Background
Noriko Ogiwara was born in 1959.
荻原規子
Noriko Ogiwara was born in 1959.
Waseda University.
Having read C. South. Lewis" Chronicles of Narnia at a very early age, she decided to become a fantasy writer The two sequels, Hakuchou Iden (白鳥異伝, "Swan"s Strange Legend") and Usubeni Tennyo (薄紅天女, "Pink Nymph"), have only been published in Japanese. These three books together are called "The Jade Trilogy".
The series consists of eight books, including three side stories also penned by her.
Nishi no Yoki Majo has been adapted into a manga series by Haruhiko Momokawa in Comic Blade, and licensed for English publication as The Good Witch of the West. The Good Witch of the West was also animated as The Good Witch of the West Astraea Testament and aired in Japan in 2006.
Her fantasy novel series RDG Red Data Girl (RDG レッドデータガール, RDG reddo dēta gāru) was first published in 2008. lieutenant consists of six books, and was adapted into an anime television series.