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Ryusei Shidou

しどう りゅうせい

Shidou Ryusei

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Company executive, Non-fiction writer, Manga concept writer
Active Years
2009-

Awards

Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award "Ryūsui Taishō"
2009
Work: Raigeki☆SS Girl
Organization: Kodansha BOX
Result: 大賞(受賞)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Raigeki☆SS Girl

2009 Light novel

Debut light novel series published by Kodansha BOX in 2009. Later republished in paperback by Seikaisha under the title 'Sekai Seifuku'. The original release comprised three volumes.

Hazuki Rion no Teikoku

Light novel

Light novel series published by Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko; consists of 10 volumes.

Koutekishu Only One

2012 Light novel

Five-volume light novel series published by Kodansha Ranobe Bunko.

Dai Nippon Samurai Girl

Light novel

Light novel series published by Seikaisha FICTIONS; consists of 9 volumes.

Tokyo yori Nikushimi wo Komete (With Hatred from Tokyo)

2013 Light novel

Series published by Seikaisha FICTIONS; three volumes.

Forusesu Koukoku Senki - The Golden Sword Princess and the Steel Strategist

2014 Light novel / Fantasy

Fantasy war-chronicle series published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko; three volumes published as of the source.

Sekai Souzou Kabushiki-gaisha (World Creation Inc.)

2015 Light novel

Linked short/serial-format light novel series published by Seikaisha FICTIONS; two volumes as of the source.

Ichijou Asuna no Chikyuu Rengou (Asuna Ichijō's Earth Union)

2016 Light novel

A novel published by Famitsu Bunko.

Yuusha no Bukiya Keiei (Managing the Hero's Weapon Shop)

2017 Light novel / Fantasy

Fantasy light novel series published by Seikaisha FICTIONS; three volumes.

Bibliography

  • Raigeki☆SS Girl (2009, Kodansha BOX)
  • Kami to Sekai to Zetsubou Ningen 00-02 (2010)
  • Kami to Sekai to Zetsubou Ningen 03-08 (2010)
  • Sekai Seifuku (retitled paperback, Seikaisha Bunko, 2013)
  • Hazuki Rion no Teikoku (Shogakukan Gagaga Bunko, 10 vols)
  • Koutekishu Only One 1 (Kodansha Ranobe Bunko, 2012)
  • Koutekishu Only One 2 (Kodansha Ranobe Bunko, 2012)
  • Koutekishu Only One 3 (Kodansha Ranobe Bunko, 2012)
  • Koutekishu Only One 4 (Kodansha Ranobe Bunko, 2013)
  • Koutekishu Only One 5 (Kodansha Ranobe Bunko, 2013)
  • Dai Nippon Samurai Girl (Seikaisha FICTIONS, 9 vols)
  • Tokyo yori Nikushimi wo Komete 1 (Seikaisha FICTIONS, Oct 2013)
  • Tokyo yori Nikushimi wo Komete 2 (Seikaisha FICTIONS, Dec 2013)
  • Tokyo yori Nikushimi wo Komete 3 (Seikaisha FICTIONS, Feb 2015)
  • Forusesu Koukoku Senki - The Golden Sword Princess and the Steel Strategist (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, 2014-2015)
  • Sekai Souzou Kabushiki-gaisha 1 (Seikaisha FICTIONS, Aug 2015)
  • Sekai Souzou Kabushiki-gaisha 2 (Seikaisha FICTIONS, Oct 2015)
  • Ichijou Asuna no Chikyuu Rengou (Famitsu Bunko, May 2016)
  • Yuusha no Bukiya Keiei 1 (Seikaisha FICTIONS, May 2017)
  • Yuusha no Bukiya Keiei 2 (Seikaisha FICTIONS, Sep 2017)
  • Yuusha no Bukiya Keiei 3 (Seikaisha FICTIONS, Nov 2017)
  • Miyabi no Konkatsu Sensou (Genrou Fantasia Novels, Feb 2011)
  • Asagiri Chitose wa Hekotarenai (Fujimi L Bunko, Sep 2014)
  • Hametsu Gunshi no Tobaku Senki (NOVEL 0, Sep 2016)
  • Real Jinsei Game Complete Strategy (Chikuma Primer Shinsho, co-authored, Oct 2017)
  • If I Became President This Country Would Thrive (NOVEL 0, Oct 2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Light-novel style with fast-paced, dialogue-driven prosePop-oriented voice with occasional dark humor
Recurring Motifs
Recurring motifs of world-conquest or power strugglesEnsembles centered on younger protagonistsBlend of comedy and seriousness

Legacy

Won the Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award (Ryūsui Taishō) for his debut and subsequently published multiple light novel series. He is known as an anonymous/masked author who keeps personal details private and has a distinct presence in the light-novel community.

Archives

  • ISNI: 0000000374843249
  • VIAF: 251311213
  • National Diet Library (Japan) author ID: 01173550

Trivia

  • Operates as an anonymous (masked) writer; legal name and face are not publicly disclosed.
  • Reportedly works as a company manager in the advertising industry as his primary occupation.
  • Won the Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award (Ryūsui Taishō) for his debut 'Raigeki☆SS Girl'.
  • Maintained an official blog (SIDOU.net) though external links have been reported as broken.