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Kazuma Miki | |
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| Native name | 三木一馬 |
| Born | (1977-09-12)September 12, 1977 (age 47) Tokushima prefecture,Japan |
| Occupation | Editor, writer |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Sophia University |
| Genre | Fiction,light novel |
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Kazuma Miki (三木一馬,Miki Kazuma, born September 12, 1977) is a Japaneselight novel editor. He isCEO of Straight Edge Inc, editor-in-chief of LINE novel, and outside director ofEgg Firm. He is from theTokushima prefecture. He graduated fromSophia University as a physics major.
After graduating from the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Sophia University, Miki joined Media Works (the predecessor of the currentKadokawaASCII Media Works brand) in 2000, and was assigned to the editorial department ofDengeki Bunko in 2001.[1]
After serving as editor-in-chief of Dengeki Bunko andDengeki Bunko Magazine, he left Kadokawa on March 31, 2016, and established Straight Edge Inc on April 1, 2016,[2] but continues to work for Dengeki Bunko as an external editor.[1]
In February 2020, Miki began posting his original fiction on the websiteShōsetsuka ni Narō.[3]
He is a close friend of YouTuber Kunhiro and often appears in his videos.
Miki believes in selling original works throughmedia franchising in hopes to appeal to markets outside traditional publishing. As such, many of the works he supervised have had manga and anime adaptations.
In the initial draft ofShakugan no Shana, the titular protagonistShana was in her twenties and resembledMargery Daw, another character in the series, in appearance, however following Miki's suggestions, the character was reworked.
The concept ofOreimo as aslice of lifecomedy based onotaku culture was planned by Miki based on the style of the author,Tsukasa Fushimi.[5][6]Kirino Kosaka, the main heroine of the series, was proposed by Miki as like "agyaru character taken from the works ofTooru Fujisawa."[7] As a native ofTokushima, he often appears at Machi Asobi which is held inTokushima City, along with Fushimi.[7]
Miki has been credited as a producer in all anime adaptations of series he was editor of, such as the Sword Art Online anime series. In addition to this, he has also been credited in:
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