Gakuto Coda (甲田 学人, Kōda Gakuto, born 1977) is a Japanese light novelist. His works can be found under both spellings of his name, his works in English translation under 'Coda' and his works in Japanese under 'Kouda'. His series Missing has been adapted into a manga, and Tokyopop released two in the series, 2007 to 2008, before it went bankrupt. He is known for basing his horror novels on research into psychology and folklore.
Missing: Kamikakushi no Monogatari, ISBN 4-8402-1866-8, July 2001 ; Spirited Away ISBN 978-1427800329, November 2007Missing 2: Noroi no Monogatari, ISBN 4-8402-1946-X, October 2001 ; Letter of Misfortune ISBN 978-1427800336, March 2008Missing 3: Kubikukuri no Monogatari, ISBN 4-8402-2010-7, January 2002 ; The Hanged Man, scheduled for September 2008, didn't happen.Missing 4: Kubikukuri no Monogatari Kanketsuhen, ISBN 4-8402-2061-1, March 2002Missing 5: Mekakushi no Monogatari, ISBN 4-8402-2112-X, June 2002Missing 6: Awasekagami no Monogatari, ISBN 4-8402-2188-X, October 2002Missing 7: Awasekagami no Monogatari Kanketsuhen, ISBN 4-8402-2263-0, January 2003Missing 8: Ikenie no Monogatari, ISBN 4-8402-2376-9, May 2003Missing 9: Zashiki-warashi no Monogatari, ISBN 4-8402-2485-4, October 2003Missing 10: Zoku Zashiki-warashi no Monogatari, ISBN 4-8402-2571-0, January 2004Missing 11: Zashiki-warashi no Monogatari Kanketsuhen, ISBN 4-8402-2703-9, July 2004Missing 12: Kamioroshi no Monogatari, ISBN 4-8402-2996-1, March, 2005Missing 13: Kamioroshi no Monogatari Kanketsuhen, ISBN 4-8402-3038-2, June 2005Ya Ma, ISBN 4-8402-3249-0Dansho no Grimm 1: Haikaburi, ISBN 4-8402-3388-8Dansho no Grimm 2: Hansel and Gretal, ISBN 4-8402-3483-3Dansho no Grimm 3: Ningyohime Beginning, ISBN 4-8402-3635-6 ; of the Little MermaidDansho no Grimm 4: Ningyohime Finale, ISBN 978-4-8402-3758-1Dansho no Grimm 5: Akazukin Beginning, ISBN 978-4-8402-3909-7Dansho no Grimm 6: Akazukin Finale, ISBN 978-4-8402-4116-8Dansho no Grimm 7: Kin no tamago o umu mendori, ISBN 978-4-04-867016-6, 2008 ; Hen that lays eggs of goldDansho no Grimm 8: Nadeshiko BeginningMagic Night Kai, ISBN 4-0486-8287-3, 2010Magic Night Odd, ISBN 4-0486-8277-6, 2010