Nisio Isin
Nisio Isin (西尾 維新, Nishio Ishin), often stylized as NISIOISIN to form a palindrome, is a Japanese novelist, manga author, and screenplay writer.
Nisio has been involved with Hirohiko Araki's works on several occasions, notably the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise. He is the author of JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN, Cool Shock Old B.T., and Cool Shock Guy B.T., working alongside Posuka Demizu as the illustrator for the latter two works.
Nisio Isin is mostly known as the author of various novel and manga series, including the Monogatari series, the Katanagatari series, the Medaka Box manga series, the Bōkyaku Tantei series, and the Pretty Boy Detective Club series.
Biography
Nisio Isin was born in Japan in 1981. He attended the Ritsumeikan University College of Policy Science, but left the university without graduating. He originally wanted to work as a manga artist, but found himself unable to improve his drawing ability. This led Nisio to become a writer instead, as the fact that novels are printed rather than handwritten made up for his lack of skill in drawing and handwriting.[1]
Nisio began his career by submitting various works to the Mephisto magazine to participate in the Mephisto Prize competition which awards the best submitted unpublished genre fiction (notably mystery) novels.[2] In 2002, Nisio Isin debuted with the story Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User, which won the 23rd Mephisto Prize.[3] It would go on to be the first novel in the Zaregoto series which ran from 2002 to 2005 over nine volumes.
Nisio Isin would go on to become a famous author, known for his mystery genre novels. He notably authored the Monogatari series, which began publication in 2005 and achieved widespread success with an animated adaptation. The Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari anime adaptation sold over one million DVDS and Blu-rays in September 2012.[4] His other novel series, such as Katanagatari, Medaka Box or Pretty Boy Detective Club series, were also successful.
Nisio would also collaborate with various manga series, writing spin-off stories for them. One example is Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases, a 2006 spin-off novel of the Death Note manga series. In 2011, Nisio Isin wrote and published the light novel JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN, an autobiography of DIO.
Nisio Isin would become one of the most successful Japanese authors, his book series making him one of the three best-selling authors for years, notably being first in 2012 and 2014. Nisio had also international success, as his book series being translated make him the second author with the most English translations in the United States from 2008 to 2018.[5]
Works
Notable Novels
- Zaregoto series (2002 - 2005) and various spin-offs.
- Ningen (2004 - 2010)
- Saikyo (2015 - 2020)
- JDC Tribute series (2003 - 2010) in collaboration with novelist Ryūsui Seiryōin.
- Sekai series (2003 - 2008)
- Risuka series (2004 - 2020)
- Monogatari series (2005 - ongoing)
- Katanagatari series (2007 - 2008)
- Maniwagatari (2008)
- Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases series (2008)
- XxxHolic: AnotherHOLiC (2008)
- JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN (2011)
- Densetsu series (2012 - 2018)
- Pretty Boy Detective Club series (2015 - 2021)
- Juni Taisen: Zodiac War (2015)
- Bōkyaku Tantei series (2014 - ongoing)
Notable Manga
- After School: 7th Class (2008)
- Medaka Box series (2009 - 2013)
- Pretty Boy Detective Club series (2016 - 2019)
- Imperfect Girl (2017 - 2018)
- Juni Taisen: Zodiac War (2017 - 2018)
- Bakemonogatari series (2018 - 2023)
- Cool Shock Old B.T. (2021, 2023)
- Cipher Academy (2022 - 2024)
- Cool Shock Guy B.T. (2024)
Interviews
# | Interview | Type | Media | Published |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nisio Isin Chronicle (January 2006) | Interview |
Book |
January 30, 2006 |
2 | Seishun to Dokusho (June 2011) | Commentary |
Magazine |
June 20, 2011 |
3 | VS JOJO Maniacs - Ultra Jump (November 2011) | Interview |
Magazine |
November 19, 2011 |
Commentary
And it's for that reason why this book is a novelization of a masterpiece of this century, no, of many centuries. A masterpiece that will still be read 100 years from now, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. This is the story of Dio. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure could also easily be called Dio's Bizarre Adventure, and having the chance to write Dio's story in this book makes me feel so lucky to be an author, and at the same time, so lucky to be a fan... But it's rare that I write an afterword as honest this one. And so, this has been the novelization of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, OVER HEAVEN.
By the way, I said I was really lucky as an author and as a fan, but putting together this novel was a challenge unlike any I've experienced before. You could say I had to overcome many obstacles to finish it. I have the deepest gratitude for Shueisha's "JUMP j BOOKS" editorial department for waiting patiently for me to persevere and complete it, and for Hirohiko Araki for drawing the illustrations and the beautiful cover, even though he's busy with the serialization of Part 8: JoJolion. ...I feel as though I've talked a bit too normally here. I suppose JoJo makes people honest.
そんなわけで本書は世紀の名作、否、世紀を跨ぐ名作、更なる百年後でも語り継がれているであろう名作、『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』のノベライゼーションです。ディオという物語。『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』は、言い換えてしまえば『ディオの奇妙な冒険』でもあるのだと僕は思っていて、そんなディオの物語を今回描けたことは、小説家冥利に尽きると同時にファン冥利に尽きます。……しかし僕がこんな素直なあとがきを書くのも珍しい。と言うわけで『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』ノベライゼーション、『OVER HEAVEN』でした。
ところで、小説家冥利に尽きるとか、ファン冥利に尽きるとか言ったあとでこんなことを言うのもなんですが、この小説は仕上げるにあたってかつてないほど苦戦しました。数々の進行をかいくぐって仕上げたと言ってよいでしょう。根気強く出来上がるのを待ってくださった集英社JUMP j BOOKS編集部と、第八部『ジョジョリオン』の連載開始でお忙しい中、美麗な表紙イラスト、そして挿絵を描いてくださった荒木飛呂彦先生に深く感謝します。……やっぱなんか普通で調子が狂うなあ。まあ『ジョジョ』は人を素直にするってことで。
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nisio Isin Chronicle (January 2006)
- ↑ Nisio, Isin (June 7, 2006). ザレゴトディクショナル 戯言シリーズ用語辞典 [Zaregoto Dictional - Dictionary for the Zaregoto series] (in Japanese).
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061209171459/http://media.excite.co.jp/daily/thursday/030612/p05.html
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-25/1+million-bakemonogatari/nisemonogatari-dvd/bds-sold
- ↑ https://qz.com/quartzy/1634382/which-countries-do-books-translated-for-the-us-come-from/