Author Takemoto Nobara was born on January 26, 1968, in Kyoto Prefecture. She claims to have been born in 1745, the heyday of the Rococo dynasty. After dropping out of Osaka University of Arts, she began working in art, music, and theater, mainly in the Kansai region, around 1987. In 1990, she became manager of the general store "SHOP Henachoko." Around the same time, she became involved in editing the free paper "Hanagata Bunka Tsushin" and built a career as a writer and essayist. Her essays, serialized in the magazine for five years, garnered enthusiastic support, and in 1998, they were published as a book, bringing her instant fame. In 1999, she moved to Tokyo, and in 2000, she made her debut as a novelist with the original novel collection "Seishin." One of the stories from the book, "A General Store Called the End of the World," was adapted into a film starring Takahashi Mariko. The title is a reference to Vivienne Westwood's shop, "World's End." Her 2003 novel "Emily" and her 2004 novel "Lolita" were nominated for the Mishima Yukio Prize, and her 2002 novel "Shimotsuma Monogatari" was adapted into a film starring Kyoko Fukada and Anna Tsuchiya, garnering much attention. As a "maiden's charisma," she is a driving force behind the Lolita culture. Under the name NOVALA TAKEMOTO Pour Lolita, she co-produces apparel with the Lolita clothing brand "BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT," and has also produced Bearbricks and Hello Kitty. Her works feature a variety of brands, including Vivienne Westwood, COMME des GARÇONS, and Yohji Yamamoto. Her unique style of depicting characters and scenes unfolds the story.