Noriko Ogiwara
1 universe Last reviewed 2026-09-22
Noriko Ogiwara (born 1959, Tokyo) is a Japanese novelist. A graduate of Waseda University's Department of Japanese Language and Literature, she worked as a local civil servant before turning to fiction, inspired in part by C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. Her debut novel, Sorairo Magatama (1988), the first volume of the Jade Trilogy, won the 22nd Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award and is credited with helping establish that Japanese authors could write original secondary-world fantasy. She later wrote the multi-volume Good Witch of the West and Red Data Girl series.
Universe(s)
- Core Canon books: 3
- Current rank: #408 in the official ranking
- Weighted average: 4.02
- Award recognitions: 2 won
Books
Aggregate across all universes
- Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
- Award recognitions across all universes: 2 (2 won)
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Dragon Sword and Wind Child (1988) · Dragon Sword and Wind Child Core Canon
Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince (1996) · Dragon Sword and Wind Child Core Canon
Usubeni Tennyo (1996) · Dragon Sword and Wind Child Core Canon