Eiji Ōtsuka

Japanese novelist, editor, critic, academic

Person Human Q3049381

Facts

18 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: 1958, August 28, 1958^[8]
Place of birth: Tokyo
Country of citizenship: Japan^[10]
Occupation: novelist, sociologist, critic, mangaka, comics writer, literary scholar, writer^[12]^[13]
Employer: University of Tokyo, Kobe Design University^[14]^[15]
Educated at: University of Tsukuba^[16]
Spouse: Yumi Shirakura^[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese^[21]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights^[25]
Family name: Ōtsuka^[19]
Given name: Eiji^[20]
Name in kana: おおつかえいじ^[23]
Name in native language: 大塚英志^[22]
Native language: Japanese^[11]
Represented by: Wikidata item^[24]
Said to be the same as: 許月珍^[18]

🏷️ Also known as

en Ohtsuka Eiji en Outsuka Eiji en Ōtsuka Eiji en Otsuka Eiji en Ootsuka Eiji en Eiji Ohtsuka en Eiji Ootsuka en Eiji Otsuka en Eiji Ōtsuka en Eiji Outsuka ar إيجي أوتسوكا cs Ōtsuka Eiji cs Ócuka Eidži cs Eiji Ōtsuka cs Eidži Ócuka es Eiji Ōtsuka fa ایجی اوتسوکا fr Eiji Otsuka fr Eiji Ôtsuka it Eiji Otsuka

🔖 Identifiers · 31

ISNI: 0000000081544384
VIAF cluster ID: 74089206, 222817507
Library of Congress Authorities ID: nr88000126
GND ID: 124826040
Image (Wikimedia Commons): 大塚英志.jpg ↗
AniList staff ID: 97741
BD Gest' author ID: 8516
Babelio author ID: 2347
Bgm.tv person ID: 6754
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 145372264
BookBrainz author ID: 2a38492c-0053-440a-9968-ada1ba266a48
CiNii Research ID: 1420001326207363712

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E-Rad researcher number: 20441355
FAST ID: 231677
Freebase ID: /m/047ngl_
HKCAN ID: 9811110779903406
IdRef ID: 078067863
J-GLOBAL ID: 201801013538655751
J9U entity ID: 987007394003605171
Japan Search name ID: 大塚英志
MangaSeek person ID: 3331
Media Arts Database ID: C55834
MyAnimeList people ID: 2741
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA01653735
NDL Authority ID: 00168324
National Library of Korea ID: KAC200502921
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX4617313
Researchmap ID: ushiosan
Topic's main category: Wikidata item
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PCjFcbF6x6Dkm4FRBJYGrbd
Yale LUX ID: person/7a9a2884-b092-49c7-a2d7-199c4443ffb8

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 4

mangaka, critic, novelist, sociologist

Works by author 3

Multiple Personality Detective Psycho, Fatal Frame, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service

Employer 2

University of Tokyo, Kobe Design University

Country of citizenship 1

Japan

Educated at 1

University of Tsukuba

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Japanese

Native language 1

Japanese

Place of birth 1

Tokyo

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Eiji Ōtsuka was born in 1958^[1] in Tokyo^[2]. He has worked as a novelist^[3], sociologist^[4], critic^[5], mangaka^[6], and comics writer^[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Multiple Personality Detective Psycho^[26], a manga series^[27]; Fatal Frame^[28], a film^[29], directed by Mari Asato^[30]; and The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service^[31], a manga series^[32].

FAQs

Where was Eiji Ōtsuka born?

Eiji Ōtsuka was born in Tokyo^[2].

Who was Eiji Ōtsuka married to?

Eiji Ōtsuka's spouses include Yumi Shirakura^[9].

What did Eiji Ōtsuka do for work?

Eiji Ōtsuka worked as a novelist^[3], sociologist^[4], critic^[5], mangaka^[6], and comics writer^[7].

Where did Eiji Ōtsuka go to school?

Eiji Ōtsuka was educated at University of Tsukuba^[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — place of birth (P19): Tokyo. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — spouse (P26): Yumi Shirakura. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — country of citizenship (P27): Japan. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — educated at (P69): University of Tsukuba. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — native language (P103): Japanese. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — occupation (P106): novelist. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — occupation (P106): sociologist. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — occupation (P106): critic. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — occupation (P106): mangaka. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — occupation (P106): comics writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — occupation (P106): literary scholar. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — employer (P108): University of Tokyo. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — employer (P108): Kobe Design University. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — said to be the same as (P460): 許月珍. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — date of birth (P569): 1958. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-10-15. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — date of birth (P569): August 28, 1958. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — family name (P734): Ōtsuka. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — given name (P735): Eiji. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Japanese. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — name in native language (P1559): 大塚英志. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — name in kana (P1814): おおつかえいじ. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — represented by (P1875): Q141849217. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Eiji Ōtsuka — copyright status as a creator (P7763): works protected by copyrights. Retrieved 2020-12-08. wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

[27] ↑ Multiple Personality Detective Psycho — P31: manga series. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[29] ↑ Fatal Frame — P31: film. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[30] ↑ Fatal Frame — P57: Mari Asato. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[32] ↑ The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service — P31: manga series. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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