There are few authors in Japan who have reached the heights of success that Nisioisin has attained.
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.
Since his debut in 2002 he has penned more than 50 novels and a number of comics.
He would eventually win the 23rd Mephisto Prize, for Kubikiri Cycle (Del Rey), acknowledging his talents as a mystery writer, at the age of 20.
Initially he had ambitions to be a comic artist, but when he realized his art was not up to snuff, he began to focus on his writing.
Born in 1981, Nisioisin left of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, to pursue a career in story-telling.
There are few authors in Japan who have reached the heights of success that Nisioisin has attained
