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Hamubane

はむばね

hamubane

Pen Names: Miyuki Sora（Alternate pen name used for some works (e.g. publications under Tokuma Dual Bunko)）

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1985-10-07 （Nara Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Nara Prefecture, Japan

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Light novel author
Active Years
2004-

Education

Ritsumeikan University, College of Information Science and Engineering
College of Information Science and Engineering
Period: 2004-2008
Year of Graduation: 2008
Country: Japan
Undergraduate graduation
Ritsumeikan University Graduate School, Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Science and Engineering / Computer Science course
Period: 2008-2010
Year of Graduation: 2010
Country: Japan
Completed graduate studies (Computer Science)

Awards

Square Enix Novel Award (Light Novel)
2004
Organization: Square Enix
Result: 入選
Tokuma Novels Edge Newcomer Award (Tokuma Dual Bunko Special Prize)
2008
Organization: Tokuma Shoten (Tokuma Novels Edge)
Result: 特別賞受賞
HJ Bunko Award
2017
Work: Iku-ma Yūsha (later published as 'The Maxed-Out Hero's Super Demon Teaching (Overraise)')
Organization: HJ Bunko (Hobby Japan)
Result: 銀賞
Fantasia Award
2017
Organization: Fujimi Shobo (Fantasia Prize)
Result: 金賞
Jump Novel Rookie Prize ('16 Winter)
2017
Organization: Jump Novel Rookie Prize (JUMP j BOOKS)
Result: 銀賞
LN News Online Awards
2017
Work: The Maxed-Out Hero's Super Demon Teaching (Overraise)
Category: 新作総合 / 新作
Organization: LN News Online
Result: 新作総合部門・新作部門受賞
LN News Online Awards
2018
Category: 新作総合
Organization: LN News Online
Result: 新作総合部門受賞（2018年5月刊）
LN News Online Awards
2018
Category: 萌えた部門 / 新作総合
Organization: LN News Online
Result: 萌えた部門受賞・新作総合部門受賞（2018年8月刊）
LN News Online Awards
2019
Organization: LN News Online
Result: 笑った部門受賞（2019年12月刊）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Stamp Dead

2005 Light novel (mystery/horror elements)

Debut light novel series mixing mystery and horror elements centered around death.

deathmysteryfriendship
Adaptations
  • [Manga] Stamp Dead (manga) (2007)

Typhoon in the Sun

2008 Light novel

A light novel series blending humor and human drama in short-story like installments.

slice of lifehuman drama

The Hero at the Demon King's House

2009 Light novel (comedy)

A comedy series using the trope of the demon king and the hero; published under Tokuma Dual Bunko.

hero and demon kingcomedy

The Maxed-Out Hero's Super Demon Teaching (Overraise)

2017 Fantasy / Light novel

A fantasy about a maxed-out hero who takes promising demon kings and princesses as apprentices; has a school-like mentorship tone.

growthmentor-apprentice relationshipfantasy
Adaptations
  • [Manga] The Maxed-Out Hero's Super Demon Teaching (manga) (2022)

There's No Way the Support Character Has a Girlfriend

2018 Romantic comedy / Light novel

A series combining 'support character' tropes with romantic comedy elements.

romancefriendshipromcom

My Former Sister Reincarnated as a JK from Another World Pushes on Me

2019 Isekai reincarnation / Light novel

An isekai reincarnation novel with comedic elements; notable for an assertive sister character.

another worldfamily relationshipscomedy

Bibliography

  • Stamp Dead (series)
  • Typhoon in the Sun (series)
  • The Hero at the Demon King's House (series)
  • The Maxed-Out Hero's Super Demon Teaching (HJ Bunko)
  • There's No Way the Support Character Has a Girlfriend (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)
  • My Former Sister Reincarnated as a JK from Another World Pushes on Me (HJ Bunko)
  • If Three Cute JK Sisters Who Like to Care for You Exist, Can I Be Pampered at Home? (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)
  • Various novelizations and comic adaptations

Adaptations

  • Stamp Dead (manga adaptation by Kuwasato Torasuke, 2007)
  • The Maxed-Out Hero's Super Demon Teaching (manga adaptation, 2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dialogue-driven with brisk pacingLight, witty descriptive style
Recurring Motifs
role reversals between hero and demon kingsister / sibling charactersschool-like mentor-apprentice relationships

Legacy

A commercially successful light novel author with a diverse body of work. After multiple newcomer awards, the author published many series that expanded readership through manga adaptations and novelizations.

Trivia

  • Claims a best time of 87 seconds on Minesweeper (expert level).
  • Has an anecdote about impulsively buying a girl's school swimsuit.
  • Maintains a personal blog and posts on Kakuyomu and X (formerly Twitter).