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Sennendō Taguchi

たぐち せんねんどう

Taguchi Sennendō

Pen Names: Sennendō TaguchiUsed as a pen name

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Game scenario writer
Active Years
2004-

Education

Meisei University
Country: Japan

Awards

Enterbrain Entame Award
2003
Work: Yoshinaga-san's Gargoyle
Organization: Enterbrain
Result: 大賞 (Grand Prize)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Yoshinaga-san's Gargoyle

2004 Light novel / Fantasy

A light novel series set around a school, depicting interactions and adventures involving nonhuman beings and the protagonists.

school lifefantasycomedy
Adaptations
  • [TV anime] Yoshinaga-san's Gargoyle (2006)

Koppe and the BB Gang

2005 Light novel

A light novel series with elements aimed at younger readers.

adventurehumor

Today's Knight Miroku

2009 Fantasy / Light novel

A fantasy series published under Fujimi Fantasia Bunko.

adventureknights

Bibliography

  • Yoshinaga-san's Gargoyle (15 vols + extras)
  • Koppe and the BB Gang (3 vols)
  • Gargoyle Alternative (5 vols)
  • Today's Knight Miroku (10 vols + collection)
  • Degen Maiden (4 vols)
  • Various other single volumes and anthology contributions

Adaptations

  • Yoshinaga-san's Gargoyle (TV anime, 2006)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Conversational, brisk proseLight novel pacing
Recurring Motifs
school lifefairies and monsterseveryday antics

Legacy

A noted light novel author from the mid-2000s whose flagship work was adapted into an anime and gained broad recognition. Known for school fantasy and youth-oriented elements within the light novel field.

In Popular Culture

  • The anime adaptation of Yoshinaga-san's Gargoyle contributed to TV anime culture.

Trivia

  • Operates under the pen name Sennendō Taguchi.
  • Maintains an official blog titled "Sennendo Alternative".
  • Active on X (formerly Twitter) under @sennendo.