Novala Takemoto, born on January 26, 1968, is a Japanese author and fashion designer. His real name is Toshiaki Takemoto. His pen name is translatable as "The Wild Rose."

Known as the "Lolitas' Bard," he has been one of the most active promoters of the Lolita lifestyle. He once designed a line of clothing featuring his own logo for BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT and is consistently featured in the magazine Gothic & Lolita Bible. A few of his favorite things are Alice and the Pirates, Vivienne Westwood, MILK, rockinghorse shoes, Christian Dior perfume, robots, science fiction, taxidermy, dolls, and Philip Glass. He also has quite a fascination with the Rococo era, and sometimes claims to have been born in the year 1745.

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