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Teshima Fuminori

てしま ふみのり

Teshima Fuminori

Pen Names: Teshima FuminoriPen name used for publications (same as legal name)

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1981-03-05 (Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Light novel author
Active Years
2007-
Affiliations
Japan SF Writers Club
Memberships
Member of the Japan SF Writers Club (since June 2022)
Nominations
8th Japan SF Newcomer Award finalist ("Hoshi no Uta" / "Song of the Stars")

Education

Osaka University of Arts Affiliated Osaka College of Art
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: Japan
Graduated from the school in 2001

Awards

Fantasia Award
2007
Work: Suna no Requiem (revised as 'Singing in the Sand Garden')
Organization: Fujimi Shobo
Result: 佳作 (Honorable Mention)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Singing in the Sand Garden

2007 Fantasy

Debut work, revised from his Fantasia Award honorable mention entry. A fantasy light novel with surreal and fantastical elements.

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Kage Shitsuji Marc series

2008 Fantasy

A series featuring a shadow butler protagonist, published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko from 2008 (12 volumes).

butler motifsshadowsloyalty

The Flightless Butterfly and the Sky Orca

2012 Fantasy

A series illustrated by Ukai Saki, noted for its unique worldbuilding and character depiction.

adventurecoming-of-ageotherworld

Kuro no Yatogami

2011 Fantasy

A three-volume series illustrated by Iida Nogi. Contains elements of dark fantasy.

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Bibliography

  • Singing in the Sand Garden
  • Kage Shitsuji Marc series (12 vols)
  • Kuro no Yatogami (3 vols)
  • The Flightless Butterfly and the Sky Orca (6 vols)
  • Thus Perished the Illusory Paradise (2 vols)
  • Battleship Academy Gram Ritter (3 vols)
  • XIIIth Magic Sigil Song Princess (2 vols)
  • Silver Maiden of Sword Engraving (7 vols)
  • Crimson Dragon King's Vow Knights (4 vols)
  • The Demon King Got Stuck in a Labyrinth and Asked the Hero for Help (1 vol)
  • Seven Princesses of Silver Flame and the Prince of Seven Calamities (1 vol)
  • Do Sacred Artifact Girls Fall in Love? (2 vols)
  • The Barista of Tokyo's Otherworld (2 vols)
  • The Demon King's Daughter Became My Wife and We Started Countryside Life, but We Must Not Be Happy. (ongoing)
  • Frame Arms Girl related books (various)
  • Others (various series across multiple labels)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Light-novel style with brisk pacingDialogue-driven, fast-paced narration
Recurring Motifs
motifs of shadows and butlerssurreal/fantastical landscapesthemes of loyalty and renewal

Legacy

Debuted after receiving an honorable mention in the Fantasia Award. He has published extensively across multiple light-novel imprints and remains an active, steady presence in the light-novel field.

Academic Societies

  • Japan SF Writers Club

Archives

  • National Diet Library (NDL identifier present)
  • VIAF / ISNI identifiers present

Trivia

  • Debuted in 2007 after his entry "Suna no Requiem" won an Honorable Mention in the 19th Fantasia Award; the work was revised and published as "Singing in the Sand Garden."
  • Has an archived old blog titled 'Atelier Moon Window'.
  • Active on X (formerly Twitter) under @ironimuf8.