Gakuto Mikumo

Gakuto Mikumo (三雲 岳斗, Mikumo Gakuto, born 1970) is a Japanese writer of mystery and science fiction light novels from the Oita Prefecture in Japan. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.^[1][2]

He studied the English language at Sophia University, where he graduated. In 1998 Mikumo won silver in the fifth Dengeki Novel Prize with his debut novel, Called Gehenna.^[3] He went on to win the Japan SF Rookie of the Year Award in 1999 with M.G.H.,^[4] and a special prize in the Sneaker Awards in 2000 with Earth Reverse. Mikumo is currently most well known for the Asura Cryin' series and the Strike the Blood series.^{[citation needed]}