Born in 1981, Nisioisin dropped out of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto to pursue a career in story-telling.
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His best known works are the Monogatari series and Katanagatari.
Many of his works have been adapted into animated television series and films.
He is a modern author in every sense, sometimes even experiementing with the Japanese language itself.
His works tend to mix mystery with comedy and touches or romance and/or the supernatural.
Nishio\'s works often cover themes of youth, but are framed in genres that are familiar to the masses.
An animated series of The Pretty Boy Detective Club is set to air in both Japan and the US.
His best known works are the massively popular Monogatari, Zaregoto, and Katanagatari series, all of which have been adapted into television anime.
He has been hailed for breaking down the barrier between so-called light novels and mainstream literary fiction, and is one of Japan\'s best-selling author\'s in recent memory, ranking in the top 10 from 2009-2016 and topping that list in both 2012 and 2014.
Since that 2002 debut, Nisioisin has penned more than 100 novels across numerous series, in addition to a number of comics and tv scripts.
After submitting numerous manuscripts, he won the 23rd Mephisto Prize for his mystery novel Kubikiri Cycle at the age of 20.
Born in 1981, Nisioisin dropped out of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto to pursue a career in story-telling
