, who writes under his pen name , is a Japanese writer of
mystery and
horror
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*Horror fiction, a genre of fiction
** Japanese horror, Japanese horror fiction
**Korean horror, Korean horror fiction
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. He is one of the founders of
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing. His wife is
Fuyumi Ono, a Japanese
fantasy and horror writer who is known for her fantasy series ''
The Twelve Kingdoms''.
His first novel ''
The Decagon House Murders'' was ranked as the No. 8 novel on the
Top 100 Japanese Mystery Novels of All Time.
In 2018, a minor planet (2001 RG46) was named as Yukito Ayatsuji.
Translations
;Another series
* ''
Another
Another or variant may refer to:
* anOther or Another Magazine, culture and fashion magazine
* ''Another'' (novel), a Japanese horror novel
** ''Another'' (film), a Japanese 2012 live-action film based on the novel
* Another River, a river in th ...
'', translated by Karen McGillicuddy (
Yen Press, 2013)
* ''Another Episode S / 0'', translated by Karen McGillicuddy (Yen Press, 2016)
* 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 2001, translated by Nicole Wilder (Yen Press, 2022)
;Bizarre House/Mansion Murders series
* ''
The Decagon House Murders'' (original title: ''Jukkakukan no Satsujin''), translated by Ho-Ling Wong (Locked Room International, 2015)
* ''
The Mill House Murders
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'' (original title: ''Suishakan no Satsujin''), translated by Ho-Ling Wong (Pushkin Vertigo, 2023)
;Short story
* ''Heart of Darkness'' (original title: ''Kokoro no Yami''), translated by Daniel Jackson (''Speculative Japan 3: Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy'', Kurodahan Press, 2012)
;Essay
* ''My Favourite Mystery, "Farewell, My Mask" by
Akimitsu Takagi'' (
Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc.br>
His first novel ''The Decagon House Murders'' is available in French translation under the title ''Meurtres dans le decagone'' ().
Awards and nominations
* 1992 –
Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: ''Tokeikan no Satsujin'' (''Clock Mansion Murders'')
* 2005 – Nominee for
Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: ''Ankokukan no Satsujin'' (''Dark Mansion Murders'')
* 2010 – Nominee for
Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: ''
Another
Another or variant may refer to:
* anOther or Another Magazine, culture and fashion magazine
* ''Another'' (novel), a Japanese horror novel
** ''Another'' (film), a Japanese 2012 live-action film based on the novel
* Another River, a river in th ...
''
Bibliography
Bizarre House/Mansion Murders series
* , 1987 (''The Decagon House Murders''. Locked Room International. 2015)
* , 1988 (''The Water Mill Mansion Murders'')
* , 1988 (''The Labyrinth Mansion Murders'')
* , 1989 (''The Doll Mansion Murders'')
* , 1991 (''The Clock Mansion Murders'')
* , 1992 (''The Black Cat Mansion Murders'')
* , 2004 (''The Dark Mansion Murders'')
* , 2006 (''The Surprise Mansion Murders'')
* , 2012 (''The Queer Mask Mansion Murders'')
Whispering series
* , 1988 (''The Scarlet Whispering'')
* , 1989 (''The Darkness Whispering'')
* , 1993 (''The Twilight Whispering'')
Equation of Murder series
* , 1989
* , 1995
Blood Thirsty Killer series
* , 1990
* , 1993
Horror Stories of Midorogaoka series
* , 2008
* , 2011
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** (''Heart of Darkness'')
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Another series
* ''
Another
Another or variant may refer to:
* anOther or Another Magazine, culture and fashion magazine
* ''Another'' (novel), a Japanese horror novel
** ''Another'' (film), a Japanese 2012 live-action film based on the novel
* Another River, a river in th ...
'', 2009
* , 2013
* ''Another 2001'', 2020
Standalone novels
* , 1990
* , 2002
Short story collections
* , 1995
* , 1996
* , 1999
* , 2017
See also
*
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
*
Japanese detective fiction
References
External links
Twitter
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1960 births
20th-century Japanese novelists
21st-century Japanese novelists
Japanese male short story writers
Japanese mystery writers
Japanese crime fiction writers
Japanese horror writers
Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners
Living people
Writers from Kyoto
20th-century Japanese short story writers
21st-century Japanese short story writers
Male novelists
20th-century Japanese male writers
21st-century male writers