was a Japanese

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

author best known for his series '' MM!''.

Biography

Matsuno was born in Kawanishi City, Japan in 1979. His debut work, ''The Selfish Battleship of Class 2-3'' (the release title changed to ''Aoba-kun and Uchuu-jin''), under his pseudonym ''Akinari,'' received the Brilliancy Prize in the 2005

MF Bunko J is a publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Media Factory. It was established in July 2002 and is a light novel label that is aimed at young men with a focus on visual novel-style plots and harem romantic comedies. Ligh ...

Light Novel Rookie Award, the second work ever to receive this prize since its conception the year prior. His second work, '' MM!'', which got adapted into an

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television series in 2010, had not been completed by the time of his death on the 18 April 2011 at the age of 32. While his official cause of death has not been released to the public,

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, who also writes for MF Bunko J, revealed on Twitter that Matsuno had been sick since 2010 and had not been appearing at company events.

Works

* ''Aoba-kun and Uchuu-jin'' (2005–2006) (Published by MF Bunko J, illustrated by Chōniku) * '' MM!'' (2007–2010) (Published by MF Bunko J, illustrated by QP:flapper)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuno, Akinari 1979 births 2011 deaths 21st-century Japanese novelists Light novelists People from Kawanishi, Hyōgo Writers from Hyōgo Prefecture