Hayakawa SF Contest
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1988) honorable mention
Ryuichi Kaneko
かねこ りゅういち
Kaneko Ryuichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-03-11 （Kobe, Hyogo, Japan）
- Died
- 2013-08-30 age 57
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Science writer, SF researcher, Author, Science consultant / technical advisor
- Active Years
- 1978-2013
- Affiliations
- 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)
- Memberships
- Japanese Society of Paleontology, Space Writers Club (SAC), Hard SF Laboratory, Japan Space Elevator Association (Honorary member)
- Influenced By
- Fujio Ishihara, Takumi Shibano
- Influenced
- Eriko Nagao, Mika Nakano
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Degree:
学士（商学）
Period:
1974-1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
Japan
Attended Chuo University Suginami High School; began writing while at university.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Work:
Wind over the Leaf Tips
Organization:
Hayakawa Publishing
Result:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
Seiun Award (non-fiction — reference candidate)
1988
Work:
Space Tour
Category:
ノンフィクション（参考候補）
Organization:
Seiun Award / Japanese SF Convention
Result:
参考候補
Seiun Award (non-fiction — reference candidate)
1999
Work:
First Contact: The Day We Meet Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Category:
ノンフィクション（参考候補）
Organization:
Seiun Award / Japanese SF Convention
Result:
参考候補
Japan SF Award (nominee)
2001
Work:
New Century Future Science
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The World of Space & SF: Where Imagination Meets Science
1978 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 Non-fiction / Space scienceA general-audience introduction to space travel and space technologies.
space explorationfuture technologies
New Century Future Science
2001 Non-fiction / Future scienceA book explaining trends in 21st-century science and technology and future possibilities.
future forecastingtechnology explanation
New Dinosaur Legends
1993 Non-fiction / PaleontologyIntroduces up-to-date paleontological findings and explains dinosaur evolution and ecology.
dinosaur scienceevolution
Bibliography
- 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)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear explanatory prose for general readersanalysis grounded in scientific evidence
- Recurring Motifs
- dinosaurs and paleontologyspace technology and the futurethe interface between SF and real science
Health
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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.
Legacy
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.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Society of Paleontology
Archives
- Ryuichi Kaneko photo/report archive (Dino Pantheon and related online resources)
In Popular Culture
- 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.
Trivia
- 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.