Fumio Takano

Fumio Takano
Fumio Takano
Native name	高野史緒
Born	1966; Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Education	Ibaraki University; Ochanomizu University;
Notable works	Swan Knight; Graf Zeppelin; Musica Machina; The Sister Karamazov;
Notable awards	Seiun Award; Edogawa Rampo Prize; Japan Fantasy Novel Award Finalist;

Fumio Takano (高野史緒, Takano Fumio) is a Japanese writer from Ibaraki Prefecture.^[1] Her work has won the 58th Edogawa Rampo Prize and she was a finalist for the 6th Japan Fantasy Novel Award. She won the 55th Seiun Award for Best Japanese Long Work for her novel Graf Zeppelin: The Airship of That Summer.

Selected Works

Mujika Makīna (Musica Machina), Shinchosha, 1995, ISBN 9784104059010; Hayakawa, 2002, ISBN 9784150306939
Kanto Anjeriko (Canto Angelico), Kodansha, 1996, ISBN 9784062083270
Karamāzofu no imōto (The Sister Karamazov), Kodansha, 2012, ISBN 9784062178501

Swan Knight, trans. Sharni Wilson, 2024, Luna Press^[2]
"Lest You Remember", trans. Jim Hubbert, Speculative Japan 3, 2011, Kurodahan Press^[3]
"Anton and Kiyohime", trans. Hart Larrabee, Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction, 2010, edited by Holly Thompson, Stone Bridge Press^[4]
"Barcarolle", trans. Sharni Wilson, AI x SF, 2019, review by Sara L. Uckelman^[5]

^ Kotani, Mari (November 1, 2002). "Space, Body, and Aliens in Japanese Women's Science Fiction". Science Fiction Studies. Translated by Nakamura, Miri. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
^ Takano, Fumio (April 30, 2024). "Swan Knight". Luna Press Publishing. Translated by Wilson, Sharni. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ Takano, Fumio (July 7, 2011). "Speculative Japan 3". Kurodahan Press. Translated by Hubbert, Jim. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ Takano, Fumio (April 10, 2010). "Tomo: Friendship through Fiction". Stone Bridge Press. Translated by Larrabee, Hart. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
^ Takano, Fumio (January 31, 2020). "Review: Barcarolle by Fumio Takano". SFF Reviews. Translated by Wilson, Sharni. Retrieved August 23, 2022.