Yuyuko Takemiya facts for kids

Yuyuko Takemiya (竹宮 ゆゆこ, Takemiya Yuyuko, born February 24, 1978) is a Japanese writer. She is famous for creating exciting stories. She writes light novels, which are like short novels with illustrations. She also writes longer novels and manga comics.

About Yuyuko Takemiya

Yuyuko Takemiya started her writing career in September 2004. Her first light novel series was called Watashitachi no Tamura-kun. This story first appeared in a special magazine.

In the same month, she also helped write the story for a game. It was a story-based game called Noel.

Her Popular Stories

After Watashitachi no Tamura-kun, Yuyuko Takemiya began her most well-known series. This series is called Toradora!. It became very popular. She finished the Toradora! series in April 2010. It had ten main books and three extra spin-off books.

Her next big series was Golden Time. The first book of Golden Time was a special milestone. It was the 2000th light novel published by Dengeki Bunko.

Yuyuko Takemiya also started a manga series. It is called Evergreen. She worked on this manga with an artist named Akira Caskabe. The series began in July 2011. It finished being published on May 27, 2015.

Yuyuko Takemiya's Works

Yuyuko Takemiya has written many different kinds of stories. Here are some of her published works.

Light Novels

• Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (わたしたちの田村くん) (illustrated by Yasu)
  • Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (June 2005)
  • Watashitachi no Tamura-kun 2 (September 2005)
• Toradora! (とらドラ!) (illustrated by Yasu)
  • Toradora! (March 10, 2006)
  • Toradora2! (May 10, 2006)
  • Toradora3! (September 10, 2006)
  • Toradora4! (January 10, 2007)
  • Toradora Spinoff! Koufuku no Sakura-iro Tornado (May 10, 2007)
  • Toradora5! (August 10, 2007)
  • Toradora6! (December 10, 2007)
  • Toradora7! (April 10, 2008)
  • Toradora8! (August 10, 2008)
  • Toradora9! (October 10, 2008)
  • Toradora Spinoff 2! Tora, Koyuru Aki (January 7, 2009)
  • Toradora10! (March 10, 2009)
  • Toradora Spinoff 3! Ore no Bentou Mite Kure (April 10, 2010)
• Golden Time (ゴールデンタイム) (illustrated by Ēji Komatsu)
  • Golden Time 1: A Blackout in Spring (ゴールデンタイム1: 春にしてブラックアウト, Gōruden Taimu 1: Haru ni Shite Burakkuauto) (September 10, 2010)
  • Golden Time 2: The Answer is YES (ゴールデンタイム2: 答えはYES, Gōruden Taimu 2: Kotae wa YES) (March 10, 2011)
  • Golden Time 3: Masquerade (ゴールデンタイム3: 仮面舞踏会, Gōruden Taimu 3: Kamen Butoukai) (August 10, 2011)
  • Golden Time 4: Don't Look Back (ゴールデンタイム4: 裏腹なるdon't look back, Gōruden Taimu 4: Urahara Naru don't look back) (March 10, 2012)
  • Golden Time Spinoff: Mr. Two Dimensions Special (ゴールデンタイム外伝: 二次元くんスペシャル, Gōruden Taimu Gaiden: Nijigen-kun supesharu) (June 10, 2012)
  • Golden Time 5: The Ghost of Summer, Japanese Summer (ゴールデンタイム5: ONRYOの夏　日本の夏, Gōruden Taimu 5: ONRYO no Natsu Nihon no Natsu) (September 10, 2012)
  • Golden Time Extra (ゴールデンタイム番外:百年後の夏もあたしたちは笑ってる, Gōruden Taimu Bangai: Hyakunengo no Natsu mo Atashitachi wa Waratteru) (January 10, 2013)
  • Golden Time 6: To Memories of Other Lives (ゴールデンタイム6: この世のほかの思い出に, Gōruden Taimu 6: Kono Yo no Hoka no Omoide ni) (April 10, 2013)
  • Golden Time Biographies: AFRICA (ゴールデンタイム列伝 AFRICA, Gōruden Taimu Retsuden: AFRICA) (August 10, 2013)
  • Golden Time 7: I'll Be Back (ゴールデンタイム7 I'll be back, Gōruden Taimu 7: I'll be back) (October 10, 2013)
  • Golden Time 8: Winter Journey (ゴールデンタイム8 冬の旅, Gōruden Taimu 8: Fuyu no Tabi) (March 10, 2014)
• Listening to the Soundtrack of an Unknown Movie (知らない映画のサントラを聴く) (illustrated by Haruaki Fuyuno) (September 2014)

Novels

• I Will Show You A Broken Place (砕け散るところを見せてあげる, Kudakechiru Tokoro o Misete Ageru) (May 28, 2016)
• Tomorrow Leave Me Alone (あしたはひとりにしてくれ, Ashita wa Hitori ni Shite Kure) (November 10, 2016)
• I Will Ignite All Of You (おまえのすべてが燃え上がる, Omae no Subete ga Moeagaru) (May 27, 2017)
• Answer me, Living Stars (応えろ生きてる星, Kotaero Ikiteru Hoshi) (November 9, 2017)
• Can You Breathe Here? (あなたはここで、息ができるの？, Anata Wa Koko De Iki Ga Dekiruno) (October 10, 2018)
• That's Enough Just Stay Quiet! (いいからしばらく黙ってろ!, Ikara Shibaraku Damattero!) (February 14, 2020)
• My Playlist For Nights When My Heart Is Broken (心が折れた夜のプレイリスト, Kokoro ga Oreta Yoru no Playlist) (March 27, 2021)

Manga Series

• Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (with artist Sachi Kurafuji)
• Toradora! (with artist Zekkyō)
• Golden Time (with artist Umechazuke)
• Evergreen (with artist Akira Kasukabe)

Games

• Noel (FlyingShine) (September 24, 2004)

See also

In Spanish: Yuyuko Takemiya para niños