Yoshiki Tanaka
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Dr. Yoshiki Tanaka (田中 芳樹 Tanaka Yoshiki, born October 22, 1952) is a famous novelist in Japan. He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, and has his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in Gradate School of Gakushūin University in Tokyo.
His works include the fantasy novel Arslan Senki (アルスラーン戦記), also known as the The Heroic Legend of Arslan, and the sci-fi space opera novel entitled Ginga Eiyū densetsu (銀河英雄伝説) a.k.a. Legend of the Galactic Heroes, both of which were adapted as anime and manga.
His fantasy works also include the novel Sōryūden (創竜伝) that was also adapted as anime.
External links
- On The Heroic Legend of Arslan (http://hanayume.net/hanami-gumi/manga/arslan.html)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes Information Center (http://www.logh.net/)