Japanese fantasy writers

Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor

Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896-1933)

Japanese novelist in the late Edo period (1767 - 1848)

is the pen name of a Japanese writer who is the leading member of the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the When They Cry visual novel series, which includes Higurashi When They Cry, Umineko When They Cry, and Ciconia When They Cry. His pen name originated from Final Fantasy, "Ryūkishi" being the term for "Dragoon" and "07" a play on words for "Lenna". His other notable works include Silent Hill f (2025) and Rewrite (2011).

Japanese writer

Japanese writer, video game designer

Japanese children's writer

Japanese novelist

Japanese novelist (born 1960)

Japanese essayist, novelist and psychiatrist (1927–2011)

Japanese novelist, translator, literary critic, art critic (1928–1987)

Japanese novelist (1953–2009)

Japanese writer and academic (1887–1953)

Japanese novelist

Japanese writer of mystery, fantasy, horror and historical fiction

Taiwanese-Japanese novelist, translator and cultural critic

Japanese mangaka

Japanese novelist

Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer

Japanese writer

Japanese writer (1884-1924)

Japanese writer (1947–)

Japanese novelist