Nagaru Tanigawa

Nagaru Tanigawa
Born	(1970-12-19) December 19, 1970 Nishinomiya, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Author
Known for	Haruhi Suzumiya

Nagaru Tanigawa (谷川 流, Tanigawa Nagaru, born December 19, 1970) is a Japanese author. He is a graduate of the law school at Kwansei Gakuin University. He is best known as the creator of the Haruhi Suzumiya series for which he won the grand prize at the eighth annual Sneaker Awards and has been adapted into an anime television series. While Tanigawa was on hiatus from writing his light novel series, he wrote the manga series Amnesia Labyrinth, which was serialized in Dengeki Bunko Magazine.

Influences

Tanigawa has said that his work is influenced by the science fiction and young adult novels he read during junior high school. In particular, he cites Hideyuki Kikuchi, Baku Yumemakura, Ellery Queen, S. S. Van Dine, and Isaac Asimov as major influences.

In an interview with screenwriter Dai Satō, he said that he prefers Mamoru Oshii's anime film adaptations of Urusei Yatsura to the original manga, in particular enjoying Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer.

Works

Light novels

Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒ, Suzumiya Haruhi)

• 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 Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの消失, Suzumiya Haruhi no Shōshitsu) — ISBN 4-04-429204-3
• The Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの暴走, Suzumiya Haruhi no Bōsō) — ISBN 4-04-429205-1
• The Wavering of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの動揺, Suzumiya Haruhi no Dōyō) — ISBN 4-04-429206-X
• The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの陰謀, Suzumiya Haruhi no Inbō) — ISBN 4-04-429207-8
• The Indignation 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 Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya (First Part) (涼宮ハルヒの驚愕 (前), Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyōgaku (Zen)) — ISBN 978-4-04-429211-9 (regular edition), ISBN 978-4-04-429210-2 (limited edition)
• The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya (Last Part) (涼宮ハルヒの驚愕 (後), Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyōgaku (Go)) — ISBN 978-4-04-429212-6 (regular edition), ISBN 978-4-04-429210-2 (limited edition)
• The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの直観, Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokkan) — ISBN 978-4-04-110792-8

Let's Leave the School (学校を出よう!, Gakkō o Deyō!)

• 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

• 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

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

The Guardian of My World

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

Manga

Amnesia Labyrinth

• Amnesia Labyrinth 1 (蜻蛉迷宮 1, Kagerō Meikyū 1) — ISBN 4-04-868067-6
• Amnesia Labyrinth 2 (蜻蛉迷宮 2, Kagerō Meikyū 2) — ISBN 4-04-868301-2

Collaborations

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Desu

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

External links

• Nagaru Tanigawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Nagaru Tanigawa at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Entry in the Science Fiction Encyclopedia