Kentarō Katayama (片山 憲太郎 Katayama Kentarō?, born 1970) is a Japanese author most notable for his light novel series Kure-nai. Kentarō Katayama's light novel has been adapted into an anime, and a manga in Jump SQ. Kure-nai has three individual books illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto. Katayama won an honorable mention at the Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Awards in 2003 for his story Denpa Biyori.