Born in 1981, NISIOISIN dropped out of Ritsumeikan University in
Kyoto, to pursue a career in story-telling. Initially he had
ambitions to be a comic artist, but he began to focus on his
writing, eventually winning the 23rd Mephisto Prize, for Kubikiri
Cycle (Del Rey) recognizing his talents as a mystery writer, at the
age of 20. Since his debut in 2002 Nisio has penned more than 50
novels and a number of comics. And he has quickly become one of
Japan's top selling author's in recent memory with more than 5
million units sold since 2009.
Many of his works have been adapted into animated television series
and films. His best known works are the Monogatari series and
Katanagatari.
Known for Tenjho Tenge, Air Gear manga, artwork for Biorg Trinity
and character designs in games Tekken 5, Tekken 6 and Soul Calibur
IV.
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