Natsume Akatsuki

Natsume Akatsuki (暁なつめ, Akatsuki Natsume) is a Japanese light novel author and manga writer from Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1] He is best known for writing the KonoSuba series.

Natsume Akatsuki
暁なつめ
BornEchizen, Japan
Pen nameJitakukeibihei (Shōsetsuka ni Narō username)
Hideaki Natsuki (8th MF Bunko J Light Novel Rookie Award submission name, Shōsetsuka ni Narō username)
OccupationLight novelist, manga writer
LanguageJapanese
Period2013–present
GenreLight novel, comedy
Notable works
Website
natsumeakatsuki.blog.fc2.com

Career

In 2012, Akatsuki entered his debut work Dragontarashi (ドラゴンたらし) for the 8th MF Bunko J Light Novel Rookie Award under the pen name Hideaki Natsuki (夏希秀明, Natsuki Hideaki).[2] However, it only made it to the second round.[3] After that, he began posting his writing to the user-generated novel website Shōsetsuka ni Narō under the same name.

On August 19, 2012,[4] under the name Sentōin Sangō (戦闘員三号, Sangō Sentōin), he began serializing Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, which concluded on September 10 of the same year with 68 chapters.[5] In the same month, under the name Yōki na America Jin (陽気なアメリカ人), he published Saikyō no Katanakaji (最強の刀鍛冶).[6] After this, he closed his account.

After a short time, Akatsuki created a new account on Shōsetsuka ni Narō under the username Jitakukeibihei (自宅警備兵) and begun uploading once again. He published Ninja ga Isekai Iri (忍者が異世界入り) before taking it down, only making the work available again on February 1, 2013.[7]

On December 20, 2012, he began serializing KonoSuba, which finished on October 21, 2013, with 124 chapters.[8] It was announced in the same year that KonoSuba would be published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Sneaker imprint. On December 10, 2013, KonoSuba was taken off the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website.

March 27, 2013, saw the release of the KonoSuba side-story Kamen Akuma ga Miru Yume wa (仮面悪魔が見る夢は).[9] The same work would be published in book form on April 1, 2016, as Kono Kamen no Akuma ni Sōdan o! (この仮面の悪魔に相談を！).

Akatsuki officially debuted on October 1, 2013, with the first volume of KonoSuba being published in book form.[10]

On October 1, 2014, he released his first novel, Dragontarashi, for free on his blog.[2]

In 2016, he would write and begin publishing the manga Kemono Michi. It would receive an anime adaptation in 2019.[11]

KonoSuba received an anime adaptation in 2016.[12] It would later on have a sequel anime in 2017[13] followed by a movie in 2019.[14]

Akatsuki's Combatants Will Be Dispatched! started publishing on November 1, 2017.[15] It received an anime adaptation in 2021.[16]

Works

KonoSuba
Main article: List of KonoSuba volumes
  • KonoSuba (illustrated by Kurone Mishima, published by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, 17 volumes, 2013–2020)
    • KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (illustrated by Kurone Mishima, published by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, 3 volumes, 2014–2015)
      • KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Bonus Story (illustrated by Kurone Mishima, published by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, 2 volumes, 2016–2019)
    • Consulting With This Masked Devil! (illustrated by Kurone Mishima, published by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, 1 volume, 2016)
    • KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Extra Attention to that Wonderful Fool! (illustrated by Kurone Mishima, published by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, 7 volumes, 2017–present)

Combatants Will Be Dispatched!

Manga

Other credits

References
  1. "人気このすば、福井出身作家の素顔 暁なつめさん、キャラ作りにも工夫 | 催し・文化 | 福井のニュース | 福井新聞ONLINE". 2018-07-21. Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. "四畳半から見える月 ちょっとお知らせ". natsumeakatsuki.blog.fc2.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. "第8回 MF文庫Jライトノベル新人賞 | MF文庫J オフィシャルウェブサイト". Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  4. "タテ書き小説ネット - 戦闘員、派遣します". 2012-09-08. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. "【魚拓】小説を読もう！ || 小説ランキング[日間]". ウェブ魚拓 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  6. "【魚拓】小説を読もう！ || 小説ランキング[日間]". 2018-10-19. Archived from the original on 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  7. "忍者が異世界入り｜自宅警備兵の活動報告". mypage.syosetu.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  8. "【魚拓】この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！". ウェブ魚拓 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  9. "仮面悪魔が見る夢は｜自宅警備兵の活動報告". mypage.syosetu.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  10. CORPORATION, KADOKAWA. "この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！ あぁ、駄女神さま". KADOKAWAオフィシャルサイト. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  11. "Kemonomichi Manga by Konosuba's Akatsuki Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  12. "Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Alternate World Comedy Light Novels Get TV Anime - News - Anime News Network". 2017-06-26. Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  13. "KonoSuba Season 2 Reveals New Key Visual, Supporting Cast Designs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  14. "Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Anime Gets Film Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  15. "戦闘員、派遣します！ | 書籍情報". スニーカー文庫（ザ・スニーカーWEB） (in Japanese). November 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  16. "Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Novels by Konosuba's Natsume Akatsuki Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.