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Ryūsui Seiryōin

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Ryūsui Seiryōin
BornHidetaka Kanai (金井 英貴)
(1974-08-09) 9 August 1974 (age 50)
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
OccupationWriter, translator (from Japanese into English)
LanguageJapanese
Period1996–present
GenreFiction, mystery
Notable awardsMephisto Prize (1996)

Ryūsui Seiryōin (清涼院 流水, Seiryōin Ryūsui, born August 9, 1974) is 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.[1] The JDC (Japan Detectives Club) series has inspired tribute novels by authors like Ōtarō Maijō and Nisio Isin.

In 2007, he achieved the publication of the series, "What a perfect world!", for 12 consecutive months. In the same year, he carried out "Doumo tour", the autograph sessions for 12 consecutive months held in Japanese major cities, and made a great success.

On May 1, 2009, he launched "bbbcircle", his official website, with Kai Chamberlain, a Canadian cartoonist.

Style

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His works defy not only the common wisdom of novels but general knowledge in the broad sense and give new values to readers. His mystery novels, particularly the JDC series, are known for genre-busting metatextual complexity.

Works in English translation

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  • King In the Mirror: The Reflection of Michael Jackson (translated from Japanese by the author himself, The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2012)[2][3]

As translator

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Seiryoin has been working as a translator from Japanese into English since 2012.

Short mystery stories

  • Hiroshi Mori
    • "The Girl Who Was the Little Bird" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2013)[4]
    • "A Pair of Hearts" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2014)[5]
    • "I'm In Debt to Akiko" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2014)[6]
    • "Silent Prayer In Empty" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2015)[7]
    • "Kappa" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2015)[8]
  • Kenichi Sobu
    • "The Hopeless Dream" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2012)[9]
    • "Your Melody" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2014)[10]

The Gifted series by Ryosuke Akizuki

  • "The Gifted Vol.3: The Skydiving Club" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2014)[11]
  • "The Gifted Vol.4: The Phantom of Gemini" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2015)[12]

Urban Legend Detectives Case series by Kyosuke Tsumiki

  • "Urban Legend Detectives Case 1: The Merry's Mail" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2013)[13]
  • "Urban Legend Detectives Case 2: Solitary Hide and Seek" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2013)[14]
  • "Urban Legend Detectives Case 3: The Kunekune (Dancing White Shadow)" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2014)[15]

The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba series by Takafumi Takada

  • "Three Little Bonzes: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2014)[16]
  • "A Goat on a Boat to Float: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2015)[17]

The Sky Crawlers series by Hiroshi Mori

  • "The Sky Crawlers" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2017)[18]
  • "None But Air" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2018)[19]
  • "Down To Heaven" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2019)[20]
  • "Flutter Into Life" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2020)[21]
  • "Cradle the Sky" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2021)[22]
  • "Sky Eclipse" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2022)[23]

S&M Series by Hiroshi Mori

  • "The Perfect Insider" (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2023)[24]

Interviews

  • Becoming the Best Interviewer In the World: The BBB Interview Selection, interviewee: Yohei Hayakawa (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2013)[25]
  • Kaiten-sushi Saves the World: The BBB Interview Selection, interviewee: Nobuo Yonekawa (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2013)[26]
  • Mountaineering, Photographs, and World Heritage Sites: The BBB Interview Selection, interviewee: Hiroyuki Nakada (The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books, 2014)[27]

Works

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JDC series

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Paperback edition

  • Cosmic -Seikimatsu Tantei Shinwa- (ISBN 4061819283)
  • Joker -Kyuyaku Tantei Shinwa- (ISBN 4061819461)
  • Carnival Eve -Jinrui Saidai no Jiken- (December 1997, ISBN 4-06-181997-6)
  • Carnival -Jinrui Saigo no Jiken- (April 1999, ISBN 4-06-182018-4)
  • Carnival Day -Shinjinrui no Kinenbi- (September 1999, ISBN 4-06-182082-6)
  • Saimonke Jiken Zempen -Gokujo Magic Circus- (January 2004, ISBN 978-4-06-182347-1)
  • Saimonke Jiken Kouhen -Gekokujo Masterpiece- (February 2004, ISBN 978-4-06-182348-8)

Pocketbook edition

JDC manga

JDC tribute books

Shoichi Kimura series

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Paperback edition

Pocketbook edition

Top Run and Land series

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Tokuma series

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What a Perfect World! series

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Done for Kodansha Box—all twelve volumes in one year.

Others

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References

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  1. ^ bbbcircle (Ryusui & Kai official website)
  2. ^ "King In The Mirror : The Reflection Of Michael Jackson Vol.1" by Ryusui Seiryoin - The BBB
  3. ^ "King In The Mirror : The Reflection Of Michael Jackson Vol.2" by Ryusui Seiryoin - The BBB
  4. ^ "The Girl Who Was the Little Bird" by MORI Hiroshi - The BBB
  5. ^ "A Pair of Hearts" by MORI Hiroshi - The BBB
  6. ^ "I'm In Debt to Akiko" by MORI Hiroshi - The BBB
  7. ^ "Silent Prayer In Empty" by MORI Hiroshi - The BBB
  8. ^ "Kappa" by MORI Hiroshi - The BBB
  9. ^ "The Hopeless Dream" by Kenichi Sobu - The BBB
  10. ^ "Your Melody" by Kenichi Sobu - The BBB
  11. ^ "The Gifted Vol.3: The Skydiving Club" by Ryosuke Akizuki - The BBB
  12. ^ "The Gifted Vol.4: The Phantom of Gemini" by Ryosuke Akizuki - The BBB
  13. ^ "Urban Legend Detectives Case 1: The Merry's Mail (Bind Up)" by Kyosuke Tsumiki - The BBB
  14. ^ "Urban Legend Detectives Case 2: Solitary Hide and Seek" by Kyosuke Tsumiki - The BBB
  15. ^ "Urban Legend Detectives Case 3: The Kunekune (Dancing White Shadow)" by Kyosuke Tsumiki - The BBB
  16. ^ "Three Little Bonzes: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" by Takafumi Takada - The BBB
  17. ^ "A Goat on a Boat to Float: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" by Takafumi Takada - The BBB
  18. ^ "The Sky Crawlers" by Hiroshi Mori - The BBB
  19. ^ "None But Air" by Hiroshi Mori - The BBB
  20. ^ "Down to Heaven" by Hiroshi Mori - The BBB
  21. ^ "Flutter Into Life" by Hiroshi Mori - The BBB
  22. ^ "Cradle the Sky" by Hiroshi Mori - The BBB
  23. ^ "Sky Eclipse" by Hiroshi Mori - The BBB
  24. ^ "The Perfect Insider" by Hiroshi Mori - The BBB
  25. ^ "Becoming the Best Interviewer In the World: The BBB Interview Selection" by Yohei Hayakawa - The BBB
  26. ^ "Kaiten-sushi Saves the World: The BBB Interview Selection" by Nobuo Yonekawa - The BBB
  27. ^ "Mountaineering, Photographs, and World Heritage Sites: The BBB Interview Selection" by Hiroyuki Nakada - The BBB
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  • Profile at The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books (in English)
  • bbbcircle Ryusui & Kai official website (in English)
  • Cosmic Zero special website by Bungeishunju (in Japanese)
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