is a light novel

Light novel

A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...

ist from the Oita Prefecture

Oita Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Ōita.- History :Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi-no-kuni 筑紫国, Hi-no-kuni 肥国, and Toyo no kuni...

 in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. He studied the English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 at Sophia University

Sophia University

There are several rankings below related to Sophia University.-General Rankings:The university was ranked 61st in 2010 in the ranking Truly Strong Universities by Toyo Keizai...

, where he graduated. In 1998 Mikumo won silver in the fifth Dengeki Novel Prize

Dengeki Novel Prize

The is a literary award handed out annually by the Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works for their Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint. The contest has discovered many popular and successful light novelists, like Kouhei Kadono and Yashichiro Takahashi. Originally called the Dengeki Game Novel...

 with his debut novel

Debut novel

A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...

, Called Gehenna. He went on to win the Japan SF Rookie of the Year Award in 1999 with M.G.H., and a special prize in the Sneaker Awards in 2000 with Earth Reverse. Mikumo is currently most well-known for the Asura Cryin'

Asura Cryin'

is a Japanese light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo, with illustrations by Nao Watanuki. The novel series began on July 10, 2005, with fourteen volumes currently published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...

 series.

Works

series - ISBN 978-4840230902 - ISBN 978-4840231794 - ISBN 978-4840233088 - ISBN 978-4840234498 - ISBN 978-4840235501 - ISBN 978-4840236850 - ISBN 978-4840238427 - ISBN 978-4840239349 - ISBN 978-4840241182 - ISBN 978-4048670883 - ISBN 978-4-04-867267-2 - ISBN 978-4-04-867763-9 - ISBN 978-4-04-868141-4 - ISBN 978-4-04-868334-0

series - ISBN 4073109472 - ISBN 4840212562 - ISBN 4840213933 - ISBN 4840217777 - ISBN 4840215952

series - ISBN 978-4-04-424113-1 - ISBN 978-4-04-424114-8 - ISBN 978-4-04-424115-5 - ISBN 978-4-04-424116-2 - ISBN 978-4-04-424117-9 - ISBN 978-4-04-424118-6

i.d. series - ISBN 4840223793

• seven - ISBN 4840227276 - ISBN 4840229392

series - ISBN 4840215200 - ISBN 4840216851 - ISBN 484021977X - ISBN 4840220328 - ISBN 4840221499

- ISBN 978-4-09-451069-0

Miscellaneous works

• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
  Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
  is a stealth game directed by Masahiro Yamamoto and written by Gakuto Mikumo, with series creator Hideo Kojima acting as a producer. Portable Ops was developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami in 2006 for the PlayStation Portable. It is the third Metal Gear title for the PSP and the...
  
  (video game) - writer

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