Tow Ubukata(Hướng phương đinh,Ubukata Tō,born February 14, 1977 inGifu Prefecture)is thepen nameof a Japanese novelist, mangaka and anime screenwriter who primarily writes fantasy and science fiction. His major works includeMardock Scramble,Le Chevalier D'EonandHeroic Age.He also did series composition for theFafner in the Azureseries,Ghost in the Shell: Arise,Psycho-Pass 2andPsycho-Pass 3.

Tow Ubukata
Ubukata in 2019
Ubukata in 2019
Native name
Hướng phương đinh
BornMineo Fujino ( đằng dã phong nam )
(1977-02-14)February 14, 1977(age 47)
Gifu Prefecture,Japan
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • screenwriter
LanguageJapanese

Early life

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Ubukata was raised in Singapore and Nepal.

Career

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In high school, Ubukata received several writer's awards.[1]In 1996, he debuted as a writer of short stories and won theKadokawa Sneaker Awardwith his storyBlack Season.[2]In 2009, he won the Eiji Yoshikawa Award for New Writers with his storyTenchi Meisatsu.[2]In 2012, he won the Fūtarō Yamada Award for his storyMitsukuni-den.[2]

Ubukata writes for the Japanese visual culture magazineNewtype.His serialized segments, called "A Gambler's Life", are comedic, often-satiric expository pieces. They chronicle his day-to-day experiences and interactions with people, such as his wife. In these segments, he dubs himself "The Kamikazi Wordsmith". These segments were also published in the American counterpart, Newtype USA, which is now discontinued.[3]

Ubukata won the 24thNihon SF Taisho Awardin 2003. Ubukata has written the novelization and the script for the manga version ofLe Chevalier D'Eon,and has contributed to the screenplay and the overall story plot of the animated version.[4]

Personal life

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On August 21, 2015, Ubukata allegedly hit his then-wife in her jaw and mouth area at their home in Aoyama,Minato Wardof Tokyo,[2]breaking her front tooth.[5]She reported the incident to the police the next day, leading to his arrest on August 24, 2015.[2]Ubukata admitted they had an argument but denied hitting her.[2]On August 26, 2015,Mito Citymayor Yasushi Takahashi decided to putNHK's offer to film a live-actiontaigadramaadaptation of Ubukuta's novel,Mitsukuni-den,in the city itself on hold.[6]Ubukata was released on September 1, 2015 without indictment.[6]ThePublic Prosecutors Officedropped charges against him in October 2015, with one reason being that his wife did not want to press charges.[5]Following the incident, Ubukata announced that he planned on writing a memoir based on his experiences in jail, titled9 Days Trapped.[7]In 2016, one year after his arrest and release, Ubukata revealed that he and his wife had divorced, with his wife taking custody of their children.[8]

Bibliography

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  • Tenchi Meisatsu,2009 (ISBN9784048740135)
  • Mitsukuni-den,2012 (ISBN9784041102749)
  • 12 Suicidal Teens,2016 (ISBN9784163905419)
  • Ikusa no Kuni,2017 (ISBN9784062208048)
  • Kirinji,2018 (ISBN9784041072141)
  • Tsuki to Hi no Kisaki,2021 (ISBN978-4-569-85009-2)
  • SGU Metropolitan Police Department Special Gun Unit,2023 (ISBN9784866997957)
  • 11 Rebels,2024 (ISBN978-4-06-535708-8)

Filmography

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Anime series

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Year Title Role Ref(s)
2006 Fafner in the Azure Series Composition, Script
2006 Le Chevalier D'Eon Original Creator, Series Composition, Script
2007 Heroic Age Original Creator, Series Composition
2013 Ghost in the Shell: Arise Series Composition, Script [2]
2014 Psycho-Pass 2 Series Composition [5]
2019 Psycho-Pass 3 Series Composition, Script [9]
2022 RWBY: Ice Queendom Series Composition, Script [10]
2024 Bye Bye, Earth Original Creator
2024 Moonrise Original Creator

Anime films

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Year Title Role Ref(s)
2010 Mardock Scramble: The First Compression Original Creator, Script [11]
2011 Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion Original Creator, Script [12]
2012 Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust Original Creator, Script [13]
2015 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Script
2019 Human Lost Script
2020 Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector Series Composition, Script [14]
2023 Psycho-Pass: Providence Series Composition, Script [15]

Live action

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Year Title Role Ref(s)
2012 Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer Original Creator [16]
2019 12 Suicidal Teens Original Creator
2021 Kenjusho: Mitsukuni Ko to Ore Original Creator
2023 Farewell, Guns Special Firearms Unit, Metropolitan Police Department Original Story

Video games

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Year Title Role Ref(s)
1999 Shenmue Free Scenario Plotter
2001 Segagaga Story
2006 Culdcept Saga Script [17]

References

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  1. ^Ubukata, Tow. "Taking on a TV interview".Newtype USA.6(7) p. 30. July 2007.ISSN1541-4817.
  2. ^abcdefgHodgkins, Crystalyn (2015-08-24)."Ghost in the Shell Arise Writer Tow Ubukata Arrested on Charges of Domestic Violence".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-03-25.Retrieved2022-03-24.
  3. ^Newtype USA.ISSN1541-4817.
  4. ^Miya, Shotaroet al."Le Chevalier D'Eon".Newtype USA.6(1) pp. 52-53. January 2007.ISSN1541-4817.
  5. ^abcLoo, Egan (2015-10-16)."Domestic Violence Charges Dropped Against Writer Tow Ubukata".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-03-25.Retrieved2022-03-24.
  6. ^abRessler, Karen (2015-09-01)."Tow Ubukata Released Without Indictment on Domestic Violence Charges".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-03-25.Retrieved2022-03-24.
  7. ^Cadorniga, Carlos (2015-11-30)."Tow Ubukata Talks About Upcoming Prison Memoir".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-03-25.Retrieved2022-03-24.
  8. ^Nishimuta, Yasushi (2016-09-09)."エンタメ tác gia ・ hướng phương đinh の" DV nghi hoặc "に ẩn された tư hoặc ( 2 )".Infoseek(in Japanese).Archivedfrom the original on 2022-04-08.Retrieved2022-03-24.
  9. ^"TVアニメ『PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス 3』 công thức サイト".TVアニメ『PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス 3』 công thức サイト(in Japanese).Retrieved2023-08-16.
  10. ^"Tân tác アニメ『RWBY băng Tuyết Đế quốc 』キャスト phát biểu sớm thấy sa dệt ・ ngày nón dương tử ・ đảo thôn khuyên ・ Koshimizu Ami ら"[Cast announced for new anime seriesRWBY: Ice Queendom:Saori Hayami, Yoko Hikasa, Yu Shimamura, and Ami Koshimizu].Oricon(in Japanese). 2022-03-25.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-03-25.Retrieved2022-03-25.
  11. ^Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (2010) - IMDb,retrieved2023-08-16
  12. ^Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion (2011) - IMDb,retrieved2023-08-16
  13. ^Kudô, Susumu (2012-09-29),Marudukku sukuranburu: Haiki(Animation, Action, Drama), Leraldo Anzaldua, Chris Ayres, Shelley Calene-Black, Mardock Scramble Production Committee, GoHands, King Records,retrieved2023-08-16
  14. ^"アニメ『PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス 3 FIRST INSPECTOR』 công thức サイト".アニメ『PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス 3 FIRST INSPECTOR』 công thức サイト(in Japanese).Retrieved2023-08-16.
  15. ^"アニメ『PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス』シリーズ công thức サイト".アニメ『PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス』シリーズ công thức サイト(in Japanese).Retrieved2023-08-16.
  16. ^"'Tenchi Meisatsu (Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer)'".14 September 2012.
  17. ^Litten, Matt (2008-01-30)."VGB Feature: Culdcept Saga Interview With Localization Producer Nobu Taguchi".VGBlogger.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-17.Retrieved2023-05-10.
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