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Yamagata Ishio

やまがた いしお

Yamagata Ishio

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
novelist, author
Active Years
2005-

Awards

Super Dash Novel Rookie Award (Grand Prize)
2005
Work: The Book of Bantorra series
Organization: Shueisha
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Book of Bantorra series

2005 Light novel / Battle, SF, Fantasy

A multi-character story set in a world where the dead crystallize into 'books'. It follows armed librarians and human bombs, centered on characters such as Hamyuts Meseta, and unfolds battles and mysteries surrounding libraries and 'books'.

librariesmemorydeathcombatidentity
Adaptations
  • [Manga] Tatakai Shisho to Koisuru Bakudan (Manga) / 篠原九 (2009)
  • [TV anime] The Book of Bantorra / 篠原俊哉 (2009)

Bibliography

  • The Book of Bantorra: The Bomb That Loves
  • The Book of Bantorra: The Fool of Thunder
  • The Book of Bantorra: Labyrinth of Black Ants
  • The Book of Bantorra: The Divine Stone Sword
  • The Book of Bantorra: The Witch of Reminiscence
  • The Book of Bantorra: The Princess of Twisted Rope
  • The Book of Bantorra: The Feast of Liars
  • The Book of Bantorra: The Beast of the Final Chapter
  • The Book of Bantorra: The Demon Lord of Despair
  • The Book of Bantorra: The Power of the World

Adaptations

  • The Book of Bantorra (TV anime, 2009)
  • Tatakai Shisho to Koisuru Bakudan (Manga, 2008–2009)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
entertainment-focused light-novel styleensemble-cast narrativeaction- and combat-oriented descriptions
Recurring Motifs
libraries / 'books'memory and forgettingdeath and rebirthfate and choice

Legacy

As a light novel series published by Super Dash Bunko, it achieved media mix adaptations (manga and anime) and drew attention within late-2000s light novel works. The series is noted for its unique setting around libraries and 'books' and its ensemble drama.

In Popular Culture

  • Adapted into a TV anime in 2009, broadcast on Animax and BS11. Known as an example of a light-novel-origin media mix.

Trivia

  • The Book of Bantorra series debuted as the Grand Prize-winning work of the 4th Super Dash Novel Rookie Award.
  • The series was published in 10 light-novel volumes and received manga and anime adaptations.