadogashima and Niigata. Abandoned by the government, the bridge and the giant man-made floating island at the center have become a city of criminals and societal drop-outs. It is illustrated by
Suzuhito Yasuda is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He is known as the creator of '' Yozakura Quartet'' and for illustrating the light novel series '' Durarara!!'' and ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'', all of which have been adapted ...
.


''Durarara!!''

''
Durarara!! , shortened to ''DRRR!!'' in some official materials, is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. ''Durarara!!'' tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier i ...
'' tells the story of a
dullahan The Dullahan (Irish: Dubhlachan; dúlachán, ) is a type of legendary creature in Irish folklore. He is depicted as a Headless Horseman, headless rider on a black horse, or as a coachman, who carries his own head. As it is not widely describe ...
working as an underworld courier in
Ikebukuro is a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro Station, and several shops, restaurants, and department stores are located within city limits. Transportation At the center of Ikebukuro is ...
, an internet-based anonymous gang called the Dollars, and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in Ikebukuro. It is illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda.


''Vamp!''

''Vamp!'' is a light novel series about vampires and other supernatural creatures that live on an island in Germany called Growerth. It is illustrated by Katsumi Enami.


''Hariyama-san''

''Hariyama-san, Center of the World'' is a series of connected short stories that feature strange or supernatural events that are seemingly unrelated, except that every one involves the title character, Shinkichi Hariyama, as a minor character in some capacity. The last story in each volume ties all the previous stories together. It is illustrated by Katsumi Enami and Suzuhito Yasuda.


''Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You''

'' Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You'' is a light novel based on
Tite Kubo , known professionally as , is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. His manga series ''Bleach'' (2001–2016) had over 130 million copies in circulation as of 2022. Life and career Kubo was born on June 26, 1977, in Hiroshima Prefec ...
's ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair ...
'' manga ''
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''.


''Stealth Symphony''

''Stealth Symphony'' is a manga which follows the story of Jig Kumonuma as he goes to the city of Jinbō-chō, a place where creatures of different species live, to remove a curse from his body. It is illustrated by Yōichi Amano.


''Fate/strange Fake''

The '' Fate/strange Fake'' novel is a
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of ''
Fate/stay night ''Fate/stay night'' is a Japanese visual novel game developed by Type-Moon. It was first released for Microsoft Windows, Windows on January 30, 2004. The story takes place over three distinct routes: ''Fate'', ''Unlimited Blade Works'' ...
''. The story is set in the western U.S. during a war that occurs a few years after the conclusion of the Fifth Holy Grail War.


''Dead Mount Death Play''

'' Dead Mount Death Play'' is a manga written by Narita and illustrated by Shinta Fujimoto published in
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's Young Gangan manga magazine since 2017. The story follows a
necromancer Necromancy () is the practice of magic involving communication with the dead by summoning their spirits as apparitions or visions for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future events and discover hidden knowledge. ...
known as the Corpse God who is reincarnated in the body of a boy named Polka Shinoyama in modern-day Shinjuku. The Corpse God takes on Polka's identity and soon integrates into the Shinjuku underworld.


References


External links


Ryōgo Narita's website

Ryōgo Narita's official Twitter account
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