Tomihiko Morimi (Japanese: 森見 登美彦, Hepburn: Morimi Tomihiko, born January 6, 1979) is a Japanese writer from Nara Prefecture. He graduated from Kyoto University[1] and his works often have Kyoto as the setting.

Tomihiko Morimi
Native name
森見 登美彦
Born (1979-01-06) January 6, 1979 (age 45)
Ikoma, Nara, Japan
OccupationNovelist
LanguageJapanese
Alma materKyoto University
GenreScience fiction, Fantasy

In July 2018, it was announced that the first two of Morimi's original works to be published in English will be Penguin Highway and The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl, both published by Yen Press in 2019.[2]

In 2022, Tower of the Sun and Fox Tales were published in English by Yen Press, while The Tatami Galaxy was published by HarperCollins, who also published The Tatami Time Machine Blues in 2023.

Partial bibliography

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  • Tower of the Sun (太陽の塔, Taiyō no Tō) (2003)
  • The Tatami Galaxy (四畳半神話大系, Yojōhan Shinwa Taikei, lit. "4½ Tatami Mythological Chronicles") (2004)
  • Fox Tales (きつねのはなし, Kitsune no Hanashi) (2006)
  • The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (夜は短し歩けよ乙女, Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome) (2006)
  • [New Interpretation] Run, Melos! and Four Other Stories (【新釈】走れメロス、他四篇, [Shinshaku] Hashire Merosu, Ta Shi Hen) (2007)
  • The Eccentric Family (有頂天家族, Uchōten Kazoku, lit. "The Ecstatic Family") (2007)
  • Love Letter Techniques (恋文の技術, Koibumi no Gijutsu) (2010)
  • Yoiyama Kaleidoscope (宵山万華鏡, Yoiyama Mangekyō) (2010)
  • Penguin Highway (ペンギン・ハイウェイ, Pengin Haiwei) (2010) Nihon SF Taisho Award winner.
  • The Adventures of a Saintly Slacker (聖なる怠け者の冒険, Seinaru Namakemono no Bōken) (2013)[3]
  • The Eccentric Family: The Junior Returns (有頂天家族 二代目の帰朝, Uchōten Kazoku: Nidaime no Kichō, lit. "The Ecstatic Family: The Junior Returns") (2015)
  • Night Train (夜行, Yakō) (2016)
  • Tropics (熱帯, Nettai) (2016)
  • The Tatami Time Machine Blues (四畳半タイムマシンブルース, Yojōhan Taimu Mashin Burūsu, lit. "4½ Tatami Time Machine Blues") (2020)
  • The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (シャーロック・ホームズの凱旋, Shārokku Hōmuzu no Gaisen) (2024)

References

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  1. ^ The Japanese Literature Publishing and Promotion Center
  2. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 8, 2018). "Yen Press Licenses Happy Sugar Life, Kakegurui Twins Manga, Penguin Highway, Walk on Girl, Mirai Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Adventures of a Saintly Slacker". Archived from the original on 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2018-08-07.