Hayakawa SF Contest
1回登壇
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第14回（1988年） honorable mention
Ryuichi Kaneko
かねこ りゅういち
Kaneko Ryuichi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1956-03-11 （Kobe, Hyogo, Japan）
- 死没
- 2013-08-30 57歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Science writer, SF researcher, Author, Science consultant / technical advisor
- 活動期間
- 1978年〜2013年
- 所属
- Contact Co., Ltd. (Representative Director), Hard SF Laboratory, Space Writers Club (SAC), Japan Space Elevator Association (Honorary member), Japanese Society of Paleontology (member), CONTACT Japan (first-contact simulation project)
- 所属団体
- Japanese Society of Paleontology, Space Writers Club (SAC), Hard SF Laboratory, Japan Space Elevator Association (Honorary member)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Fujio Ishihara, Takumi Shibano
- 影響を与えた人物
- Eriko Nagao, Mika Nakano
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo University | Faculty of Commerce | Major in Business Administration | 学士（商学） | 1974-1978 | Japan |
Chuo University
Faculty of Commerce
/ Major in Business Administration
学位:
学士（商学）
期間:
1974-1978
卒業年:
1978
国:
Japan
Attended Chuo University Suginami High School; began writing while at university.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Hayakawa SF Contest | Wind over the Leaf Tips | — | Hayakawa Publishing | 佳作 (Honorable Mention) |
| 1988 | Seiun Award (non-fiction — reference candidate) | Space Tour | ノンフィクション（参考候補） | Seiun Award / Japanese SF Convention | 参考候補 |
| 1999 | Seiun Award (non-fiction — reference candidate) | First Contact: The Day We Meet Extraterrestrial Intelligence | ノンフィクション（参考候補） | Seiun Award / Japanese SF Convention | 参考候補 |
| 2001 | Japan SF Award (nominee) | New Century Future Science | — | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan | 候補 |
Hayakawa SF Contest
1988
対象作品:
Wind over the Leaf Tips
主催:
Hayakawa Publishing
結果:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
Seiun Award (non-fiction — reference candidate)
1988
対象作品:
Space Tour
部門:
ノンフィクション（参考候補）
主催:
Seiun Award / Japanese SF Convention
結果:
参考候補
Seiun Award (non-fiction — reference candidate)
1999
対象作品:
First Contact: The Day We Meet Extraterrestrial Intelligence
部門:
ノンフィクション（参考候補）
主催:
Seiun Award / Japanese SF Convention
結果:
参考候補
Japan SF Award (nominee)
2001
対象作品:
New Century Future Science
主催:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
結果:
候補
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The World of Space & SF: Where Imagination Meets Science
1978年 Non-fiction / Popular scienceAn early collection introducing the intersection of science fiction and science for general readers.
science and science fictionpopular science
Space Tour
1987年 Non-fiction / Space scienceA general-audience introduction to space travel and space technologies.
space explorationfuture technologies
New Century Future Science
2001年 Non-fiction / Future scienceA book explaining trends in 21st-century science and technology and future possibilities.
future forecastingtechnology explanation
New Dinosaur Legends
1993年 Non-fiction / PaleontologyIntroduces up-to-date paleontological findings and explains dinosaur evolution and ecology.
dinosaur scienceevolution
全著作
- The World of Space & SF: Where Imagination Meets Science (1978)
- Passport to the SF Dimension (1978)
- Space Tour (1987)
- The Great Dinosaur Debate! (1990)
- New Dinosaur Legends (1993)
- Dominant: Evolutionary Strategies of Dinosaurs (1994)
- First Contact: The Day We Meet Extraterrestrial Intelligence (1998)
- New Century Future Science (2001)
- Latest Dinosaur Science Report (2002)
- Evolution Driven by Mass Extinctions (2010)
作風・主題
- 文体
- clear explanatory prose for general readersanalysis grounded in scientific evidence
- 頻出モチーフ
- dinosaurs and paleontologyspace technology and the futurethe interface between SF and real science
健康
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Diabetes生涯（詳細不明）He had a history of diabetes; it was reported as a contributing background factor to later cerebral hemorrhage.
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Cerebral hemorrhage2013年 夏（入院後、8月に再発）Hospitalized for intracerebral hemorrhage in summer 2013; after rehabilitation the hemorrhage recurred and he died.
評価・遺産
As a science writer he popularized paleontology, space science and future technologies for general audiences, and influenced popular culture through science consulting for anime and games. Several of his books were Seiun Award reference candidates; he is regarded as an important figure in Japanese SF and science popularization.
関連学会
- Japanese Society of Paleontology
資料所蔵先
- Ryuichi Kaneko photo/report archive (Dino Pantheon and related online resources)
大衆文化への影響
- Introduced the orbital elevator concept in the anime Space Carrier Blue Noah and influenced SF settings for anime.
- Contributed to the SF settings and supervision of several anime including NHK's Dinosaur Planet.
豆知識
- An avid ballet fan in his youth; published a self-produced pamphlet 'Tenjo Sajiki Communication' about ballet.
- Known for his passion for food; appeared as a character in a friend's novel as 'K-ko sensei'.
- Involved in one of the earliest appearances of an orbital elevator in Japanese anime.