Nisio Isin

Japanese novelist
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Nisio Isin

Summary

Nisio Isin is a human[1]. He was born in Japan[2]. He was born on January 1, 1981[3]. He worked as a novelist[4], manga gensakusha[5], screenwriter[6], writer[7], and comics creator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,394 views/month, #6,944 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Nisio Isin's place of birth was Japan[2].
  • Nisio Isin was born on January 1, 1981[3].
  • Nisio Isin held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Japanese was Nisio Isin's native language[11].
  • Nisio Isin worked as a novelist[4].
  • Nisio Isin worked as a manga gensakusha[5].
  • Nisio Isin's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Nisio Isin's professions included writer[7].
  • Nisio Isin worked as a comics creator[8].
  • Nisio Isin worked as a film screenwriter[12].
  • Nisio Isin's field of work was literature[13].
  • Nisio Isin's field of work was literary activity[14].
  • Nisio Isin's field of work was manga[15].
  • Nisio Isin's field of work was screenplay[16].
  • Nisio Isin was educated at Ritsumeikan University[17].
  • Nisio Isin received the Mephisto Prize[18].
  • Nisio Isin is recorded as male[19].
  • Nisio Isin's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Nisio Isin's pseudonym is recorded as Nisio Isin[21].
  • Nisio Isin's official website is recorded as http://ni.siois.in/[22].
  • Nisio Isin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nisio Isin[23].
  • Nisio Isin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[24].
  • Nisio Isin's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '西尾維新'}[25].
  • Nisio Isin's name in kana is recorded as にしお いしん[26].
  • Nisio Isin's blood type is recorded as Q19831454[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1981[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2c7b9427-6776-4969-8028-5de988724659[31]

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Origins and Family

Nisio Isin's place of birth was Japan[2]. He was born on January 1, 1981[3]. Japanese was his native language[11].

Education

Nisio Isin was educated at Ritsumeikan University[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4], manga gensakusha[5], screenwriter[6], writer[7], comics creator[8], and film screenwriter[12]. Fields of work include literature[13], a type of arts[32]; literary activity[14]; manga[15], a comic format[33], in Japan[34]; and screenplay[16], a literary form[35].

Recognition

Nisio Isin received the Mephisto Prize[18].

Why It Matters

Nisio Isin ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,394 views/month, #6,944 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Works attributed to him include Monogatari[38], a light novel series[39]; Medaka Box[40], a manga series[41]; Zaregoto[42], a light novel series[43]; Katanagatari[44], a light novel series[45]; Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases[46], a written work[47]; and Bakemonogatari[48], a light novel series[49].

FAQs

Where was Nisio Isin born?

Nisio Isin was born in Japan[2].

What did Nisio Isin do for work?

Nisio Isin worked as novelist[4], manga gensakusha[5], screenwriter[6], writer[7], and comics creator[8].

Where did Nisio Isin go to school?

Nisio Isin was educated at Ritsumeikan University[17].

What awards did Nisio Isin receive?

Honors received include Mephisto Prize[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . NUKAT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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