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Yoshiki Tanaka

Born

in Kumamoto, Japan

October 22, 1952

Website

http://a-hiro.cocolog-nifty.com/diary/

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Yoshiki Tanaka (田中芳樹 Tanaka Yoshiki) is a Japanese novelist. He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushūin University in Tokyo.

His major works include the fantasy novel series Arslan Senki, also known as The Heroic Legend of Arslan, and the sci-fi space opera novel series entitled Ginga Eiyū Densetsu, also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, both of which were adapted as anime and manga. His fantasy works also include the novel series Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings that was also adapted as anime.

Tanaka is an avid fan of Chinese history and wrote some novels set in China. He also published two arranged-translations of Chinese literature: "S ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 15,526 ratings · 1,166 reviews · 604 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dawn (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,168 ratings — published 1982 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ambition (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, #2) by Yoshiki Tanaka, Daniel Huddleston (Translator) 4.28 avg rating — 1,064 ratings — published 1983 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Endurance (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, #3) by Yoshiki Tanaka, Daniel Huddleston (Translation) 4.28 avg rating — 809 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stratagem (Legend of the Galactic Heroes #4) by Yoshiki Tanaka, Tyran Grillo (Translation) 4.13 avg rating — 564 ratings — published 1984 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mobilization (Legend of the Galactic Heroes #5) by Yoshiki Tanaka, Tyran Grillo (Translator) 4.37 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	銀河英雄伝説 6 飛翔篇 [Ginga eiyū densetsu 6] (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, #6) by Yoshiki Tanaka, 田中芳樹 4.19 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	銀河英雄伝説 7 怒濤篇 [Ginga eiyū densetsu 7] (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, #7) by Yoshiki Tanaka, 田中芳樹 4.17 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	銀河英雄伝説 8 乱離篇 [Ginga eiyū densetsu 8] (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, #8) 4.41 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 1987 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	銀河英雄伝説 9 回天篇 [Ginga eiyū densetsu 9] (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, #9) by Yoshiki Tanaka, 田中芳樹 4.35 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1987 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	銀河英雄伝説 10 落日篇 [Ginga eiyū densetsu 10] (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, #10) by Yoshiki Tanaka, 田中芳樹 4.47 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Yoshiki Tanaka

銀河英雄伝説 [Ginga eiyū densetsu] (11 books)
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Yoshiki Tanaka,

田中芳樹

4.21 avg rating — 6,545 ratings

The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Chapter Comic) (107 books)
by

Yoshiki Tanaka

3.81 avg rating — 461 ratings

アルスラーン戦記 [Arslan Senki] (Novel) (16 books)
by

Yoshiki Tanaka,

天野喜孝 (Illustrator)

4.02 avg rating — 258 ratings

創竜伝 (13 books)
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Yoshiki Tanaka

3.31 avg rating — 52 ratings

創竜伝 [Sōryūden] (5 books)
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Yoshiki Tanaka,

Kōji Megumi

3.40 avg rating — 42 ratings

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“it’s the ones who empower a dictator who deserve most of the blame. But the ones who don’t support him actively—who watch it happening without saying anything—they’re just as much to blame.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Dawn

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“It's the most powerful words in the world. No just argument or eloquence can stand a chance against it. It's... 'So what?”
― Yoshiki Tanaka

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“Zu jeder Zeit, an jedem Ort, bleibt das Tun der Menschen das Gleiche.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Dawn

tags: history

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