Byrd Koto

International Author of Queer Asian Mysteries

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Our Funny Love Story

An Achillean Literary Mystery Set in Japan’s Publishing World (Resistance Book 1)

Book #1 from the series: Resistance (A Contemporary Achillean Series Set in Japan)

An Achillean literary mystery set within the cutthroat world of Tokyo publishing, featuring exclusive illustrations and a sharp, danmei-esque edge.

A comedy of errors, until fate reveals its twisted sense of humor.

Kamada Eizo is a web novelist with a breezy front and a desperate core. Having landed a flagship fantasy serial with a Tokyo...

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An Achillean Literary Mystery Set in Japan’s Publishing World (Resistance Book 2)

Book #2 from the series: Resistance (A Contemporary Achillean Series Set in Japan)

The continuation of Our Funny Love Story. Coming in Winter 2026 (Dec 2026 / Jan 2027).

Preorders (eBook) are now open on Byrd's Bookshop, Amazon, and Kobo.

Information updated as of February 15, 2026.

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Kichijoji Side Stories

A series of Resistance oneshots

Book #0 from the series: Resistance (A Contemporary Achillean Series Set in Japan)

This series is a lighthearted little read for those of us craving more charming, laid-back moments between our two irascible protagonists and their budding relationship from foes to a temporary truce to something more…?

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Byrd Koto

Byrd Koto is an ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) author of genre-blending mysteries with queer yearning and snappy lines. She writes about complicated people trying to find themselves and become better for each other, but they don't always know the answer (or do the right thing) in the end.

Born and raised in Singapore, she has an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from the City University of Hong Kong, with a focus on Asian literature.

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