Missin' (Novel) (Box Set)
Novala Takemoto was born in Uji City, Kyoto, and is an Aquarius. Takemoto's debut novel,Missin'was published in 2000, and he was a candidate for the Yukio Mishima Prize for literature two years in a row withEmilyin 2003 andLolitain 2004. In addition toKamikaze Girls, Takemoto's other novels includeUloko Hime,Twins,A Child Abandoned by Deus, andCalps Alpis. His sequel toKamikaze Girlswas published in June of 2005.