Fujino Ōmori is a Japanese

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...

, popularly known for writing the ''

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? , also known as for short, and with English subtitle ''Familia Myth'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. SB Creative has published twenty volumes since January 2013 under their ...

'' (''Danmachi'')

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

series. His age is unknown, but he mentions in the afterword of the 14th volume of ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'' from 2018 that he is under 30 years old.

Career

In early 2013, Fujino Ōmori published his first novel in the ''

'' light novel series. It was submitted with the title ''Familia Myth'' to the 4th

GA Bunko is a publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company SB Creative, a subsidiary of Softbank. It was established in January 2006 and is a light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usuall ...

Award, where it won and received an offer to have it published by Bunko. The series is on going with 20 volumes till the date. Several spin-off series have been made. Ōmori's light novel series have been adapted into

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, going up to 89 chapters in its adaptation of the first 5 books, and currently 13 chapters for its 7th book adaptation, skipping the 6th. It also got a television

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series, which began airing in 2015, and is currently in its 5th season which goes up to the 14th book. A mobile video game, '' Danmachi: Memoria Freese'', was released in 2017. In December 2020, Ōmori launched a manga series, titled '' Wistoria: Wand and Sword'', with illustrations by Toshi Aoi in

Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

's ''

Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. Currently running manga series Past series * '' ×××Hol ...

''.

Bibliography

* ''

'' (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか) (Illustrated by

Suzuhito Yasuda is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He is known as the creator of '' Yozakura Quartet'' and for illustrating the light novel series '' Durarara!!'' and ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'', all of which have been adapted ...

, published by

, 2013–present) ** '' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria'' (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか外伝ソード・オラトリア) (Illustrated by

Kiyotaka Haimura is a Japanese game character designer and manga style artist best known for his work on the ''A Certain Magical Index'' series. Works Illustration *''A Certain Magical Index'' *'' Sprite Spiegel'' *'' Maid Deka'' *'' Is It Wrong to Try to Pic ...

, published by GA Bunko, 2014–present) ** ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle'' (Illustrated by Niritsu, published by GA Bunko, 2 volumes, 2017 -) * '' Wistoria: Wand and Sword'' (杖と剣のウィストリア) (Illustrated by Toshi Aoi, published by

, serialized in ''

'', 2020–present)

References

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