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Minoru Kawakami

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Nationality
  
Japanese

Name
  
Minoru Kawakami

Role
  
Author


Born
  
Minoru Kawakami (川上稔 Kawakami Minoru) January 3, 1975 (age 49) (
1975-01-03
)

Occupation
  
AuthorVideo game designer

Genre
  
Science fictionFantasy

Notable works
  
Horizon in the Middle of NowhereThe Ending Chronicle

Books
  
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 1-B

Onoken - GO AHEAD [Preview] Team Leviathan Chronicle


Minoru Kawakami (川上稔, Kawakami Minoru) is a Japanese author of light novels, best known as the author of the Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere and The Ending Chronicle light novel series.

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Works

Most of Kawakami's works are set in a universe of his own creation. The history of this universe is divided into eras. Works set in the universe are labelled by the era they take place in (for instance Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere is the first series to take place in the GENESIS era, and is thus sometimes referred to as "the 1st GENESIS"). The eras are as follows, listed in chronological order:

  • FORTH
  • AHEAD
  • EDGE
  • GENESIS
  • OBSTACLE
  • CITY

    • CITY Series

  • Panzerpolis 1935 (パンツァーポリス1935) (1996, 1 volume)
  • Aerial City London (エアリアルシティ) (1997, 1 volume)
  • Tune Bust City Hong Kong (風水街都 香港) (1998, 2 volumes)
  • Noise City Osaka (奏（騒）楽都市OSAKA) (1999, 2 volumes)
  • Closed City Paris (閉鎖都市 巴里) (1999-2000, 2 volumes)
  • Panzerpolis Berlin (機甲都市 伯林) (2000-2001, 5 volumes)
  • Virtual City DT (電詞都市DT) (2002, 2 volumes)

    • AHEAD Series

  • The Ending Chronicle (終わりのクロニクル) (2003-2005, 14 volumes)

    • GENESIS Series

  • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (境界線上のホライゾン) (2008–present, 18 volumes)

    • FORTH Series

  • Rapid-fire King (連射王) (2013, 2 volumes)

    • OBSTACLE Series

  • Clash in the Hexennacht (激突のヘクセンナハト) (2015–present)

    • Awards

  • Dengeki Novel Prize
  • 1996 - Gold Prize, Panzerpolis 1935
  • Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!
  • 2005 - 3rd Place in Best Male Character, Mikoto Sayama, The Ending Chronicle
  • 2006 - 5th Place in Best Novel Series, The Ending Chronicle
  • 2006 - 2nd Place in Best Male Character, Mikoto Sayama, The Ending Chronicle
  • 2007 - 7th Place in Best Novel Series, The Ending Chronicle
  • 2007 - 1st Place in Best Male Character, Mikoto Sayama, The Ending Chronicle
  • 2013 - 10th Place in Best Novel Series, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
  • 2013 - 10th Place in Best Male Character, Toori Aoi, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere

    • References

    Minoru Kawakami Wikipedia
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