Nagaru Tanigawa

Nagaru Tanigawa (谷川 流, Tanigawa Nagaru, born December 19, 1970) is a Japanese author from Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kinki region of Japan. He is a graduate of the law school at Kwansei Gakuin University. He is best known for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya for which he won the grand prize at eighth annual Sneaker Awards and has been adapted as an anime television series. Though all of Nagaru's light novel series have been on multiyear hiatuses, he recently started working on the manga titled Kagerou Meikyu (Amnesia Labyrinth). The first bound volume was released on August 10th. Also, in the September(?) 2009 edition of the Sneaker light novel magazine, it was announced that Nagaru has in face begun working on the 10th volume of Haruhi.

Works

Light Novels

Haruhi Suzumiya series

Status: Ongoing

• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu) — ISBN 4-04-429201-9
• The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの溜息, Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki) — ISBN 4-04-429202-7
• The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの退屈, Suzumiya Haruhi no Taikutsu) — ISBN 4-04-429203-5
• The Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの消失, Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoshitsu) — ISBN 4-04-429204-3
• The Rashness of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの暴走, Suzumiya Haruhi no Bōsō) — ISBN 4-04-429205-1
• The Disturbance of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの動揺, Suzumiya Haruhi no Dōyō) — ISBN 4-04-429206-X
• The Scheme of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの陰謀, Suzumiya Haruhi no Inbō) — ISBN 4-04-429207-8
• The Anger of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの憤慨, Suzumiya Haruhi no Fungai) — ISBN 4-04-429208-6
• The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの分裂, Suzumiya Haruhi no Bunretsu) — ISBN 978-4-04-429209-6
• The Astonishment of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの驚愕, Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyogaku) — ISBN TBA

Let's Leave the School (学校を出よう!, Gakkou wo Deyō!) series

Status: On Hiatus

• Escape from The School — ISBN 4-8402-2355-6
• I-My-Me — ISBN 4-8402-2433-1
• The Laughing Bootleg — ISBN 4-8402-2486-2
• Final Destination — ISBN 4-8402-2632-6
• Not Dead or Not Alive — ISBN 4-8402-2781-0
• Vampire Syndrome — ISBN 4-8402-2828-0

Dengeki Aegis 5

Status: Complete

• Dengeki!! Aegis 5 (電撃!! イージス5) — ISBN 4-8402-2852-3
• Dengeki!! Aegis 5 Act.II (電撃!! イージス5 Act.II) — ISBN 4-8402-3173-7

The Closed Universe

Status: On Hiatus

• The Despairing Ones (絶望系 閉じられた世界, Zetsubokei Tojirareta Sekai) — ISBN 4-8402-3021-8

The Guardian of my World

Status: Complete

• Boku no Sekai wo Mamoru Hito (僕のセカイをまもるヒト) — ISBN 4-8402-3206-7
• Boku no Sekai wo Mamoru Hito 2 (僕のセカイをまもるヒト 2) — ISBN 4-8402-3444-2
• Boku no Sekai wo Mamoru Hito ex (僕のセカイをまもるヒト ex) — ISBN 4-8402-3615-1

Manga

Kagerou Meikyu (Amnesia Labyrinth)

Status: Ongoing

• Kagerou Meikyu 1 (蜻蛉迷宮 1) — ISBN 4-0486-8067-6

Collaborations

Bokusatsu Tenshi Doku Ro Chan Desu

Status: Complete

• Bokusatsu Tenshi Doku Ro Chan Desu (撲殺天使ドクロちゃんです) — ISBN 4-8402-3443-4

External links

• Nagaru Tanigawa ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia