Kazuma Shinjō

Kazuma Shinjō ( Japanese 新城 カ ズ マ , Shinjō Kazuma ; * 19xx) is a Japanese writer . His light novels , which he published under a different Kanji spelling of his name until 1997 ( 新城 十 馬 ), can usually be assigned to the science fiction genre. Before starting his writing career, he continued to use Fusahiko Yanagawa ( 柳川 房 彦 ) as a pseudonym.

His first work was published in 1991. This was followed by more for the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko label of the Kadokawa-Shoten publishing house. This publisher also published his two-volume series Hoshino, baberu in 2002 , which was nominated in 2003 for the Seiun Prize , the most important Japanese award for science fiction literature.

In 2006 he eventually won the Seiun Prize for another series, Summer / Time / Traveler . The covers of these two books, published by Hayakawa Shobō in 2005, were designed by the manga artist Kenji Tsuruta .

Works (selection)

• Hōrai Gakuen ( 蓬莱 学園 ), 1991–1997
• Marion & Co. ( マ リ オ ン & Co.), 1997
• Inu Ōkami Denshō ( 狗 狼 伝 承 ), 1998-2001
• Hoshi no, baberu ( 星 の 、 バ ベ ル ), 2002
• Jesters Galaxy ( ジ ェ ス タ ー ズ ・ ギ ャ ラ ク シ ー ), 2002–2004
• Isuberu no Senfu ( イ ス ベ ル の 戦 賦 ), 2003
• Summer / Time / Traveler ( サ マ ー / タ イ ム / ト ラ ベ ラ ー ), 2005
• Light novel "Chō" Nyūmon ( ラ イ ト ノ ベ ル 「超」 入門 ), 2006

Web links

• Interview with the author (Japanese)