Yūichi Sasamoto

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Yūichi Sasamoto
笹本 祐一
Born (1963-02-18) February 18, 1963 (age 61)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationScience fiction writer

Yūichi Sasamoto (笹本 祐一, Sasamoto Yūichi, born February 18, 1963) is a Japanese science fiction writer who won Seiun Awards for Hoshi no Pilot 2: Suiseikari, Ariel[1][2] and also for three non-fiction volumes, Passport to the Universe.[3][4] He also co-wrote the film Venus Wars with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. His work Miniskirt Pirates was adapted into an anime television series in 2012.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ SFSite Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ List of Seiun winners (Japanese) Archived October 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ SFSite Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Worldcon Japan
  5. ^ "Satelight's Mōretsu Pirates Anime Delayed Until 2012". Anime News Network. 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-10-18.