Man'ichi Yoshimura

Man'ichi Yoshimura (pen name of Koichi Yoshimura) is a Japanese novelist born on February 19, 1961, in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, who debuted with the 92nd Bungeishukai Newcomer Award for Kuchukuchu Barn in 2001 and achieved major recognition with the 129th Akutagawa Prize for Hariganemushi in 2003. Akutagawa Prize Japan Book Bank. He later won the 22nd Shimase Award for Love Stories for Shinjo in 2016, and is known for his SF-influenced, decadent, and destructive style in works like Bollard Disease and Burst Zone. Goodreads.