Yoshiki Tanaka


Yoshiki Tanaka is a Japanese novelist.
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Life and education

He was born in Hondo, Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushūin University in Tokyo.
On November 30, 2024, Tanaka suffered from a debilitating cerebral hemorrhage and collapsed, but was promptly brought to the hospital. The brain damage affected his motor functions, forcing him to move to a nursing facility for rehabilitation.

Writings

His major works include the sci-fi space opera novel series entitled Ginga Eiyū Densetsu, also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and the fantasy novel series Arslan Senki, also known as The Heroic Legend of Arslan, both of which were adapted as anime and manga. His fantasy works also include the novel series Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings that was also adapted as anime.
Tanaka is interested in Chinese history and wrote some novels set in China. He also published two arranged-translations of Chinese literature: "Sui Tang Yanyi" and "General Yue Fei" as "Gakuhi-den". He is also familiar with Persian history, although Arslan Senki is inspired by Persian history alongside his own thoughts and imaginations.

Major works

Manga

Awards