Akinari Matsuno (松野 秋鳴, Matsuno Akinari, 1979[1] – 18 April 2011[2][3]) was a Japanese light novel author best known for his series MM!.
Akinari Matsuno 松野 秋鳴 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 18 April 2011 (age 32) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Period | 2005–2011 |
| Genre | Light novel |
| Notable works | MM! (2007) |
| Notable awards | MF Bunko J Light Novel Rookie Award (2005) |
Biography
editMatsuno was born in Kawanishi City, Japan in 1979.[4] His debut work, The Selfish Battleship of Class 2-3 (the release title changed to Aoba-kun and Uchuu-jin), under his pseudonym Akinari, received the Brilliancy Prize in the 2005 MF Bunko J Light Novel Rookie Award, the second work ever to receive this prize since its conception the year prior.[5]
His second work, MM!, which got adapted into an anime television series in 2010, had not been completed by the time of his death on the 18 April 2011 at the age of 32. While his official cause of death has not been released to the public, Ichirō Sakaki, who also writes for MF Bunko J, revealed on Twitter that Matsuno had been sick since 2010 and had not been appearing at company events.[6]
Works
edit- Aoba-kun and Uchuu-jin (2005–2006) (Published by MF Bunko J, illustrated by Chōniku)
- MM! (2007–2010) (Published by MF Bunko J, illustrated by QP:flapper)
References
edit- ^ 青葉くんとウチュウ・ジン (MF文庫J): Akinari Matsuno, Chōiku: Author info (Japanese).
- ^ "MF文庫J 訃報". 2011-04-26. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "MM! Light Novel Author Akinari Matsuno Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ MM! (Volume 2 – 10) (Author info). MF Bunko J.
- ^ "MF文庫J オフィシャルウェブサイト｜ライトノベル新人賞作品募集中！". 2010-04-14. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ 榊一郎 (2011-04-26). "考えて見れば、去年のＭＦの授賞式に、既に体調を崩して欠席しておられたので、去年の夏に関西圏の物書き数人で飯食ったのが、松野氏に会った最後。「えむえむっ！」のアニメ化も決まって色々楽しそうだったのに……". @ichiro_sakaki (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
External links
edit- Akinari Matsuno at Anime News Network's encyclopedia