Kaoru Kurimoto

Given name: 薫

Family name: 栗本

Alternate names: 中島梓, Nakajima Azusa

Birthday: Feb 13, 1953

Member Favorites: 10

Died: May 26, 2009
Real name: 今岡純代 (Maiden 山田純代)

Kurimoto Kaoru was a popular writer, mainly known for her long-running science fiction and fantasy series such as Guin Saga, which was translated into several languages and sold over 28 million copies worldwide. Aside from literature, she composed songs, performed on piano and worked on musicals under the pseudonym Nakajima Azusa.

Add Voice Actor Role

Voice Acting Roles

No voice acting roles have been added to this person. Help improve our database by adding a voice acting role here.

Add PositionAnime Staff Positions

Guin Saga

add Original Creator

Is there a staff position here that shouldn't be? Request to have it removed.

Add WorkPublished Manga

	Guin Saga add Story
	Guin Saga add Story
	Guin Saga: Shichinin no Madoushi add Story
	Koishirazu add Story
	Mugen Senki add Story
	Paros no Ken add Story

Is there work here that shouldn't be? Request to have it removed.

See More
Recent News

Guin Saga Novel Author Kurimoto Kaoru Passes Away [Updated]

Imaoka Kiyoshi announced in his blog that his wife Kurimoto Kaoru passed away on May 26th. She was 56 years old and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. Source...read more

May 26, 2009 7:45 PM by dtshyk | Discuss (41 comments)

Comments Only the latest 10 comments are displayed.

Slyver | May 22, 2018 10:27 AM

RIP, it's been an age..

dunno what happened to Guin Saga, but every site says it's still on-going

Report

toasterbeep | Jan 3, 2017 4:50 AM

I love your stories, I wonder if it will continue..

Rest In Peace..

Report

Kanade-senpaii | Jul 30, 2015 1:27 PM

RIP SWEET PRINCESS

Report

NealTenshio | Jul 6, 2015 4:19 AM

Guin Saga is such a beautiful and mysterious world filled with lore. Thank you Kurimoto, Kaoru for the world that you showed us. The story that you told will be a memory that I cease to forget.

Report