Nagaru Tanigawa

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

Works

Light novels

Haruhi Suzumiya series

Status: On hiatus

• 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)

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

Status: On hiatus

• 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

Status: Complete

• 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

Status: On hiatus

• 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

Status: Complete

• 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

Status: Complete

• 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

Status: Complete

• 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
• Entry in the Science Fiction Encyclopedia