Miyabi Momoko

Miyabi Momoko (雅 桃子 みやび ももこ) is a BL light novelist. Her career began in 1996 and she has published over 60 books and some have even become drama CDs. She collaborated with Takashima early on in her career, but they don't work together much anymore (though there is no bad blood between them).

The following are the works she has collaborated with Takashima on.

Private School Taisei Story
The two first worked together shortly after Takashima's official debut in 2000. The first project was a four-volume story about Nanami Yuu at a private school called Taisei and his misadventures. Here's the summary:"Nanami Yuu who entered Private Academy Taisei is a beautiful boy with an angelic heart. Yuu, a scholarship student, simply wants to be inconspicuous, but for some reason, trouble surges endlessly around him since the first day of admission!! There's the clique of bad boys, declared knight Kogurezaki Shou, classmates that press in around him, the student counsel is eyeing him for membership, and Shintennou Leader and student counsel president Shion Naoto kisses him! Looking at it, it seems that he's doomed to be ** by the angry leader...? Ugh, what will happen in the future!? Expect 4 volumes to be published consecutively."

Characters

 * Nanami Yuu
 * Kogurezaki Shou
 * Shion Naoto

Publication History
The first volume was published in September 2000, the second followed later that same month, the third in October, and the last in November. This quick turnaround is very common in the light novel industry; one story would probably be just fine as a single novel/volume, but it's broken up into 2 or more volumes to make it more digestible.

PC Game
In March of 2001, indie game developer Swallowtail made a visual novel adaptation of the series. It was available for Windows and Macintosh for 7800￥ (~$64USD, +tax, at the time) and even featured a small voice cast: Takashima did brand new, full colored artwork for the game as well.
 * Ishida Akira as Nanami Yuu
 * Narita Ken as Kogurezaki Shou
 * Miki Shinichirou as Shion Naoto

Tokyo Midnight
Tokyo Midnight is another highly successful Miyabi novel. It is a part of a loose series called the Tokyo Nights series; roughly comprised of 6 books. The plot summary is:"Mihara Matoko is a cobalt blue-eyed, impressive, half-blooded, beautiful young man. Being a good person, he undertakes his neighbor's debt from a bondsman, and as he promised, he works by way of selling his body vigorously. Moreover, the buyer is Toudou Kouya, a fourth generation yakuza. He is a cool-headed man who reveals the underworld of Japan. Waiting for Makoto is house arrest, rape, and torture— Numerous unpleasant instruments are used. Even though it is super unpleasant, his body becomes accustom to Toudou's control, and before he knows it he begins to drown in pleasure... shining in the cold underworld of Tokyo. What will Makoto find there—"

Characters

 * Mihara Makoto
 * Toudou Kouya

Publication History
The novel was published in April or May of 2001 by Leaf Publishing's Leaf Novels label. As mentioned before, several Tokyo Nights novels exist, but they all follow different characters and scenarios within the same backdrop—Tokyo's underbelly. Midnight is the actually the first novel in the loose series.

Others include Tokyo Sexy Night in December 2001, Tokyo Hard Night in January 2002, Tokyo Deep Night in July 2002, Tokyo Dark Night in September 2002, Tokyo Special Night which came in two parts—the first in May 2003 and the second in April 2003, and New Tokyo Midnight in February 2005.

So if you include all individual books, there's a total of 8.

Drama CD
There was also a Drama CD for Tokyo Midnight. Takashima also did the illustrations for this as well, though nothing new, just reused images from the novel. It was produced by Leaf's CD division in mid 2002. According to BLCD, it was released August 15, 2002 for a total of ￥2800 (~$23 USD). It's initial release came with a laminated card.

Cast

 * Okiayu Ryoutarou as Toudou Kouya
 * Yuuki Hiro as Mihara Makoto
 * Horiuchi Kenyu as Sakuraba Ken'ichi
 * Uchikawa Ai as Kijima Yuriko
 * Ookura Masaaki as Masanori
 * Chiba Isshin as Munenori
 * Nakata Kazuhiro as A Mysterious Foreigner

Se-cr-et in the School Infirmary
A bit later, Takashima also did the illustrations for another Miyabi novel: Se-cr-et in the School Infirmary. The summary is as follows:"My name is Minase Sei. A brand new first year student. One day. I was strolling on campus, when a crazy-fast soccer ball came flying at me... Oww~!! However. As soon as my eyes opened to the infirmary, I had to give thanks to the ball. Because. The health teacher is so incredibly cool! There are people who have attacked such a punch-drunk-in-love me. Takatsukasa Sento-chairman is the target of the student body's longing. Since I was helped at the entrance ceremony, one way or another you have treated me with kindness, so surely my senior likes me...!! A love triangle relationship in the captivating health room."

Characters

 * Minase Sei
 * Takatsukasa Sento
 * The Health Teacher

Publication History
The single volume was published in June of 2001 by Leaf Novels of Leaf Publishing.

Trivia

 * Miki Shinichirou, who provides the voice of Shion Naoto in Private School Taisei Story, also provides the voices for Souya in Mad Love Chase, and Young Salem in Wild Rock 's Drama CDs as well.
 * The developer, Swallowtail, seems to have only made one other game in 2001 before going bankrupt, though there's not too much information out there on them to being with.
 * The way Minase in Se-cr-et in the School Infirmary talks is equivalent to valspeak.