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Tokyo Sogensha
is a Japanese publisher of mystery fiction, science fiction, fantasy, literary fiction and social science, based in Tokyo. History In 1925, a publisher called of Osaka was established with a branch in Tokyo. In 1948, the Tokyo branch of Sogensha spun off into a separate company with the same name, Sogensha. In 1954, Sogensha (Tokyo) was officially reorganized into Tokyo Sogensha Co., Ltd. Between 1962 and 1970, Tokyo Sogensha changed its name to due to its reconstruction from bankruptcy. Both Tokyo Sogensha Co., Ltd. and Sogensha Inc. exist as unrelated publishing companies. In 2013, the official mascot cat named Kurari was released. Kurari's name is from Japanese kanji of Sogensha. can be divided to kanji and katakana . Imprints * Started in 1959. It is one of the leading Bunkobon (small-format paperback) labels focusing on mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. The label had specialized in translation until 1984 then the company started publishing Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo. As of 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 346,235, and a population density of 18,232 people per km2. The total area is 18.23 km2. Since the end of the Second World War, Shinjuku has been a major secondary center of Tokyo ( ''fukutoshin''), rivaling to the original city center in Marunouchi and Ginza. It literally means "New Inn Ward". Shinjuku is also commonly used to refer to the entire area surrounding Shinjuku Station. The southern half of this area and of the station in fact belong to Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts of the neighboring Shibuya ward. Geography Shinjuku is surrounded by Chiyoda to the east; Bunkyo and Toshima to the north; Nakano to the west, and Shibuya and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James P
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, York, James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * James (2005 film), ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * James (2008 film), ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * James (2022 film), ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuya Ayukawa
was the pen name of a Japanese literary critic and novelist. His real name was Toru Nakagawa. He is noted for his ''Detective Onitsura Series'' of mystery stories. Biography Ayukawa was born in the Sugamo neighborhood of Tokyo. His father was a surveyor employed by the South Manchurian Railway, and when Ayukawa was in the third year of elementary school, the family relocated to Dalian in the Kwantung Leased Territory where he completed middle school. He returned to Tokyo intending to enter a music conservatory, but was forced to return to Manchuria due to an attack of pleurisy. In 1938, he was admitted to the Takushoku University's School of Commerce, but his education was interrupted by frequent illness. During this time, he began reading detective novels, and was especially a fan of Freeman Wills Crofts, whose stories often had a railway theme, typically with an apparently unbreakable alibi focused on the intricacies of railway timetables. In 1944, due to his father's retirem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
The is an annual Japanese literary award for unpublished mystery novels. It was established in 1990 by Tokyo Sogensha, a Japanese publisher mainly publishing genre fiction books. The winning novel is published by the publisher and the winner receives a statue of Arthur Conan Doyle. The award was named after Tetsuya Ayukawa (1919–2002), a Japanese writer who mainly wrote the Golden-Age-style detective fiction. Winners Members of the selection committee * From 1990 (1st) to 1995 (6th) ** Tetsuya Ayukawa, Kawataro Nakajima, Junichiro Kida * From 1996 (7th) ** Tetsuya Ayukawa, Takao Tsuchiya, Alice Arisugawa * From 1997 (8th) to 1999 (10th) ** Soji Shimada, Yukito Ayatsuji, Alice Arisugawa * From 2001 (11th) to 2002 (12th) ** Tetsuya Ayukawa, Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai * From 2003 (13th) ** Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai * From 2004 (14th) to 2008 (18th) ** Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai, Masaki Yamada * From 2009 (19th) to 2011 (21st) ** Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai, Masaki Yama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States, and of American literature. Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story, and considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. Poe is the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Poe was born in Boston, the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and when his mother died the following year, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but he was with them well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Jackson
Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Over the duration of her writing career, which spanned over two decades, she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories. Born in San Francisco, California, Jackson attended Syracuse University in New York, where she became involved with the university's literary magazine and met her future husband Stanley Edgar Hyman. After they graduated, the couple moved to New York and began contributing to ''The New Yorker,'' with Jackson as a fiction writer and Hyman as a contributor to "Talk of the Town". The couple settled in North Bennington, Vermont, in 1945, after the birth of their first child, when Hyman joined the faculty of Bennington College. After publishing her debut novel ''The Road Through the Wall'' (1948), a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood in California, Jackson gained significant public attention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihon SF Taisho Award
The is a Japanese science fiction award. It has been compared to the Nebula Award as it is given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan or SFWJ. The Grand Prize is selected from not only Science Fiction novels, but also various SF movies, animations, and manga. are awarded to the works that is considered to be special by the juries. Since 2011, or is presented to the deceased person. Winners *1st (1980) ''Taiyōfū Kōten'' (''Solar Wind Node'') by Akira Hori *2nd (1981) ''Kirikirijin, Kirikiri-Jin'' by Hisashi Inoue *3rd (1982) ''Saigo no Teki'' (''The Last Enemy'') by Masaki Yamada (writer), Masaki Yamada *4th (1983) ''Domu: A Child's Dream, Dōmu'' by Katsuhiro Ōtomo *5th (1984) ''Genshi Gari'' (''Fancy-Poem Hunting'') by Chiaki Kawamata *6th (1985) ''Tokyo Blackout'' (''Capital City Disappeared'') by Sakyō Komatsu *7th (1986) ''Warai Uchū no Tabi Geinin'' (''Jongleur in Laughing Cosmos'') by Musashi Kanbe *8th (1987) ''Teito Monogatari'' (''Empire Capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiun Award
The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by , the awards are given at the annual Nihon SF Taikai, Japan Science Fiction Convention. It is the oldest SF award in Japan, being given since the 9th Japan Science Fiction Convention in 1970. "Seiun", the Japanese word for "nebula", was taken from the first professional science fiction magazine in Japan, which had a short run in 1954. The award is not related to the American Nebula Award. It is similar to the Hugo Award, which is presented by the members of the World Science Fiction Society, in that all of the members of the presenting convention are eligible to participate in the selection process, though it is not a one-on-one comparison as the Hugo Awards are open to works from anywhere in any language, while the Seiun is implicitly limited to works released in Japan and written in or translated to Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Hori
Akira Hori (堀晃, born 1944 in Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Tatsuno, Hyogo) is a Japanese science fiction writer. He has been involved in science fiction since high school and has a degree from Osaka University in engineering. He won the first Nihon SF Taisho Award in 1980 and has also won the Seiun Award. Works in English translation * "Open Up" (''Speculative Japan 2'', Kurodahan Press, 2011) References External linksAkira Hori's website (In Japanese) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hori, Akira 1944 births Japanese science fiction writers People from Hyōgo Prefecture Living people Osaka University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiki Tanaka
is a Japanese novelist. Early life and education He was born in Hondo, Kumamoto, Hondo, Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushuin University, Gakushūin University in Tokyo. Work His major works include the sci-fi space opera novel series entitled ''Ginga Eiyū Densetsu'' (銀河英雄伝説), also known as ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' , and the fantasy novel series ''Arslan Senki'' (アルスラーン戦記), also known as ''The Heroic Legend of Arslan'', both of which were adapted as anime and manga. His fantasy works also include the novel series ''Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings'' (創竜伝) that was also adapted as anime. Tanaka is an avid fan of History of China, Chinese history and wrote some novels set in China. He also published two ''arranged''-translations of Chinese literature: "Sui Tang Yanyi" (:Zh:隋唐演義, 隋唐演義, "Stories of Sui Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend Of Galactic Heroes
, sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states – the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance – are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Lohengramm and Yang Wen-li, as they rise to power and fame in the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance, respectively. An anime adaptation of the novels, produced by Kitty Films, ran from 1988 to 1997. There is also a manga based on the novels, with art by Katsumi Michihara. In addition, there are several video game adaptations, with the most recent release in 2008 being a real-time strategy game. The series did not receive an official English release until 2015, when North American anime and manga distributor Viz Media anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best-known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he also wrote the ''Pellucidar'' series, the ''Amtor'' series, and the '' Caspak'' trilogy. Tarzan was immediately popular, and Burroughs capitalized on it in every way possible, including a syndicated Tarzan comic strip, movies, and merchandise. Tarzan remains one of the most successful fictional characters to this day and is a cultural icon. Burroughs's California ranch is now the center of the Tarzana neighborhood in Los Angeles, named after the character. Burroughs was an explicit supporter of eugenics and scientific racism in both his fiction and nonfiction; Tarzan was meant to reflect these concepts. Biography Early life and family Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago (he later lived for many years in the suburb of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
