Ichiei Ishibumi
Ichiei Ishibumi (石踏 一榮, Ishibumi Ichiei) (born April 25, 1981) is a Japanese novelist best known for the creation of the High School DxD series.
Career
In 2005, Ishibumi received a special prize in the 17th Fantasia Awards hosted by Fujimi Shobo for the light novel Denpachi that he submitted. He made his debut with that novel when it was published in 2006 as a tankōbon. The same year, he published his second light novel Slash/Dog. Two years later, in 2008, he began publishing the light-novel series, High School DxD with 20 volumes published. The series was adapted into a manga and an anime series. While preparing the light novels, his father died.
Bibliography
Early works
Denpachi (2006)
Slash/Dog (2006)
High School DxD series
Diabolos of the Old School Building ( 旧校舎のディアボロス, Kyūkōsha no Diaborosu) (2008)
Phoenix of the Battle School (戦闘校舎のフェニックス, Sentō Kōsha no Fenikkusu) (2008)
Excalibur of the Moonlit Schoolyard (月光校庭のエクスカリバー, Gekkō Kōtei no Ekusukaribā) (2009)
Vampire of the Suspended Classroom (停止教室のヴァンパイア, Teishi Kyōshitsu no Vuanpaia) (2009)