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 ...

ist, who also authored work in

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

and

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 ...

. His real name was . He was married.

Life and career

Born in

Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...

, Matsu was well known as the author of the

series ''

Mayoi Neko Overrun! is a Japanese light novel series by Tomohiro Matsu, with illustrations by Peco. Twelve volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint. "Mayoi Neko" translates as "Stray Cats", referring the name of the cafe aroun ...

'' (12 volumes published between 2008 and 2012) and ''

Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! ''Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!'', known in Japan as , also known as for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Tomohiro Matsu and illustrated by Yuka Nakajima. The first volume was published by Shueisha under the ...

'' (18 volumes published between 2009 and 2015). Both of them were adapted into manga and anime series. His last novel series, ''

Hatena Illusion is a Japanese light novel series by Tomohiro Matsu, with illustrations by Kentaro Yabuki. A manga adaptation by Pochi Edoya began serialization online via Niconico Seiga website in November 2018. An anime television series adaptation by C ...

'', of which four volumes were released, remained unfinished. Under the name , he wrote the manga series '' My Dearest Devil Princess'' (2004–2007), which was illustrated by Maika Netsu. Matsu also collaborated as a scriptwriter to the anime series '' Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin'' and as story concept cooperation for ''

Ixion Saga DT is a Japanese anime television series based on the online game Ixion Saga by Capcom. It began airing on October 6, 2012 and ended on March 30, 2013. It also was adapted into two manga series and a light novel series. Plot One day as Kon Ho ...

''. He was also involved at

Comiket , more commonly known as or , is a semiannual ''doujinshi'' convention in Tokyo, Japan. A grassroots market focused on the sale of '' doujin'' (self-published) works, Comiket is a not-for-profit fan convention administered by the volunteer-ru ...

, being part of the event's Comic Market Preparatory Committee staff, appearing in various talk events, and also wrote for Comiket's 40th anniversary book. Matsu died on May 2, 2016, from liver cancer. A memorial service was held on May 8, where special attention was made to acknowledge not only Matsu, but his work as well, including through artwork. Matsu had completed the draft for his last work titled ''

Märchen Mädchen is a Japanese light novel series written by Tomohiro Matsu and StoryWorks, with illustrations by Kantoku. The series was being worked on by Matsu before his death in May 2016, and he is still credited as the writer. Shueisha have published f ...

'', and it was published in 2017 with a story finalized by StoryWorks.

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* * 1972 births 2016 deaths Writers from Fukuoka Prefecture Light novelists 21st-century Japanese writers {{japan-bio-stub