British born of a Spanish father and a French mother, Nicol¿Obreg¿n grew up between London and Madrid. As a travel writer, Nicol¿has had an extensive experience of Japan, but the beginning of his fascination with the country came from watching Japanese cartoons as a young boy. Nicol¿Obreg¿n is a graduate of the acclaimed Birkbeck Creative Writing Masters course and a former bookseller for Waterstones. His first novel was Blue Light Yokohama. He lives in Los Angeles.