| March 2004 |
{{nihongo|Nisio Isin|西尾 維新|Nishio Ishin|born 1981}}, frequently written as NisiOisiN to emphasize that his pen nameA pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
is a palindromeA palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers....
, is a JapaneseThe are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
novelist and mangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
writer. He attended and left Ritsumeikan UniversityRitsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...
without graduating. In 2002, he debuted with the novel {{nihongo|Kubikiri Cycle|クビキリサイクル|Kubikiri Saikuru}}, which earned him the 23rd Mephisto Award at twenty years of age. He currently works with Kodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
on Faust, a literary magazine containing the works of other young authors who similarly take influence from light novels and otakuis a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
culture, and Pandora, the Kodansha BoxKodansha Box is a publishing line from the major Japanese publishing house, Kodansha. Each book is packaged in a silver cardboard slip cover. Single-handedly edited by Katsushi Ōta who describes the lines as: "A collection of works on the theme of the adolescent mind...
magazine. He was also publishing a twelve volume series over twelve months for the Kodansha Box line; Ryusui Seiryoinis a Japanese novelist, active in mystery and various other fields. He was born in 1974, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He won the 2nd Mephisto prize in 1996 while in Kyoto University, and started to work as a novelist. After that, Ryusui published over 60 novels. His works are always controversial...
was matching this output, and the Kodansha Box website stated that this is the first time in the world two authors have done twelve volume monthly novel series simultaneously from the same publisher. In February, 2008, his novel Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder CasesDeath Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases is a light novel written by Nisio Isin and released on August 1, 2006. The story is a prequel to Death Note and recounts the Los Angeles "BB Murder Cases", which was mentioned briefly in Chapter 14/Episode 7 of the manga/anime...
, which is based on the Death Noteis a manga created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. The main character is Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a god of death, or a shinigami, named Ryuk...
manga, was released in EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Viz MediaVIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
. Del Rey Mangawas the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. It was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as Tsubasa...
has already released the first and second volume in his Zaregoto seriesis a Japanese novel series written by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series was published in Japan between February 5, 2002 and November 2005 by Kodansha Books. It was followed by a spin-off series also published by Kodansha Books, , focusing on the Zerozaki clan...
. His Bakemonogatariis a Japanese popular light novel series written by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin and illustrated by Taiwanese illustrator Vofan; the series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint...
and Katanagatariis a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint. An anime adaptation by White Fox began airing on January 25, 2010 and consisted of 12 episodes. The story revolves around the collection of twelve...
novels have been adapted into anime. The Bakemonogatari prequel novel is also to be adapted as an anime.
Style
Nisio's work is characterized by references to other novels, as well as parodiesA parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of famous mangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series. Among these, Hellsing and Jojo's Bizarre Adventureis a manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Every main character's name in each part can be read as JoJo. The manga, published by Shueisha, first ran in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2002, before being transferred to the seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2004. The current story...
references are particularly common. He is well regarded as an author who has blended the conventions of mystery novels and character-driven light novels.
As well as stepping on the conventions and stereotypes of anime and light novels, he is known for creating characters with unusual features, such as extremely strange names which are word playWord play or wordplay is a literary technique in which the words that are used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement...
, such as Nanananami Nanami, Shikigishi Kishiki, Backyard Bottomslash, Quarter Queen, Sagano Usagi, Byouinzaka Kuroneko (which translates roughly as "Black Cat of Hospital Hill").
Zaregoto Series
{{nihongo|Zaregoto Series|戯言シリーズ|Zaregoto Shirīzu}} is written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series was published between February, 2002, and November, 2005. It was followed by a spin-off series Ningen Series starring the Zerozaki clan. All books were released in Japan by Kodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
Novels, and the first two have been released in the US by Del Reywas the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. It was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as Tsubasa...
. The Japanese edition finished at nine volumes in November 2005, and it has since been released in a bunkobonIn Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size...
edition.
| # | First Published | Name | ISBN |
| 1 |
February 5, 2002 |
{{nihongo|The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer|クビキリサイクル 青色サヴァンと戯言遣い|Kubikiri Saikuru: Aoiro Savan to Zaregoto Tsukai}} |
ISBN 4-06-182233-0 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062754309 (bunko)
ISBN 978-0345504272 (English edition) |
| 2 |
May 8, 2002 |
{{nihongo|Strangulation Romanticist: Hitoshiki Zerozaki, Human Failure|クビシメロマンチスト―人間失格・零崎人識|Kubishime Romanchisutō: Ningen Shikkaku, Zerozaki Hitoshiki}} |
ISBN 4-06-182250-0 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062760775 (bunko)
ISBN 978-0345505781 (English edition) |
| 3 |
August 5, 2002 |
{{nihongo|Hanging High School: The Nonsense Bearer's Pupil|クビツリハイスクール―戯言遣いの弟子|Kubitsuri Hai Sukūrū: Zaregoto Tsukai no Deshi}} |
ISBN 4-06-182267-5 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062761338 (bunko) |
| 4 |
November 5, 2002 |
{{nihongo|Psycho Logical (Part One) Gaisuke Utsurigi's Nonsense Killer|サイコロジカル〈上〉兎吊木垓輔の戯言殺し|Saiko Rojikaru (Jou) Utsurigi Gaisuke no Zaregoto Koroshi}} |
ISBN 4-06-182283-7 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062761796 (bunko) |
| 5 |
November 5, 2002 |
{{nihongo|Psycho Logical (Part Two): Sour Little Song|サイコロジカル〈下〉曳かれ者の小唄|Saiko Rojikaru (Ge) Hikaremono no Kouta}} |
ISBN 4-06-182284-5 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062762120 (bunko) |
| 6 |
July 5, 2003 |
{{nihongo|Cannibal Magical: Niounomiya Siblings, Masters of Carnage|ヒトクイマジカル-殺戮奇術の匂宮兄妹|Hitokui Majikarū Satsuriku Kijutsu no Niounomiya Kyoudai}} |
ISBN 4-06-182393-0 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062762267 (bunko) |
| 7 |
February 8, 2005 |
{{nihongo|Uprooted Radical (Part One): The Thirteen Stairs|ネコソギラジカル〈上〉十三階段|Nekosogi Rajikaru (Jou) Jūsan Kaidan}} |
ISBN 4-06-182323-X (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062762830 (bunko) |
| 8 |
June 7, 2005 |
{{nihongo|Uprooted Radical (Part Two): Overkill Red vs. The Orange Seed|ネコソギラジカル〈中〉赤き征裁vs.橙なる種|Nekosogi Rajikaru (Chuu) Akaki Seisai vs. Tounaru Shu}} |
ISBN 4-06-182399-X (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062763370 (bunko) |
| 9 |
November 8, 2005 |
{{nihongo|Uprooted Radical (Part Three): The Blue Savant and the Master of Nonsense|ネコソギラジカル〈下〉青色サヴァンと戯言遣い|Nekosogi Rajikaru (Ge) Aoiro Savan to Zaregoto Tsukai}} |
ISBN 4-06-182400-7 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062763899 (bunko) |
Ningen Series
Connected to the Zaregoto Series, it is also known as the "Zerozaki Ichizoku Series." The illustrations are also provided by take. This series has also been published by Kodansha Novels.
| First Published | Name | ISBN |
| February 6, 2004 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Soushiki no Ningen Shiken}} |
ISBN 4-06-182359-0 |
| November 7, 2006 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Kishishiki no Ningen Knock}} |
ISBN 4-06-182509-7 |
| March 6, 2008 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Magashiki no Ningen Ningen}} |
ISBN 978-4061825826 |
| March 25, 2010 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Hitoshiki no Ningen Kankei: Nyounomiya Izumu to no Kankei }} |
ISBN 978-4-06-182582-6 |
| March 25, 2010 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Hitoshiki no Ningen Kankei: Mutou Iori to no Kankei }} |
ISBN 978-4-06-182680-9 |
| March 25, 2010 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Hitoshiki no Ningen Kankei: Zerozaki Soushiki to no Kankei}} |
ISBN 978-4-06-182681-6 |
| March 25, 2010 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Hitoshiki no Ningen Kankei: Zaregoto Tsukai to no Kankei}} |
ISBN 978-4-06-182682-3 |
Sekai Series
| First Published | Name | ISBN |
| November, 2003 |
Kimi to Boku no Kowareta Sekai |
ISBN 4-06-182342-6 |
| October, 2007 |
Bukimi to Soboku na Kakowareta Sekai |
ISBN 978-4-06-182557-4 |
| July, 2008 |
Kimi to Boku ga Kowashita Sekai |
ISBN 978-4061826007 |
| December, 2008 |
Bukimi de Soboku na Kakowareta Kimi to Boku no Kowareta Sekai |
ISBN 978-4061826267 |
|
Boku no Sekai |
Unreleased |
- With the publication of the second novel, both books were also published in hard cover though Kodansha Box.
Mahō Shōjo Risuka
Serialized in Faust magazine with illustrations by Capcom's Kinu Nishimura
See main article: Shin Honkaku Mahou Shoujo RisukaShin Honkaku Mahou Shoujo Risuka is a light novel by Ishin Nishio. Currently serialized in the "Faust" magazine. There are currently 3 volumes on sale from Koudansha...
| First Published | Name | ISBN |
| July 17, 2004 |
"Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka" |
ISBN 4-06-182381-7 |
| March 6, 2005 |
"Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka 2" |
ISBN 4-06-182432-5 |
| February 22, 2007 |
"Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka 3" |
ISBN 4-06-182521-6 |
|
"Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka 0" |
Unreleased |
JDC Tribute Series
The Japan Detectives Club was created by Ryusui Seiryoinis a Japanese novelist, active in mystery and various other fields. He was born in 1974, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He won the 2nd Mephisto prize in 1996 while in Kyoto University, and started to work as a novelist. After that, Ryusui published over 60 novels. His works are always controversial...
, and NisiOisin is one of several authors to write novels using that setting.
| First Published | Name | ISBN |
| March 2004 |
{{nihongo|Nisio Isin|西尾 維新|Nishio Ishin|born 1981}}, frequently written as NisiOisiN to emphasize that his pen nameA pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
is a palindromeA palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers....
, is a JapaneseThe are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
novelist and mangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
writer. He attended and left Ritsumeikan UniversityRitsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...
without graduating. In 2002, he debuted with the novel {{nihongo|Kubikiri Cycle|クビキリサイクル|Kubikiri Saikuru}}, which earned him the 23rd Mephisto Award at twenty years of age. He currently works with Kodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
on Faust, a literary magazine containing the works of other young authors who similarly take influence from light novels and otakuis a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
culture, and Pandora, the Kodansha BoxKodansha Box is a publishing line from the major Japanese publishing house, Kodansha. Each book is packaged in a silver cardboard slip cover. Single-handedly edited by Katsushi Ōta who describes the lines as: "A collection of works on the theme of the adolescent mind...
magazine. He was also publishing a twelve volume series over twelve months for the Kodansha Box line; Ryusui Seiryoinis a Japanese novelist, active in mystery and various other fields. He was born in 1974, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He won the 2nd Mephisto prize in 1996 while in Kyoto University, and started to work as a novelist. After that, Ryusui published over 60 novels. His works are always controversial...
was matching this output, and the Kodansha Box website stated that this is the first time in the world two authors have done twelve volume monthly novel series simultaneously from the same publisher. In February, 2008, his novel Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder CasesDeath Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases is a light novel written by Nisio Isin and released on August 1, 2006. The story is a prequel to Death Note and recounts the Los Angeles "BB Murder Cases", which was mentioned briefly in Chapter 14/Episode 7 of the manga/anime...
, which is based on the Death Noteis a manga created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. The main character is Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a god of death, or a shinigami, named Ryuk...
manga, was released in EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Viz MediaVIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
. Del Rey Mangawas the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. It was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as Tsubasa...
has already released the first and second volume in his Zaregoto seriesis a Japanese novel series written by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series was published in Japan between February 5, 2002 and November 2005 by Kodansha Books. It was followed by a spin-off series also published by Kodansha Books, , focusing on the Zerozaki clan...
. His Bakemonogatariis a Japanese popular light novel series written by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin and illustrated by Taiwanese illustrator Vofan; the series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint...
and Katanagatariis a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint. An anime adaptation by White Fox began airing on January 25, 2010 and consisted of 12 episodes. The story revolves around the collection of twelve...
novels have been adapted into anime. The Bakemonogatari prequel novel is also to be adapted as an anime.
Style
Nisio's work is characterized by references to other novels, as well as parodiesA parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of famous mangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series. Among these, Hellsing and Jojo's Bizarre Adventureis a manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Every main character's name in each part can be read as JoJo. The manga, published by Shueisha, first ran in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2002, before being transferred to the seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2004. The current story...
references are particularly common. He is well regarded as an author who has blended the conventions of mystery novels and character-driven light novels.
As well as stepping on the conventions and stereotypes of anime and light novels, he is known for creating characters with unusual features, such as extremely strange names which are word playWord play or wordplay is a literary technique in which the words that are used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement...
, such as Nanananami Nanami, Shikigishi Kishiki, Backyard Bottomslash, Quarter Queen, Sagano Usagi, Byouinzaka Kuroneko (which translates roughly as "Black Cat of Hospital Hill").
Zaregoto Series
{{nihongo|Zaregoto Series|戯言シリーズ|Zaregoto Shirīzu}} is written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series was published between February, 2002, and November, 2005. It was followed by a spin-off series Ningen Series starring the Zerozaki clan. All books were released in Japan by Kodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
Novels, and the first two have been released in the US by Del Reywas the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. It was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as Tsubasa...
. The Japanese edition finished at nine volumes in November 2005, and it has since been released in a bunkobonIn Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size...
edition.
| # | First Published | Name | ISBN |
| 1 |
February 5, 2002 |
{{nihongo|The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer|クビキリサイクル 青色サヴァンと戯言遣い|Kubikiri Saikuru: Aoiro Savan to Zaregoto Tsukai}} |
ISBN 4-06-182233-0 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062754309 (bunko)
ISBN 978-0345504272 (English edition) |
| 2 |
May 8, 2002 |
{{nihongo|Strangulation Romanticist: Hitoshiki Zerozaki, Human Failure|クビシメロマンチスト―人間失格・零崎人識|Kubishime Romanchisutō: Ningen Shikkaku, Zerozaki Hitoshiki}} |
ISBN 4-06-182250-0 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062760775 (bunko)
ISBN 978-0345505781 (English edition) |
| 3 |
August 5, 2002 |
{{nihongo|Hanging High School: The Nonsense Bearer's Pupil|クビツリハイスクール―戯言遣いの弟子|Kubitsuri Hai Sukūrū: Zaregoto Tsukai no Deshi}} |
ISBN 4-06-182267-5 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062761338 (bunko) |
| 4 |
November 5, 2002 |
{{nihongo|Psycho Logical (Part One) Gaisuke Utsurigi's Nonsense Killer|サイコロジカル〈上〉兎吊木垓輔の戯言殺し|Saiko Rojikaru (Jou) Utsurigi Gaisuke no Zaregoto Koroshi}} |
ISBN 4-06-182283-7 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062761796 (bunko) |
| 5 |
November 5, 2002 |
{{nihongo|Psycho Logical (Part Two): Sour Little Song|サイコロジカル〈下〉曳かれ者の小唄|Saiko Rojikaru (Ge) Hikaremono no Kouta}} |
ISBN 4-06-182284-5 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062762120 (bunko) |
| 6 |
July 5, 2003 |
{{nihongo|Cannibal Magical: Niounomiya Siblings, Masters of Carnage|ヒトクイマジカル-殺戮奇術の匂宮兄妹|Hitokui Majikarū Satsuriku Kijutsu no Niounomiya Kyoudai}} |
ISBN 4-06-182393-0 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062762267 (bunko) |
| 7 |
February 8, 2005 |
{{nihongo|Uprooted Radical (Part One): The Thirteen Stairs|ネコソギラジカル〈上〉十三階段|Nekosogi Rajikaru (Jou) Jūsan Kaidan}} |
ISBN 4-06-182323-X (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062762830 (bunko) |
| 8 |
June 7, 2005 |
{{nihongo|Uprooted Radical (Part Two): Overkill Red vs. The Orange Seed|ネコソギラジカル〈中〉赤き征裁vs.橙なる種|Nekosogi Rajikaru (Chuu) Akaki Seisai vs. Tounaru Shu}} |
ISBN 4-06-182399-X (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062763370 (bunko) |
| 9 |
November 8, 2005 |
{{nihongo|Uprooted Radical (Part Three): The Blue Savant and the Master of Nonsense|ネコソギラジカル〈下〉青色サヴァンと戯言遣い|Nekosogi Rajikaru (Ge) Aoiro Savan to Zaregoto Tsukai}} |
ISBN 4-06-182400-7 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-4062763899 (bunko) |
Ningen Series
Connected to the Zaregoto Series, it is also known as the "Zerozaki Ichizoku Series." The illustrations are also provided by take. This series has also been published by Kodansha Novels.
| First Published | Name | ISBN |
| February 6, 2004 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Soushiki no Ningen Shiken}} |
ISBN 4-06-182359-0 |
| November 7, 2006 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Kishishiki no Ningen Knock}} |
ISBN 4-06-182509-7 |
| March 6, 2008 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Magashiki no Ningen Ningen}} |
ISBN 978-4061825826 |
| March 25, 2010 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Hitoshiki no Ningen Kankei: Nyounomiya Izumu to no Kankei }} |
ISBN 978-4-06-182582-6 |
| March 25, 2010 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Hitoshiki no Ningen Kankei: Mutou Iori to no Kankei }} |
ISBN 978-4-06-182680-9 |
| March 25, 2010 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Hitoshiki no Ningen Kankei: Zerozaki Soushiki to no Kankei}} |
ISBN 978-4-06-182681-6 |
| March 25, 2010 |
{{nihongo|' |
Zerozaki Hitoshiki no Ningen Kankei: Zaregoto Tsukai to no Kankei}} |
ISBN 978-4-06-182682-3 |
Sekai Series
| First Published | Name | ISBN |
| November, 2003 |
Kimi to Boku no Kowareta Sekai |
ISBN 4-06-182342-6 |
| October, 2007 |
Bukimi to Soboku na Kakowareta Sekai |
ISBN 978-4-06-182557-4 |
| July, 2008 |
Kimi to Boku ga Kowashita Sekai |
ISBN 978-4061826007 |
| December, 2008 |
Bukimi de Soboku na Kakowareta Kimi to Boku no Kowareta Sekai |
ISBN 978-4061826267 |
|
Boku no Sekai |
Unreleased |
- With the publication of the second novel, both books were also published in hard cover though Kodansha Box.
Mahō Shōjo Risuka
Serialized in Faust magazine with illustrations by Capcom's Kinu Nishimura
See main article: Shin Honkaku Mahou Shoujo RisukaShin Honkaku Mahou Shoujo Risuka is a light novel by Ishin Nishio. Currently serialized in the "Faust" magazine. There are currently 3 volumes on sale from Koudansha...
| First Published | Name | ISBN |
| July 17, 2004 |
"Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka" |
ISBN 4-06-182381-7 |
| March 6, 2005 |
"Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka 2" |
ISBN 4-06-182432-5 |
| February 22, 2007 |
"Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka 3" |
ISBN 4-06-182521-6 |
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"Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka 0" |
Unreleased |
JDC Tribute Series
The Japan Detectives Club was created by Ryusui Seiryoinis a Japanese novelist, active in mystery and various other fields. He was born in 1974, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He won the 2nd Mephisto prize in 1996 while in Kyoto University, and started to work as a novelist. After that, Ryusui published over 60 novels. His works are always controversial...
, and NisiOisin is one of several authors to write novels using that setting.
| First Published | Name | ISBN |
| March 2004 |
{{nihongo|Double Down Kanguro |
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|ISBN 4-06-182305-1
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|August 2007
|{{nihongo|Triple Play Sukeakuro||}}
|ISBN 978-4-06-182538-3
|}
Monogatari Series
The series was first created by Nisio Isin as a series of short stories for Mephisto magazine. While his previous Zaregotois a Japanese novel series written by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series was published in Japan between February 5, 2002 and November 2005 by Kodansha Books. It was followed by a spin-off series also published by Kodansha Books, , focusing on the Zerozaki clan...
series featured large casts of characters, each Bakemonogatari story tends to introduce only one new character. The previously published stories, and some new ones, were eventually collected in two volumes as part of the Kodansha BoxKodansha Box is a publishing line from the major Japanese publishing house, Kodansha. Each book is packaged in a silver cardboard slip cover. Single-handedly edited by Katsushi Ōta who describes the lines as: "A collection of works on the theme of the adolescent mind...
launch titles on November 1, 2006 and December 1, 2006. The first volume contains three stories titled {{Nihongo|Hitagi Crab|ひたぎクラブ}}, {{Nihongo|Mayoi Snail|まよいマイマイ}} and {{Nihongo|Suruga Monkey|するがモンキー}}; the second volume comes with two newly written stories titled {{Nihongo|Nadeko Snake|なでこスネイク}} and {{Nihongo|Tsubasa Cat|つばさキャット}}.
A prequel to the series, titled {{Nihongo|Koyomi Vamp|こよみヴァンプ}} was published in the first issue of Pandora magazine, it was later released as a separate volume on May 7, 2008 as {{Nihongo|Kizumonogatari|傷物語||"Scar Story"}}. The first volume of {{Nihongo|Nisemonogatari|偽物語||"Impostory"}}, a sequel to the series, was released on September 2, 2008 and contains {{Nihongo|Karen Bee|かれんビー}}. The second volume, contains {{Nihongo|Tsukihi Phoenix|つきひフェニックス}} was released on June 10, 2009. The first volume of {{Nihongo|Nekomonogatari|猫物語||"Cat Story"}} is a prequel that takes place between Kizumonogatari and Bakemonogatari. It was released on July 28, 2010 and contains {{Nihongo|Tsubasa Family|つばさファミリー}}.
The second volume of Nekomonogatari is the start of the second season to the series and contains {{Nihongo|Tsubasa Tiger|つばさタイガー}} and was released on October 29, 2010. {{Nihongo|Kabukimonogatari|傾物語||"Slope Story"}} was released on December 24, 2010 and containing {{Nihongo|Mayoi Jiang Shi|まよいキョンシー}}. {{nihongo|Hanamonogatari|花物語||"Flower Story"}} containing {{Nihongo|Suruga DevilThe Devil is believed in many religions and cultures to be a powerful, supernatural entity that is the personification of evil and the enemy of God and humankind. The nature of the role varies greatly...
|するがデビル}} was released on March 31,2011. {{nihongo|Otorimonogatari|囮物語||"Decoy Story"}} containing {{Nihongo|Nadeko MedusaIn Greek mythology Medusa , " guardian, protectress") was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. The author Hyginus, interposes a generation and gives Medusa another chthonic pair as parents. Gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone...
|なでこメドゥーサ}} was released on June 30,2011. {{nihongo|Onimonogatari|鬼物語||"Demon Story"}} containing {{Nihongo|Shinobu Time|しのぶタイム}} was released on September 28, 2011. One more book, {{nihongo|Koimonogatari|恋物語||"Love Story"}} containing {{Nihongo|Hitagi End|ひたぎエンド}} is planned for release in 2011.
| # | First Published | Name | ISBN |
| 1 |
November 1, 2006 |
{{nihongo|Bakemonogatariis a Japanese popular light novel series written by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin and illustrated by Taiwanese illustrator Vofan; the series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint...
|化物語 (上) |
a portmanteau of bakemono [monster] and monogatari [story, tale]}} |
ISBN 978-4062836029 |
| 2 |
December 1, 2006 |
}
|ISBN 978-4062836074
|-
|1
|May 7, 2008
|{{nihongo|Kizumonogatari|傷物語||a portmanteau of kizumono [something damaged, scarred or wounded] and monogatari [story, tale]}}
|ISBN 978-4062836630
|-
|1
|September 2, 2008
|{{nihongo|Nisemonogatari|偽物語 (上)||a portmanteau of nisemono [a fake, impostor, or imitation] and monogatari [story, tale]}}
|ISBN 978-4062836791
|-
|2
|June 10, 2009
|{{nihongo|Nisemonogatari|偽物語 (下)|}}
|ISBN 978-4062837026
|-
|1
|July 28, 2010
|{{nihongo|Nekomonogatari|猫物語 (黒)|}}
|ISBN 978-4062837484
|-
|2
|October 29, 2010
|{{nihongo|Nekomonogatari|猫物語 (白)|}}
|ISBN 978-4-06-283758-3
|-
|1
|December 24, 2010
|{{nihongo|Kabukimonogatari|傾物語|}}
|ISBN 978-4-06-283767-5
|-
|1
|March 31, 2011
|{{nihongo|Hanamonogatari|花物語|}}
|ISBN 978-4-06-283771-2
|-
|1
|June 30, 2011
|{{nihongo|Otorimonogatari|囮物語|}}
|ISBN 978-4-06-283776-7
|-
|1
|September 28, 2011
|{{nihongo|Onimonogatari|鬼物語|}}
|ISBN 978-4-06-283781-1
|-
|1
|2011
|{{nihongo|Koimonogatari|恋物語|}}
|Unreleased
|-
|}
Katanagatariis a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint. An anime adaptation by White Fox began airing on January 25, 2010 and consisted of 12 episodes. The story revolves around the collection of twelve...
This twelve volume samurai epic with illustrations by take was released one volume a month throughout 2007. A spin-off novel, Maniwagatari, was released a few months later.
| First Published | Name | ISBN |
| January 9, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 1: Zettou Kanna" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283611-1 |
| February 3, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 2: Zantou Namakura" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283604-3 |
| March 1, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 3: Sentou Tsurugi" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283619-7 |
| April 2, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 4: Hakutou Hari" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283623-4 |
| May, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 5: Zokutou Yoroi" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283628-9 |
| June, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 6: Soutou Kanadzuchi" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283631-9 |
| July, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 7: Akutou Bita" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283634-0 |
| August, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 8: Bitou Kanzashi" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283636-4 |
| September, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 9: Outou Nokogiri" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283639-4 |
| October, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 10: Seitou Hakari" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283643-2 |
| November, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 11: Dokutou Mekki" |
ISBN 978-4-06-283648-7 |
| December, 2007 |
"Katanagatari Chapter 12: Entou Juu" |
ISBN 978-4062836524 |
| February, 2008 |
"Maniwagatari" |
ISBN 978-4062836876 |
Novelizations
| First Published | Name | ISBN | Publisher |
| August 1, 2006 |
{{nihongo|xxxHolic: Another Holic Landolt-Ring Aerosol|×××HOLiC アナザーホリック ランドルト環エアロゾル|Horikku Anazāhorikku Randoruto-Kan Earozoru}} |
ISBN 4-06-213509-4 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-0-345-50518-7 (English edition) |
Kodansha , the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
(Japanese)
Del ReyDel Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn since 1998, by Bertelsmann AG. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy...
(English). |
| August 1, 2006 |
{{nihongo|Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases is a light novel written by Nisio Isin and released on August 1, 2006. The story is a prequel to Death Note and recounts the Los Angeles "BB Murder Cases", which was mentioned briefly in Chapter 14/Episode 7 of the manga/anime...
|アナザーノート — ロサンゼルスBB連続殺人事件}} |
ISBN 4-08-780439-9 (Japanese edition)
ISBN 978-1421518831 (English edition) |
Shueishais a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
(Japanese)
Viz MediaVIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
(English) |
Other works
| First Published | Name | ISBN | Volumes |
| September 6, 2005 |
"Ningyo ga Ningyo" |
ISBN 4-06-182453-8 |
1 |
| December 14, 2007 |
"Youkai Henge Kyogyokudo Tribute" (Anthology) |
ISBN 978-4062144759 |
1 |
| December 10, 2009 |
"Nanmin Tantei" |
ISBN 978-4-06-215941-8 |
1 |
| September 6, 2011 |
"Shoujo Fujuubun" |
ISBN 978-4-06-182800-1 |
1 |
Manga Series
| First Published | Name | Artist | Publisher and Magazine |
| June 24, 2006 |
"Hōkago, Nanajikan-me" |
Yun Kōga |
Kōdansha , the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
Comic Faust |
| January 4, 2008 |
}
|Takeshi Obatais a Japanese manga artist. He works as the artist in collaboration with a writer. He has also mentored several manga artists, including Kentaro Yabuki of Black Cat fame, Nobuhiro Watsuki of Rurouni Kenshin and Busou Renkin, and Yusuke Murata of Eyeshield 21.He originally became noticed in 1985...
|Shueishais a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
Weekly Shōnen Jumpis a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
|-
|February 2, 2009
|{{nihongo|Medaka Boxis a Japanese shonen manga written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki. The series follows the student council, originally Medaka Kurokami and Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, during their various adventures to honor suggestions, presented by academy members, in order to better the academy.Medaka...
|めだかボックス|}}
|Akira Akatsukiis a Japanese manga artist known primarily as the artist of Medaka Box.- References :*...
|Shueisha
Weekly Shōnen Jump
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