Kuwabara Mizuna

Kuwabara Mizuna (桑原 水菜 'くわばら みずな') is a light novelist famous for her BL series, Mirage of Blaze. She was born on the September 23 in Chiba Prefecture, but she lives in Tokyo. She graduated from Chuo University with a degree in History. She won the 1989 Cobalt Reader Award. She began writing in 1989 and has published over 150 titles; over 70 of those being from Mirage of Blaze 's universe alone.

Shin'ou no Kin'iki
Shin'ou no Kin'iki (神王の禁域 'しんおうのきんいき') is the first work Takashima collaborated with Kuwabara on.

Plot Summary
This the book's summary on the back:

"'Your sacred fluid has a first-rate taste,'" "Concealing his status as a slave, Shinha rises to the rank of King. As King, his first task is to proceed to the temple by himself... however the king's true duty is to maintain the Serpent God every night by gifting him his personal semen!""Shinha's piled up semen overflows in a ceremony for the hope of country's prosperity that is hidden from view, as each night Serpent God Naga's red tongue receives it, licking lewd caresses.""In the end, being penetrated and obscenely crying out... other people are not allowed to trespass the holy temple.""The long-awaited Kuwabara Mizuna Rich Smut Begins!"

Characters

 * Shinha, the Slave-Turned-King
 * Naga, the Serpent God

Publication History
Shin'ou no Kin'iki was published by Libre Publishing under their B-BOY SLASH NOVELS label on August 19, 2013. It is actually made up of two parts: the first is the main story as described above, and the second entitled Shin'ou no Mutou (神王の舞踏 lit. 'The God King's Dance').

The first part was previously released in Libre's Novel b-boy magazine September 2011 issue while the second part was written in their Novel b-Boy magazine July 2013 issue, right before the novel's release.



Mirage of Blaze: Showa Chapters
"Main Article: Mirage of Blaze: Showa Chapters" Takashima's second collaboration with Kuwabara was on the Mirage of Blaze: Showa Chapters (炎の蜃気楼 昭和編 'Honoo no Miraaju Shouwa Hen). Since Mirage of Blaze deals with reincarnation, Kuwabara has made many prequels and side stories dealing with events alluded to in the main story as their own, fully fleshed out stories. The Showa Chapters deal with the events that took place during the Showa Era (1926 to 1989).

Trivia

 * In addition to doing all the illustrations and covers for all 11 volumes in the Showa Chapters, Takashima also did a few magazine covers in which the story was featured.
 * As shown in the gallery, Takashima's art was used for all Showa Chapter related promotions--the Stage Play DVDs, Ads, event notices, and of course, at Kuwabara's table for signing at Meet-and-Greets.
 * There was a LOT of merchandise available from the Stage Play, but some of the coolest items included a Regalo Bar Coaster and Flute Wine Glass.