Yu Wo
Yu Wo (Chinese: 御我), born Chen Wenxuan (陳玟瑄), is a Taiwanese light novelist, best known for creating 1/2 Prince.
Yu Wo (御我) | |
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Yu Wo at a book-signing party for No Hero | |
Born | Chén Wénxuān (陳玟瑄) April 29, 1984 |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Taiwan |
Period | 2004 - present |
Genre | Light novels |
Subject | Fantasy |
Website | |
blog |
Career & personal life
After graduating high school, she attended National Cheng Kung University from 2002–2006. She got her start in writing by reading online novels. A large number of these books had male protagonists, with women serving as sidekicks. She began posting stories online with this archetype flipped. Min-Hsien Cultural Enterprise Co. Ltd. took note of Yu Wo's postings and agreed to publish her first light novel in 2004, titled 1/2 Prince.[1] The light novel was illustrated by Ya Sha. After her light novel was published, it became successful in Taiwan, and was adapted into a comic by Choi Hong Chong, which was serialized in the magazine Dragon Youth Comic in 2004.[2] Kill No More was then published the following year. She graduated from her university in 2006 and published Romance RPG and GOD, which were illustrated by Yuyue Boxin(玉越博幸) and Guang Shi (光矢) respectively.[3][4] In 2007, she published her second popular series entitled The Legend of Sun Knight. It was also successful in Taiwan and became a comic in 2010, published by The One Comics.[5] The Legend of Sun Knight manhua was adapted by Os Rabbit Cat. The third of Yu Wo's light novels to become popular was Hunting of the Shaded Guardian. Alongside 1/2 Prince, Ya Sha illustrated the novel versions of Kill No More, The Legend Of Sun Knight, and Hunting of the Shaded Guardian. No Hero was published in 2008 as an indirect sequel to Hunting of the Shaded Guardian with a different main character but in the same fictional universe. It was illustrated by Shan Gui (山鬼) until the 7th volume,[6] and by Lü Chuanming (綠川明) from the 8th volume onwards.[7] Magical Exchange was published in the same year. Black Flower was published in 2009 and illustrated by Monto C3.[8] Female Warrior, a prequel to The Legend of Sun Knight, was published in 2012 and illustrated by Wu Ling (午零).[9] Human Doll Contract was published in 2013 and illustrated by Jiu Yue Zi (九月紫).[10]
Several of Yu Wo's works have been repackaged, i.e. the original story split into a different number of volumes with different cover illustrations. The 12 pocket volumes of 1/2 Prince were illustrated by Ikusabe Lu and published from 2006 to 2007.[11] The repackaged version of 1/2 Prince was illustrated by Xiao Qiang COCO (小強COCO) and first published in 2011.[12] For Kill No More, the repackaged version was published from 2009 to 2010 and illustrated by Xiao Tie(小鐵).[13] The repackaged version of Hunting of the Shaded Guardian was illustrated by Blaze.[14]
For spin-offs, the sequel to The Legend of Sun Knight, titled 39, was illustrated by J.U.,[15] the artist who also illustrated the repackaged version of the main story[16] and the Simplified Chinese version.
Bibliography
Light novels
Color Key
- – Original/repackaged version of the main story
- – Side-story
- – Sequel
- – Prequel
Title | Chinese Name | Publication Status | Year | Volume Titles | ISBN |
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1/2 Prince | 《1/2王子》 | 8 volumes (complete) | 2004–2005 |
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《1/2王子》歪傳 | 1 side-story volume (complete) | 2009 |
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《1/2王子完全版 (口袋書)》 | 12 pocket volumes (complete)[11] | 2006–2007 | N/A |
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《1/2王子新裝版》 | 7 repackaged volumes (complete)[12] | 2011–present | |||
Kill No More | 《不殺》 | 13 volumes (complete) | 2005–2006 | N/A | |
《不殺》外傳 | 1 side-story volume (complete) | 2008 |
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《不殺 (精裝版)》 | 8 repackaged volumes (complete)[13] | 2009–2010 |
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Romance RPG | 《戀愛RPG》 | 1 volumes (complete)[24] | 2006 | N/A |
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GOD | 《GOD》 | 11 volumes (complete) | 2006–2008 |
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The Legend of Sun Knight | 《吾命騎士》 | 8 volumes (complete)[35] | 2007–2011 | ||
吾命騎士外傳《無敵》 | 1 side-story volume (complete) | 2009 |
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self-published | |
《吾命騎士》(漫畫版)外傳 | side-stories in volumes 4-6 manhua bundle (complete) | — | N/A | N/A | |
吾命騎士(簡體書) | 8 Simplified Chinese volumes (complete) | 2012 | N/A | ||
吾命騎士外傳《39》 | 1 side-story[A] volumes (scheduled to end on 3rd volume)[15] | 2012 | N/A |
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吾命騎士新版 | 5 repackaged volumes (ongoing)[16] | 2013 |
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Hunting of the Shaded Guardian (Unofficial translation: Eclipse Hunter) | 《玄日狩》 | 5 volumes (complete) | 2007–2008 |
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《玄日狩》(商業版) | 5 repackaged volumes (complete)[14] | 2011 | |||
No Hero[B] | 《非關英雄》 | 9 volumes (complete)[6] | 2008–2015 | ||
Magical Exchange | 《神魔交易所》 | 1 volume (complete) | 2008 | N/A | self-published |
Black Flower | 《公華》 | 4 volumes (complete)[8] | 2009–2014 | ||
Female Warrior[C] | 《女武》 | 2 side-story volumes (complete)[9] | 2012 |
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self-published |
Illusion, Lies, and Truth | 《幻·虛·真》 | 4 volumes (ongoing)[10] | 2013–present |
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The Region (Unofficial translation: Dominion's End) | 《終疆》 | 5 volumes (ongoing)[10] | 2014–present |
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Notes
- A ^ The sequel to The Legend of Sun Knight is about the 39th generation of the Twelve Holy Knights.
- B ^ No Hero is the retitled sequel to Hunting of the Shaded Guardian.
- C ^ Female Warrior is the retitled prequel to The Legend of Sun Knight. It is about the 1st generation of the Twelve Holy Knights.
References
- Kuo, Grace (3 June 2012). "Taiwan novelist captures hearts of youngsters at home and abroad". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- "1/2王子 書籍查詢─書目資料清單". Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- "Cover of Romance RPG Volume 1". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 1". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "The One Comics".
- "【出書公告】非關英雄-卷七:終結與開端(上卷)". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出版公告】非關英雄08:終結與開端(下卷)&簽名會辦法". Yu Wo. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- "【出書公告】抉擇──公華三部曲". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【御見我擺攤資訊】女武套組:數字‧是‧十二". Yu Wo. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- "御我2013眾所期盼的新作登場@ 三日月書版". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "1/2王子口袋書~出書資訊喔~~". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出版公告】1/2王子新裝版06". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出書公告】不殺精裝版08-END-". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出書公告】玄日狩卷五:摯愛的惡魔". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出書公告】39(上卷)──吾命騎士番外篇". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出版公告】吾命騎士新版第一集:騎士基本理論". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【公告】:吾命騎士和非關英雄的泰國版!". Yu Wo. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- "Cover of repackaged 1/2 Prince Volume 1". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出書公告】1/2王子精裝版02:虛擬現實大混戰". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of repackaged 1/2 Prince Volume 3". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of repackaged 1/2 Prince Volume 4". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of repackaged 1/2 Prince Volume 5". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of repackaged 1/2 Prince Volume 7". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "戀愛RPG". Kingstone. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 2". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 3". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 4". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 5". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 6". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 7". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 8". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 9". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 10". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Cover of GOD Volume 11". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【公告】吾命騎士(卷8)終結魔王(下卷)出版以及簽書會時間表". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "吾命騎士III拯救公主 出版正式公告". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "吾命騎士卷五:不死巫妖(上) 出版公告". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "吾命騎士卷六:不死巫妖(下卷)出書公告". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出書公告】吾命騎士卷七:終結魔王(上卷)". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【無敵】Unbeatable-無敵──我們04(END)". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "玄日狩II-Friendship宣傳網頁出爐啦!". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "(蓋印書店資料3/7更新)【出版公告】玄日狩卷二:友情,有情". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出版公告】玄日狩卷三:天使,殺戮". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出版公告】玄日狩卷四:真假‧分界". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "非關英雄". Yu Wo. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- "【非關英雄02:死神英雄】正式出版公告". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【非關英雄03非人殺手】感想專區". Yu Wo. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- "【出版公告】非關英雄04:吸血鬼古堡". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出書公告】非關英雄卷五:墮落天使Fallen Angel". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出書公告】非關英雄-卷六:天國地獄Heaven or Hell(&預購辦法)". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出版公告】非關英雄08:終結與開端(下卷)&簽名會辦法". Yu Wo. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- "【出版公告】復仇─公華二部曲". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【出版公告】人娃契(上卷)──幻·虛·真". Yu Wo. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- "【出版公告】人娃契(上卷)──幻.虛.真". Yu Wo. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- "【出版公告】吾命騎士漫畫版第四集". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "【公告】吾命騎士漫畫01出版以及預購時間表~~". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "不殺漫畫&書展簽名會公告". Yu Wo. Retrieved 6 February 2013.