Reki Kawahara | |
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| Born | August 17, 1974[1][2] Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Fumio Kunori |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Known for | Sword Art Online, Accel World |
Reki Kawahara (川原 礫, Kawahara Reki, born August 17, 1974) is the Japanese author of the light novel and manga series Sword Art Online and Accel World. Both have been adapted into anime. He has also written The Isolator and the spinoff series Sword Art Online: Progressive.
The Sword Art Online series was first published online in 2002, under the pen name Fumio Kunori (九里史生, Kunori Fumio). Kawahara entered the first Accel World novel into ASCII Media Works' 15th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2008 and the novel won the Grand Prize.[3] The first novel was published by ASCII Media Works on February 10, 2009 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint.[4] As of September 8, 2017, 20 volumes have been published.[5] An anime series debuted in April 2012.[6] After gaining fame from the Dengeki award, Kawahara republished Sword Art Online in print. 19 volumes have been published as of February 2017,[7] as well as four volumes of Sword Art Online: Progressive.[8] An anime series premiered in July 2012,[9] and was followed by a for-TV movie Sword Art Online Extra Edition on December 31, 2013[10] as well as a second anime series, Sword Art Online II, in July 2014,[11] and a film adaptation, Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale.[12]
The Isolator (絶対ナル孤独者≪アイソレータ≫, Zettai Naru Kodokusha ≪Aisorēta≫) was serialised online starting in 2004,[13] and began publishing in print in June 2014.[14] Three light novels and one manga have been written.[15]
In 2012, Kawahara made voice cameos in several episodes of the Accel World anime series as Tin Writer.[citation needed]
References[]
- ↑ "Reki Kawahara (川原 礫) Brief Biography". T-ono.net. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Personal Twitter". August 20, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 第15回 電撃大賞 入賞作品 [15th Dengeki Bunko Prize Winning Works] . ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ アクセル・ワールド1 [Accel World 1] . ASCII Media Works. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ アクセル・ワールド19 . ASCII Media Works. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Accel World, Natsuiro Kiseki, Zetman, Dusk maiden of Amnesia Premieres Listed". Anime News Network. February 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ ソードアート・オンライン19 ムーン・クレイドル . Retrieved 2017-05-31.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ (in Japanese). ISBN 9784048655668.
- ↑ "Sword Art Online Light Novels About Virtual MMO Get Anime". Anime News Network. 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Sword Art Online Extra Edition to Air With New Footage". Anime News Network. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Anime Expo to Host Sword Art Online II Premiere Event with Reki Kawahara, abec". Anime News Network. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale Film to Open in 2017 (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "絶対ナル孤独 連載ページ". Wordgear.x0.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "New License Announcements". Yen Press. June 13, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "絶対ナル孤独者《アイソレータ》3 ―凝結者 The Trancer―". Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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External links[]
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- Reki Kawahara on Twitter Invalid language code.
- "Word Gear", his (Old) official website Invalid language code.
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- Reki Kawahara at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
| Works by Reki Kawahara | |
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| Accel World • Sword Art Online • The Isolator | |
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