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Shu Kamio

カミオシュウ

Kamio Shu

Pen Names: Oshio ShuMisprinted name in Rekishi Gunzou Award

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1979-01-09 (Ishikawa Prefecture)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
historical novelist, writer
Active Years
2000-

Education

Kokugakuin University
Country: Japan
Left doctoral program

Awards

Rekishi Gunzou Award Honorable Mention
Work: Sanada Danjo Tadataka Takayuki
Organization: Rekishi Gunzou
Result: honorable_mention

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Third Conqueror

Historical Novel
Sengoku periodhistoryalternate history

Sekigahara Rokumonsenki

Historical Novel
Battle of Sekigaharahistory

Sekigahara Ruten Senki

Historical Novel
Sengoku periodhistory

Visual Encyclopedia of Sengoku Generals

Historical Encyclopedia
Sengoku generalshistory

Visual Encyclopedia of Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration Heroes

Historical Encyclopedia
Bakumatsu and Meiji Restorationhistory

Visual Encyclopedia of Genpei War Heroes

Historical Encyclopedia
Genpei Warhistory

Panorama Encyclopedia of Sengoku Battles

Historical Encyclopedia
Sengoku periodwarfare

Professor O'Connell and the Ambition of the Fuma Ninjas

Historical Novel
ninjahistory

Complete Guide to Japanese Temples

Guidebook
Japanese culturetemples

Complete Guide to Japanese Shrines

Guidebook
Japanese cultureshrines

Style & Themes

Literary Style
historical descriptive narrativepursuit of realism
Recurring Motifs
Sengoku periodwarriorsbattles

Legacy

As a Japanese historical novelist, contributed to historical popularization centered on the Sengoku period through numerous writings and supervision. Also contributed to the promotion of shogi.

Trivia

  • His name was misprinted as Oshio Shu during Rekishi Gunzou Award selection.
  • Author and supervisor of many historical encyclopedia works.
  • Active in the promotion of shogi.
  • Fan of the Hanshin Tigers and period dramas.