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Yoshiki Tanaka

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-11-01

Yoshiki Tanaka (born 22 October 1952 in Hondo, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese novelist who studied Japanese language and literature and completed a doctorate at the Graduate School of Gakushuin University in Tokyo. He began writing professionally in 1978. His best-known work is the space opera Ginga Eiyū Densetsu (Legend of the Galactic Heroes), published from 1981 to 1987 and adapted into anime by several studios, which won the Seiun Award in 1988. His fantasy series Arslan Senki draws on Persian history together with his own invention, and has been adapted as an OVA and as a television series. He also wrote the fantasy Sōryūden, which became an OVA, and has a long interest in Chinese history, setting novels in China and publishing retellings of Chinese classics. Other works include Tytania, Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo and Tenjiku Neppūroku.

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The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Arslan Senki)

  • Core Canon books: 16
  • Current rank: #591 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 4.02
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

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