Hiroyuki Morioka (森岡 浩之, Morioka Hiroyuki^?) (born March 2, 1962, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese sci-fi novelist. is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kobe ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1. ... Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Classic pulp space opera cover, with the usual cliché elements. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... Isaac Asimov (January 2?, 1920?[1] – April 6, 1992), IPA: , originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as Айзек Азимов) was a Russian-born American Jewish author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ... Michael John Moorcock (born December 18, 1939, in London, England) is a prolific English writer primarily of science fiction and fantasy who has also published a number of literary novels. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ...

Biography

In 1992, his first novel Yume no ki ga tsugeta nara ("If Only the Dream Trees Could Touch") appeared in Hayakawa Shobo (Tokyo)'s S-F Magazine. His short story "Spice" won the Hayakawa Award^[1] in 1993. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... 1968 December issue of SF Magazine () The Hayakawa Award is an award chosen annually by its readers (Hayakawa SF Magazine) for the best Japanese short story, illustrator, and foreign short story. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1996, he published his first long novel in three volumes, Seikai no Monshou (Seikai no Monshō/Crest of the Stars). In the next year 1997 Seikai no Monsho was awarded with Seiun Award^[2] at the Japan SF Convention. He released its sequel Seikai no Senki (Banner of the Stars), where he said that Seikai no Monsho was actually an overture to Seikai no Senki. Morioka had already suggested in Seikai no Monshou 2 that the entire series should narrate the life of Princess Lamhirh (aka Lafiel), from her birth to her eventual ascension to the imperial throne. Three volumes of Seikai no Senki are now available and Morioka named them "Diahoc Trilogy" but the series itself has not yet finished. An English translation of "Seikai no Monshō/Crest of the Stars" is being published, the first volume of which was released in fall 2006. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Seikai no Monshou or Seikai no Monshō (1999, Japanese: 星界の紋章) is an anime science fiction (space opera (some parts could classify as military science fiction/military space opera)) series based on the same title Japanese science fiction novel published in 1996 written by Morioka Hiroyuki. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Seiun Award is a famous Japanese science fiction award. ... Banner of the Stars ) (literally Battle Flag of the Stars) is a series of anime based on novels written by Morioka Hiroyuki which serve as sequels to Crest of the Stars. ...

Aside from the Seikai series, he published another Senki in 4 volumes, based on Japanese mythology. Japanese mythology is a very complex system of beliefs that embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculture-based folk religion. ...

His characteristics as a writer include a deep interest for linguistics (specially for conlangs), artificial intelligence, bitter humor, and well-designed world settings. Linguistics is the scientific study of language, which can be theoretical or applied. ... An artificial or constructed language (known colloquially as a conlang among aficionados), is a language whose vocabulary and grammar were specifically devised by an individual or small group, rather than having naturally evolved as part of a culture as with natural languages. ... Garry Kasparov playing against Deep Blue, the first machine to win a chess game against a reigning world champion. ...

Bibliography

Seikai no Monshō I "Teikoku no Ōjo" (Crest of the Stars I "The Imperial Princess") Japanese book cover.

• If Only the Dream Trees Could Touch (1992)
• Metaldam (1997)
• The War Between Moon and Fire (2000)
• The War Between Moon and Darkness 1-3 ((2003)
• Gentle Purgatory (2005)

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Seikai Series

Seikai no Monshō

• Seikai no Monshō I "Teikoku no Ōjo" (Crest of the Stars I "Princess of the Empire") (1996)
• Seikai no Monshō II "Sasayaka na Tatakai" (Crest of the Stars II "A Modest War") (1996)
• Seikai no Monshō III "Ikyō e no Kikan" (Crest of the Stars III "Return to a Strange World") (1996)

Seikai no Senki Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

• Seikai no Senki I "Kizuna no Katachi" (Battle Flag of the Stars I "The Form of Bonds") (1996)
• Seikai no Senki II "Mamoru Beki Mono" (Battle Flag of the Stars II "That which is to be Protected") (1998)
• Seikai no Senki III "Kazoku no Shokutaku" (Battle Flag of the Stars III "A Family Dinner") (2001)
• Seikai no Senki IV "Kishimu Jikuu" (Battle Flag of the Stars IV "Cacophonous Space-Time") (2004)

Seikai no Danshou Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Seikai no Danshou I (2005)
• Seikai no Danshou II (2007)

Twelve Seikai short stories including Birth from Seikai no Dansho OVA.

Awards

• Hayakawa Award (1993)
• Seiun Award (1997)

See Also

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Notes & references

External links

• Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan Profile (Japanese)
• Eastern standard profile page
• Anime on DVD Interview at Anime Expo 2002