was a Japanese

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

author best known for his series ''

MM! is a Japanese light novel series by Akinari Matsuno, with illustrations provided by the group QP:flapper made up of Tometa Ohara and Koharu Sakura. Media Factory published 12 novels under their MF Bunko J imprint between February 2007 and S ...

''.

Biography

Matsuno was born in Kawanishi City, Japan in 1979. His debut work, ''The Selfish Battleship of Class 2-3'' (the release title changed to ''Aoba-kun and Uchuu-jin''), under his pseudonym ''Akinari,'' received the Brilliancy Prize in the 2005

MF Bunko J is a publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Media Factory. It was established in July 2002 and is a light novel label that is aimed at young adult males with a focus on visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a ...

Light Novel Rookie Award, the second work ever to receive this prize since its conception the year prior. His second work, ''

'', which got adapted into an

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

television series in 2010, had not been completed by the time of his death on the 18 April 2011 at the age of 32. While his official cause of death has not been released to the public,

Ichirō Sakaki is a Japanese writer. He writes light novels and manga. Works *''Scrapped Princess'' (light novel, 1999 – 2005; manga, 2002–2004) *''Strait Jacket'' (light novel, 2000 – 2010) *''Magician's Academy'' (light novel, 2003 – 2007; manga, 2 ...

, who also writes for MF Bunko J, revealed on Twitter that Matsuno had been sick since 2010 and had not been appearing at company events.

Works

* ''Aoba-kun and Uchuu-jin'' (2005–2006) (Published by MF Bunko J, illustrated by Chōniku) * ''

'' (2007–2010) (Published by MF Bunko J, illustrated by QP:flapper)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuno, Akinari 1979 births 2011 deaths 21st-century Japanese novelists Light novelists People from Hyōgo Prefecture