Missin'

[kel aka gandy]

1 :: Story
2 :: Creator
3 :: Volumes

 

[kel aka gandy]

Story

How far can you go to get what you want before you lose your mind? Enter best-selling author Novala Takemoto's world, where music and the lost art of maidenly virtues walk hand-in-hand with madness. His characters stress, obsess, and sometimes get what they want...but often the life they thought they wanted is not always what they expected!  

[kel aka gandy]

Creator

Novala Takemoto was born January 26, in Uji City, Kyoto. He is an Aquarius, and debuted with the novel Missin' in 2000. He was a candidate for the Yukio Mishima Prize for literature two years in a row with Emily in 2003, and Lolita in 2004. Other novels include uloko hime, twins, A Child Abandoned by Deus, and calps alpis. His sequel to Kamikaze Girls was published in June of 2005.  

[kel aka gandy]

Volumes
Status in Japan :: complete at 2 volumes
Status in US :: Volumes 1-2 and box set available now

Volume 1
OBSESSION. It can bring you to the brink of madness. In Novala Takemoto's Missin', the themes of Kamikaze Girls (rococo, punk rock, high fashion and rebellion) are pushed even further toward the edge of reason.
A young woman estranged from the modern world longs for the feminine ideals and companionship depicted in the tales of a bygone era. When she finds her mentor in a rebellious punk rock singer named Missin, how far will her infatuation take her in a world where no one understands? And in "Little Shop at the End of the World," the designs of the legendary Vivienne Westwood keep a young woman with a secret from losing her mind.


Volume 2
The stylish, stressed-out sequel to Missin'--from the author of Kamikaze Girls.
Stalker turned rock star Kasako has everything she ever wanted. But between the restraints of forbidden love, a suffocating record deal, and fans overdosing at their concerts, Kasako must find a way to keep hair-trigger tension pitched to a dangerous high without destroying herself.
Kasako has never been what you'd call a stable girl--and this new fast-paced life may be just enough to finally push her sanity over the edge.
Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. And your dream life may turn out to be a nightmare!
"Missin, only your existence can prove mine."


Box Set
How far can you go to get what you want before you lose your mind? Enter best-selling author Novala Takemoto's world, where music and the lost art of maidenly virtues walk hand-in-hand with madness. His characters stress, obsess, and sometimes get what they want...but often the life they thought they wanted is not always what they expected!