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Hiroshi Ishizaki

いしざき ひろし

Ishizaki Hiroshi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958-03-21 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
children's literature author, novelist
Active Years
1992-
Affiliations
Japan YA Writers Club (founding member), Kodansha Aoi Tori Bunko (primary publishing venue)
Memberships
Japan YA Writers Club

Education

Keio University
Faculty of Economics
Country: Japan
Graduation year not specified in source. Worked at a publisher before debuting as an author.

Awards

Noma Juvenile Literature Prize
2012
Work: The Witch School at the Edge of the World
Organization: Noma Juvenile Literature Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Japan Juvenile Writers Association Prize
2013
Work: The Witch School at the Edge of the World
Organization: Japan Juvenile Writers Association
Result: 受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (JR Prize)
2023
Work: The Birth of Audrey Tang: Taiwan's Genius IT Minister Who Leaves No One Behind
Organization: Sankei Shimbun
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Haderu Seisenki

1992 fantasy

Debut work; a fantasy adventure aimed at young readers.

adventurefantasy

The Witch School at the Edge of the World

2012 children's literature / fantasy

A children's fantasy set at a witch school. Noted for incorporating reader-participation elements.

witchesschoolcoming of age

Kuro Majo-san ga Tooru!! series

children's literature

A popular series notable for featuring characters solicited from readers.

witchcrafthumorfriendship

Card Game series

2001 children's literature / adventure

A children's series themed around card games; published in multiple volumes.

gamesfriendshipadventure

Ghost Detective: Ghost Hunters

2016 children's horror

A children's horror series dealing with supernatural phenomena in school and daily life.

supernaturalhorrorschool

Bibliography

  • Haderu Seisenki Vol.1-3
  • Kuro Majo-san ga Tooru!! series
  • Magical Girl Reina series
  • The Trap of the Card Game (Card Game series)
  • Chain Mail: I Want to Stay Connected With You
  • Tokyo Jeanne d'Arc Vol.1 (Fan Chase!)
  • Miracle Morime's Yokai School
  • Gaianoid
  • TOEIC 900 Starting at 40
  • The Witch School at the Edge of the World
  • The Birth of Audrey Tang
  • JC Murasaki Shikibu

Translations by Author

  • The Magician Milo's Mysterious Hat (translated; original by John Agee)
  • Until We Can Say Goodbye (translated; original by Margaret Wild)
  • Theo the Young Lawyer's Casebook (translated; original by John Grisham)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
accessible prose for childrennarration blending fantasy and science fiction elements
Recurring Motifs
supernatural beings such as witches and yokaiintersection of everyday school life and the supernatural

Legacy

A prolific author in children's literature with a wide readership through imprints such as Aoi Tori Bunko. Known for reader-participation methods and works featuring schools and witches.

Academic Societies

  • Japan YA Writers Club

Archives

  • National Diet Library (authority data)
  • Authority records such as VIAF / ISNI

In Popular Culture

  • The 'Kuro Majo-san ga Tooru!!' series became widely known among child readers.

Trivia

  • Debuted in 1992 with 'Haderu Seisenki'.
  • Involved in the founding of the Japan YA Writers Club in 2009.
  • Won the 50th Noma Juvenile Literature Prize for 'The Witch School at the Edge of the World'.