Hideaki Sena

Hideaki Sena
Native name 瀬名 秀明
Born (1968-01-17) January 17, 1968
Shizuoka City, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Pharmacologist, novelist
Known for Parasite Eve

Hideaki Sena, Ph.D. (瀬名 秀明, Sena Hideaki, born January 17, 1968 in Shizuoka City) is a Japanese pharmacologist and novelist. Sena was a graduate student at Tohoku University when he wrote his prizewinning debut novel, Parasite Eve.[1]

Writing career

His most famous novel, Parasite Eve, was adapted into a film directed by Masayuki Ochiai in 1997 and a popular horror role-playing video game by Square. When Parasite Eve was adapted as a video game, Hideaki Sena did not learn the titles plot until it was completed, since the game was a collaboration between Square and his publisher.[2] He is also the author of Brain Valley, for which he won the Nihon SF Taisho Award, and Tomorrow's Robots.

Personal life

Dr. Sena currently lives in Sendai, Japan where he lectures on microbiology and genre fiction.[3] Sena is a pen name, while the author's real name is Suzuki.

Works

  • Parasite Eve (Kadokawa Bookstore, 1995 / Kadokawa Horror Library, 1996 / Shinchou Library, 2007)
  • BRAIN VALLEY (Kadokawa Bookstore, 1997 / Kadokawa Library, 2000 / Shinchou Library, 2005)
  • Novels & Science - Creation Surpassing the Science/Literature Boundary (Iwanami Bookstore, 1993)
  • August Museum (Kadokawa Bookstore, 2000 / Kadokawa Library, 2003 / Shinchou Library, 2006)
  • 21st Century Robot (Bungeishunju Bunshun New Works, 2001)
  • The Rainbow Planetarium (Shoudensha, 2001) (Astronomic Museum, Gotou Planetarium) Set in Tounichi Tenmonkan Astronomic Museum
  • Menzel's Chess Player (Koubunsha, 2001)
  • Robot of Tomorrow (Bungeishinju, 2002)
  • The Heart's Time Machine! - A Novel by Hideaki Sena / The Cooking Club (Kadokawa Bookstore, 2002)
  • Robot Opera (Koubunsha, 2004)
  • Descartes' Sealed Room (Shinchousha, 2005)
  • The 9th Day - The Tragedy of Joy (Koubunsha, 2006)
  • Science in Wonderland (Shoubunsha, 2006)
  • Hideaki Sena's Essays on Robots (2008)
  • Every Breath (2008)
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (2011)[4]
  • Computer Kakumei: Saikyou × Saisoku no Zunou Tanjou (2012)

References

  1. ↑ Monahan, Andrew (January 5, 2008). "Cellular Seduction". Time.com. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Lisa (2001-09-05). "Tech Flesh 4: Mitochodrial Combustion at Club Parasite, An Interview With Hideaki Sena". CT Theory. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena". RandomHouse.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  4. ↑ "小説版ドラえもん　のび太と鉄人兵団" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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