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On November 4, 2002, Natsumi died at the age of 29.<ref name="Chunichi"/> The cause of death was not released, beyond that she had been in poor health since mid-2002 and experienced a "sudden change in health".{{sfn|Kayama|2003|pp=120–121}} A private funeral was held.{{sfn|Kayama|2003|p=121}} In February 2003, a commemorative issue of the literary magazine ''[[Bungei (magazine)|Bungei]]'' was published in Natsumi's memory. Among the contributors to the issue were {{ill|Rika Kayama|ja|香山リカ_(精神科医)}}, [[Yukari Fujimoto]], {{ill|Amari Hayashi|ja|林あまり}}, and {{ill|Naito Yamada|ja|やまだないと}}, the lattermost of whom regularly collaborated with Natsumi as the illustrator on her manga works.<ref>{{cite journal |title=【追悼】 菜摘ひかる "今"を駆け抜けた作家が見たもの |journal=[[Bungei (magazine)|Bungei]] |date=February 1, 2003 |volume=42 |issue=1 |pages=109–141 |publisher=[[Kawade Shobō Shinsha]]}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 11 April 2024
Hikaru Natsumi | |
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Born | 1973 |
Died | November 4, 2002 (aged 29) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Writer, sex worker |
Hikaru Natsumi (菜摘ひかる, Natsumi Hikaru, 1973 – November 4, 2002) was a Japanese writer and sex worker. She is best known for her blog The Sexual Adventures of Hikaru Natsumi (菜摘ひかるの性的冒険), which was published as a book in 1998.
Biography[edit]
Early life and career[edit]
Natsumi was born in 1973 in the Kantō region of Japan.[1] While in high school, she contributed writing and manga to manga magazines specializing in adult comics that were edited by Yoshiaki Shioyama .[2] After graduating high school, Natsumi began working as a clerk at a clothing store.[1] She later transitioned to the water trade,[1] alternately working as an erotic masseuse, at image clubs, and in soaplands.[3] She additionally worked as a nude model for erotic books and adult films, though after being arrested for indecent exposure after stripping nude on a street in Shinjuku for a photo shoot in 1996, she retired from modeling.[3]
In the mid-1990s, Natsumi began publishing a blog about her experiences as a sex worker titled The Sexual Adventures of Hikaru Natsumi (菜摘ひかるの性的冒険). The blog was later published as a book by the Japanese publishing house Yosensha in 1998;[4] its success prompted Natsumi to become a full-time author of novels and manga. "Vulgarity Drifting Diary", an English-language column by Natsumi, was published in the American manga magazine Pulp.[5]
Personal life and death[edit]
In her writing, Natsumi referenced having once been married to an unnamed husband whom she divorced.[1] She reported having a troubled relationship with her parents, particularly her father.[6]
On November 4, 2002, Natsumi died at the age of 29.[1] The cause of death was not released, beyond that she had been in poor health since mid-2002 and experienced a "sudden change in health".[7] A private funeral was held.[8] In February 2003, a commemorative issue of the literary magazine Bungei was published in Natsumi's memory. Among the contributors to the issue were Rika Kayama , Yukari Fujimoto, Amari Hayashi , and Naito Yamada , the lattermost of whom regularly collaborated with Natsumi as the illustrator on her manga works.[9]
Works[edit]
- The Sexual Adventures of Hikaru Natsumi (菜摘ひかるの性的冒険), Yosensha, 1998;[4] republished by Kobunsha in 2000[10]
- Ikebukuro Image Club Diary (池袋イメクラ日記), Futami Shobo, 1998[11]
- Love is Flesh-Colored (恋は肉色), Kobunsha, 2000[12]
- If You Look Up (仰げば尊し), Akita Shoten, 2000[13]
- Hikaru Natsumi: I Want to be a Turtle (菜摘ひかるの私はカメになりたい), Kadokawa Shoten, 2001[14]
- Ecchi Principle (えっち主義), Kadokawa Shoten, 2002[15]
- Dependent Princess (依存姫) (Seikatsusha, 2002)[16]
- "Body Therapy" (ボディ・テラピー) in As You Indulge (耽溺れるままに), multi-author anthology, Tokuma Shoten, 2003[17]
- Naughty Feelings (えっちな気持ち), Kadokawa Shoten, 2003[18]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Sawada, Ichiro (June 17, 2003). "TOKYO発 女のたたかいに共感 菜摘ひかる作品人気". Chunichi Shimbun. No. Evening Edition. p. 2.
- ^ Kayama 2003, p. 113.
- ^ a b Kayama 2003, p. 114.
- ^ a b "風俗嬢菜摘ひかるの性的冒険". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Arnold, Adam (June 2001). "PULP: The Other World of Manga". Animefringe. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Kayama 2003, p. 117.
- ^ Kayama 2003, pp. 120–121.
- ^ Kayama 2003, p. 121.
- ^ "【追悼】 菜摘ひかる "今"を駆け抜けた作家が見たもの". Bungei. 42 (1). Kawade Shobō Shinsha: 109–141. February 1, 2003.
- ^ "風俗嬢菜摘ひかるの性的冒険". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "池袋イメクラ日記". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "恋は肉色". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "仰げば尊し". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "菜摘ひかるの私はカメになりたい". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "えっち主義". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "依存姫". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "耽溺れるままに". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "えっちな気持ち". National Diet Library (in Japanese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
Bibliography[edit]
- Kayama, Rika (February 1, 2003). "菜摘ひかるの可憐な"たたかい" 『書くこと』は『切り売り』ではない". Bungei (in Japanese). 42 (1). Kawade Shobō Shinsha: 110–121.
Further reading[edit]
- "Welcome to the Flesh Market", excerpt from The Sexual Adventures of Hikaru Natsumi at Nerve (via the Wayback Machine)
External links[edit]
- The Sexual Adventures of Hikaru Natsumi at the Wayback Machine (archived 1999-10-04) (posts from before 1999; in Japanese)
- The Sexual Adventures of Hikaru Natsumi at the Wayback Machine (archived 2003-12-19) (posts from 1999 to 2003; in Japanese)
- 1973 births
- 2002 deaths
- 21st-century Japanese novelists
- Japanese women novelists
- Japanese bloggers
- Japanese women bloggers
- Japanese models
- Japanese columnists
- Japanese women columnists
- Japanese sex workers
- 21st-century Japanese journalists
- 21st-century Japanese women journalists
- 20th-century Japanese journalists
- 20th-century Japanese women journalists