Hideyuki Kikuchi
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is a Japanese author famous for his horror novels. His most famous works including the Vampire Hunter D
series, Darkside Blues
and Wicked City
. He has been compared to both Stephen King
and H. P. Lovecraft
.
, Japan on September 25, 1949. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University
and was trained as a writer by famed author Kazuo Koike
. His first novel, Demon City Shinjuku
, was published in 1982. While his first novels are typical novel prose, as he gained fame, he adapted a more terse writing style (suggesting they were intended to be adapted into films).
Kiukuchi becoming close friends with writer and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri
during his adaption of Wicked City
and the two have since collaborated on Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
and the OVA of Demon City Shinjuku.
Invader Summer and A Wind Named Amnesia were republished together in one volume in August 2005, with illustrations by Eiji Kaneda.
Vampire Hunter D
is a series of Japanese novels written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano since 1983.To date, twenty-two novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes...
series, Darkside Blues
Darkside Blues
is a manga series by Hideyuki Kikuchi. The story has been adapted into an anime film directed by Yoshimichi Furukawa.-Storyline:The story involves the town of Kabuki-cho, home of a resistance faction called Messiah. In the futuristic setting, Kabuki-cho is one of the last places of freedom because...
and Wicked City
Wicked City (novel)
Wicked City is a series of novels written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and published by Tor/Seven Seas. The first book served as the basis for an anime film and live-action film of the same name.-External links:*...
. He has been compared to both Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
and H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
.
Biography
Kikuchi was born in ChibaChiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
, Japan on September 25, 1949. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University
Aoyama Gakuin University
, abbreviated AGU, is a Japanese Christian university in Shibuya near Omotesandō, Tokyo, Japan. Aoyama Gakuin University is part of a comprehensive educational institute called Aoyama Gakuin, which includes a kindergarten, an elementary school, junior and senior high schools, and a women's junior...
and was trained as a writer by famed author Kazuo Koike
Kazuo Koike
is a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur.-Biography:Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series....
. His first novel, Demon City Shinjuku
Demon City Shinjuku
is a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi that was adapted into an original animated video in 1988, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The title has also been translated as Hell City Shinjuku and Monster City....
, was published in 1982. While his first novels are typical novel prose, as he gained fame, he adapted a more terse writing style (suggesting they were intended to be adapted into films).
Kiukuchi becoming close friends with writer and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
is a critically acclaimed writer and director of Japanese animation. He is the creator of titles such as Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.-Career:...
during his adaption of Wicked City
Wicked City (film)
is an animated horror neo-noir directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, based on Hideyuki Kikuchi's novel of the same name.The story takes place towards the end of the 20th century and explores the idea that the human world secretly coexists with the demon world with a secret police force known as the Black...
and the two have since collaborated on Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
is a 2000 anime film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The film is based on Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D novels, D - Demon Deathchase.The film began production in 1997 and was completed with the intention of being shown in American theaters...
and the OVA of Demon City Shinjuku.
Novels
- Demon City ShinjukuDemon City Shinjukuis a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi that was adapted into an original animated video in 1988, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The title has also been translated as Hell City Shinjuku and Monster City....
(魔界都市＜新宿＞) (published September 30, 1982) - Invader Summer (インベーダー・サマー) (published August 30, 1983 with illustrations by Yoshitaka AmanoYoshitaka Amanois a Japanese artist. He began his career as an animator and has become known for his illustrations for the anime Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs, image illustrations and title logo designs for the Final Fantasy video game series developed by Square Enix . His influences include...
) - A Wind Named AmnesiaA Wind Named Amnesia, also known as Wind of Amnesia in the United Kingdom, is a Japanese novel authored by Hideyuki Kikuchi, originally published in 1983 by Asahi Sonorama. An anime film adaptation was released theatrically on December 22, 1990, directed by Kazuo Yamazaki...
(風の名はアムネジア) (published October 31, 1983 with illustrations by Yoshitaka AmanoYoshitaka Amanois a Japanese artist. He began his career as an animator and has become known for his illustrations for the anime Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs, image illustrations and title logo designs for the Final Fantasy video game series developed by Square Enix . His influences include...
) - Evil Deity Gourmet (妖神グルメ) (published on June 30, 1984 with illustrations by Yoshitaka AmanoYoshitaka Amanois a Japanese artist. He began his career as an animator and has become known for his illustrations for the anime Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs, image illustrations and title logo designs for the Final Fantasy video game series developed by Square Enix . His influences include...
, republished in February 2000) - Wicked CityWicked City (novel)Wicked City is a series of novels written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and published by Tor/Seven Seas. The first book served as the basis for an anime film and live-action film of the same name.-External links:*...
(妖獣都市) (published on July 31, 1985) - Yashakiden
- Meiji Dorakyuu Den (published in United States as Dark Wars: The Tale of Meiji Dracula)
Invader Summer and A Wind Named Amnesia were republished together in one volume in August 2005, with illustrations by Eiji Kaneda.
Treasure Hunter series
A series of young-adult fiction novels (also call the Alien Series for use of "alien" in each title), the story follows a seemingly ordinary high schooler named Dai Yagashira, who journeys around the world collecting rare and supernatural treasures. A member of ITHA (International Treasure Hunters Association) and heir to a family of treasure hunters, Yagashira fights soldiers, private militia, and fellow treasure hunters using both high-tech weapons and powerful artifacts. While the original illustrations were provided by Yoshitaka Amano (with the exception of the illustrations by Masahiro Shibata for “Black Death Empire”), the illustrations in the bound volumes are by Koichiro Yonemura.- Alien‐Treasure Street (エイリアン秘宝街)
- Alien‐Buff Beast Boundary 1 (エイリアン魔獣境1)
- Alien‐Buff Beast Boundary 2 (エイリアン魔獣境2)
- Alien‐Apocalypse (エイリアン黙示録)
- Alien‐Monstrous Cat Tradition (エイリアン怪猫伝)
- Alien‐Voyage of World of Satan (エイリアン魔界航路)
- Alien‐Mysterious Mountain Notes (エイリアン妖山記)
- Alien‐Wicked Sea Tradition (エイリアン邪海伝)
- Alien‐Volume of a Weird Occurrence in Kyoto (エイリアン京洛異妖編)
- Alien‐Malevolent Deity Country (first volume) (エイリアン魔神国 上巻)
- Alien‐Malevolent Deity Country (second volume） (エイリアン魔神国 中巻)
- Alien‐Malevolent Deity Country (third volume) (エイリアン魔神国 下巻)
- Alien‐Malevolent Deity Country (Conclusion 1) (エイリアン魔神国 完結編1)
- Alien‐Malevolent Deity Country (Conclusion 2) (エイリアン魔神国 完結編2)
- Alien‐Malevolent Deity Country (Conclusion 3) (エイリアン魔神国 完結編3)
- Alien‐Evil Castle of Blue Blood (エイリアン蒼血魔城)
- Alien‐Black Death Empire (first volume) (エイリアン黒死帝国 上巻)
- Alien‐Black Death Empire (second volume) (エイリアン黒死帝国 下巻)
Short stories
- D - Armageddon
- Portrait of Ixobel
- D - Village in the Fog
- D - Castle Dweller
- D - Night on the Highway
- A Message from Cecil
- D - Throng of Heretics
External links
- DHpress Books
- Digital Manga Publishing
- Asahi Sonorama - Japanese publisher of the Vampire Hunter D series and the Treasure Hunter Series books and audio dramas.
- Hideyuki Kikuichi Official Fan Club (Japanese)
- Hideyuki Kikuchi at the Internet Movie Database