Fumio Takano

Fumio Takano
高野 史緒
Born1966 (1966)
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Education
OccupationWriter
Writing career
Notable works
  • Swan Knight
  • Graf Zeppelin
  • Musica Machina
  • The Sister Karamazov
Notable awards

Fumio Takano (高野 史緒, Takano Fumio) is a Japanese writer from Ibaraki Prefecture.[1] Her work has won the 58th Edogawa Rampo Prize and she was a finalist for the 6th Japan Fantasy Novel Award. She won the 55th Seiun Award for Best Japanese Long Work for her novel Graf Zeppelin: The Airship of That Summer[2][3], which was also a finalist for the Nihon SF Taisho Award[4].

Selected works

Selected Books in Japanese

  • Mujika Makīna (Musica Machina), Shinchosha, 1995, ISBN 9784104059010; Hayakawa, 2002, ISBN 9784150306939
  • Kanto Anjeriko (Canto Angelico), Kodansha, 1996, ISBN 9784062083270
  • Karamāzofu no imōto (The Sister Karamazov), Kodansha, 2012, ISBN 9784062178501

Selected works in English translation

  • Swan Knight, trans. Sharni Wilson, 2024, Luna Press Publishing[5]
  • "Lest You Remember", trans. Jim Hubbert, Speculative Japan 3, 2011, Kurodahan Press[6]
  • "Anton and Kiyohime", trans. Hart Larrabee, Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction, 2010, edited by Holly Thompson, Stone Bridge Press[7]
  • "Barcarolle", trans. Sharni Wilson, AI x SF, 2019, review by Sara L. Uckelman[8]
  • "The Secret", trans. Sharni Wilson, khōréō, 2025, edited by Zhui Ning Chang[9], review by A.C. Wise[10]

References

  1. ↑ Kotani, Mari (November 1, 2002). "Space, Body, and Aliens in Japanese Women's Science Fiction". Science Fiction Studies. Translated by Nakamura, Miri. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ Chapman, Paul (June 5, 2024). "Delicious in Dungeon Manga Wins Seiun Award for Best Comic". Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  3. ↑ Nihon SF Taikai (July 6, 2024). "Official Announcement 55th Seiun Award 2024". Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  4. ↑ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (September 30, 2024). "44th Japan SF Grand Prize Finalists". Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ Takano, Fumio (April 30, 2024). "Swan Knight". Luna Press Publishing. Translated by Wilson, Sharni. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ Takano, Fumio (July 7, 2011). "Speculative Japan 3". Kurodahan Press. Translated by Hubbert, Jim. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ Takano, Fumio (April 10, 2010). "Tomo: Friendship through Fiction". Stone Bridge Press. Translated by Larrabee, Hart. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ Takano, Fumio (January 31, 2020). "Review: Barcarolle by Fumio Takano". SFF Reviews. Translated by Wilson, Sharni. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ Takano, Fumio (April 29, 2025). "The Secret". Translated by Wilson, Sharni. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  10. ↑ Wise, A.C. (May 14, 2025). "khōréō: Short Fiction Reviews". Locus. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
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