Rifujin na Magonote (Japanese: 理不尽な孫の手, Hepburn: Rifujin na Magonote, lit. Unreasonable Backscratcher) is the pen name of a Japanese novelist who is best known for novel series Mushoku Tensei.
Rifujin na Magonote | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 理不尽な孫の手 |
| Born | April 3, 1985 Gifu Prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Notable works | Mushoku Tensei |
Career
editMagonote's interest in fiction began when he watched the 1995 animated film Whisper of the Heart while in elementary school. Upon entering junior high school, he joined the computer club where he began writing novels using a text editor and creating picture stories using PowerPoint. After graduating university in 2007, he began submitting manuscripts to publishers. After getting no results, he wanted to quit becoming an author.[2] Some years later, he was reading Kanekiru Kogitsune's Re:Monster where he learned of the web fiction website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. After reading some of the serials on the website, thinking he would not be ridiculed for his writing, he began submitting there.[2]
From 2012 to 2015, he began publishing the series Mushoku Tensei,[3] which remained the number one ranked work on the site from October 2013 to February 2019.[4] Mushoku Tensei were published under Media Factory imprint MF Books since January 2014.[5] Since 2017, it has ranked highly in the annual Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi![a] It has received a manga adaptation,[6] an anime,[7] and been translated into English.[8]
Personal life and influences
edit"Rifujin na Magonote" is a combination of two out of five previous pen names he has used online.[9] Magonote is a fan of Satoshi Mizukami, mentioning the series Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer as influencing his own work.[2] He is also influenced by fantasy video game series such as Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.[10]
He is friends with fellow Shōsetsuka ni Narō writers Tappei Nagatsuki, Natsume Akatsuki, Kugane Maruyama and Carlo Zen, who all debuted around the same time as him. They have shared copies of their new releases with each other and until 2015, ran a communal chatroom together.[11]
Works
editNovels
edit- Mushoku Tensei (無職転生 〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu) (Illustrated by Shirotaka, published by MF Books, 26 volumes, 2014 – 2022)
- Orc Eroica (オーク英雄物語 忖度列伝, О̄ku Eiyūmonogatari Sontaku Retsuden) (Illustrated by Asanagi, published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, 5 volumes, 2020 – ongoing)
Anime
edit- Mushoku Tensei (Supervising Director, Season 1 Episode 23 Screenplay)
Video games
edit- Mushoku Tensei[12] (Original Game Scenario "Paul Gaiden" Supervising Director)
Notes
edit- ^ 4th (2017), 7th (2018), 8th (2019), 4th (2020), 5th (2023) (Tankōbon editions)
References
edit- ^ Rifujin na Magonote (December 25, 2020). Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. Vol. 24. Shōsetsuka ni Narō. ISBN 978-4-04-680069-5.
- ^ a b c na Magonote, Rifujin (2022). Mushoku Tensei Special Book (in Japanese). Japan: MF Books. p. 314. ISBN 978-4-04-681934-5.
- ^ "無職転生 - 異世界行ったら本気だす -". 小説家になろう (in Japanese). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "「今度こそはきちんと生き抜く」…超人気作『無職転生』の"圧倒的切実さ"の正体（飯田 一史） @gendai_biz". 現代ビジネス (in Japanese). January 21, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Corporation, Kadokawa. "無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～ １". Kadokawa. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Corporation, Kadokawa. "無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～ １". Kadokawa. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 20, 2023). "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Novels Get Anime Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 20, 2023). "Seven Seas Adds Railgun, Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Orphen Spinoff Manga; 3 Light Novel Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "無職転生の進捗とゲームの事｜理不尽な孫の手の活動報告". mypage.syosetu.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "パンタポルタ: 【インタビュー】小説家になろう総合ランキング1位！『無職転生 - 異世界行ったら本気だす -』理不尽な孫の手先生". パンタポルタ. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "異世界ものは何がそんなに面白いのか？ 『リゼロ』長月達平×『オバロ』丸山くがね対談 | ダ・ヴィンチニュース". October 30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
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