Ryō Mizuno (Author)

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Ryō Mizuno, 2014

Ryō Mizuno ( Japanese 水 野 良 , Mizuno Ryō ; born July 13, 1963 in Osaka prefecture ) is a Japanese author who is probably best known in the worldwide manga and anime scene through the fantasy saga Record of Lodoss War is.

He wrote the original novels and manga (supposedly based on notes he made while role-playing with friends) and also worked on the film adaptations.

biography

He graduated from the Law Faculty of Ritsumeikan University . In 1987 he was one of the founding members of Group SNE , which manufactures role, board and card games . In 1988 he had his novel debut with Rōdosu-tō Senki: Haiiro no majo . This sold more than 1 million times and thus had a significant influence on fantasy light novels . The entire series of novels ( Rōdosu-tō Senki , Rōdosu-tō Densetsu and Shin Rōdosu-tō Senki ) sold more than 10 million copies by 2005.

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Novels

  • Rōdosu-tō Senki ( Record of Lodoss War , 9 volumes, 1988–1998)
  • Rōdosu-tō Densetsu ( Legend of Lodoss , 5 volumes, 1994–2002)
  • Shin Rōdosu-tō Senki (8 volumes, 1998-2006)
  • Akuma ga sasayaku (1995) in the Yōmayakō series
  • Mahō Senshi Riui ( Rune Soldier , 18 volumes, 1997–2007)
  • Legend of Crystania (4 volumes, 1993–1996)
  • Starship Operators (6 volumes, 2001–2005)
  • Galaxy Angel (2 volumes, 2002/2006)
  • Blade Line: Aeshia Kenseiki (5 volumes, 2009–2011)
  • Grancrest Senki (8 volumes so far, since 2013)

Short story collections

Pen & paper role-playing games

  • Sword World RPG
  • Rōdosu-tō Senki Companion
  • Crystania Companion
  • Crystania RPG

Other

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obi of the first edition of Shin Rōdosu-tō Senki 5: Shūmatsu no jakyō (Part 1)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Mizuno, ryo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 水 野 良 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese author and game developer
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Osaka prefecture