Kaoru Kurimoto was the pen name of Sumiyo Imaoka, a Japanese novelist.
10 Facts About Kaoru Kurimoto
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Kaoru Kurimoto was known for her record-breaking 130-volume Guin Saga series, which has been translated into English, German, French, Italian and Russian.
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Kaoru Kurimoto's style has been described as being part of the New Wave science fiction movement.
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Kaoru Kurimoto is known for having written nearly 400 books since she began her career.
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Kaoru Kurimoto wrote in several genres, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, yaoi and Japanese-style historical romance.
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Kaoru Kurimoto has supported yaoi in her work as Nakajima.
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Kaoru Kurimoto was heavily involved with the first issue of the yaoi magazine June in 1978, contributing stories and criticism as Kaoru Kurimoto and Azusa Nakajima, as well as using a number of other pseudonyms.
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Kaoru Kurimoto died on May 26,2009, aged 56, in a Tokyo hospital, from pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed in 2007.
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Kaoru Kurimoto had been writing the 130th volume of the Guin Saga up until May 23,2009.
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Kaoru Kurimoto was given a special award posthumously by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan association.