Naoko Hayashiba

Naoko Hayashiba
Born January 24, 1968(1968-01-24)
Nationality Japanese
Other names Masaru Katori
Occupation Writer
Manga author

Naoko Hayashiba (林葉 直子 Hayashiba Naoko?, born on January 24, 1968), who is also known by the pen name Masaru Katori (かとり まさる Katori Masaru?), is a Japanese writer and manga author from Fukuoka. She had a successful career as professional shogi player, but quit during a scandal in 1995, and has focused on writing and TV work.[1] She has written two novel series, Tondemo Police and Kiss Dakeja Iya, and the manga Shion no Ō. In 2010, after a 15 year absence, she returned to professional shogi.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.anusha.com/nakahara.htm
  2. ^ "林葉直子さん　１５年ぶり対局" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 28 July 2010. http://mainichi.jp/enta/geinou/graph/201007/28/. Retrieved 1 January 2011.