Education
Wataya graduated from Murasakino High School in Kyoto. She graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo.
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Wataya graduated from Murasakino High School in Kyoto. She graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo.
Her thesis focused on the structure of Osamu Dazai"s Hashire merosu (走れ、メロス Run, Melos!). The prize was shared between Wataya and Hitomi Kanehara, another young, female author Wataya"s works have been translated into German, Italian, French, Thai and Korean.
In 2004, her novel Install was adapted into a film starring Aya Ueto.
In 2012, her novel Kawaisou da ne?.