Yuichi Sasamoto
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Yūichi Sasamoto is a Japanese science fiction writer who won Seiun Award
s for Ariel (novel series) and also for three non-fiction volumes Passport to the Universe. He also co-wrote with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
the film Venus Wars
. His work Miniskirt Uchū Kaizoku
will be adapted into an anime
television series in 2012.
Seiun Award
The is a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction published in Japan during the preceding year, as voted by attendees of the Japan Science Fiction Convention. "Seiun" is the Japanese word for "nebula", but the award is not related to the American Nebula Award. It was named after...
s for Ariel (novel series) and also for three non-fiction volumes Passport to the Universe. He also co-wrote with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
is a Japanese animator and manga artist in the anime industry.Yasuhiko dropped out of Hirosaki University and was hired by Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Productions in 1970 as an animator. He later went freelance and worked on various animation productions for film and television. In 1981 he won the Seiun...
the film Venus Wars
Venus Wars
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. It was serialized in the Gakken magazine Nora Comics from 1987 to 1990...
. His work Miniskirt Uchū Kaizoku
Miniskirt Uchū Kaizoku
is a Japanese light novel series by Yūichi Sasamoto. It will be adapted into an anime television series in 2012....
will be adapted into an anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series in 2012.