《吸血鬼猎人D》，1985

菊地秀行 (1949 -) -《吸血鬼猎人D》

生于日本千叶县铫子市，日本青山学院大学法学院毕业，曾担任过自由记者，1982年以《魔界都市〈新宿〉》出道，著有《魔界都市》、《魔界学园》、《退魔针》、《吸血鬼猎人D》等系列作品，多被改编为漫画、动画和真人版电影，尤以《吸血鬼猎人D》系列开创日本吸血鬼题材作品类型，与梦枕貘两人成为日本传奇小说代表人物。

80年代，菊地秀行掀起了日本视觉系魔幻小说创作风潮，虽未曾获颁重要文学奖项，但作品影响深远，堪称“日式奇幻文学”传奇人物之一。

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Hideyuki Kikuchi (1949 -) - Author of Vampire Hunter D

Born in Chiba, graduated from the law school of Aoyama Gakuin University, used to work as a freelance reporter. In 1982, he became a new force in the industry by producing the Demon City Shinjuku. His works include Demon City, Makai Gakuen, Taimashin, and Vampire Hunter D. Many of his works have been adapted to manga, animation, and movies. Vampire Hunter D is a pioneer of Japanese vampire themes. He and Baku Yumemakura are known as two representative legends of Japanese fantasy literature.

In the 1980s, he started a visual fantasy literature trend in Japan. Though he’s never won any major literary awards, he had a strong influence and is a recognized legendary in the literary circles.