Kiyomune Miwa
Description
Kiyomune Miwa is a Japanese freelance writer, novelist, game designer, and scriptwriter, recognized for his expertise in occult and magical research within the anime and light novel industries. He began his professional career in 2004 after winning second place in the Tabletop Role-Playing Game category of the 5th Game Field Awards with his work Chaos Flare. His professional activities extend beyond traditional writing, encompassing system design for game rules, world setting creation, and novelization.
Miwa is notably credited as an original creator for the anime television series Chaos Dragon. This series originated from a larger creative project titled Red Dragon, a tabletop role-playing game session featuring prominent writers Kinoko Nasu and Gen Urobuchi. Within the Chaos Dragon project, Miwa served as a Fiction System Designer, helping to shape the fictional world alongside other creators. His role in such a high-profile collaboration demonstrates his ability to function within a team of established industry figures.
His body of work includes several notable adaptations and original contributions. He wrote the light novel adaptation of the film Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, which was published in 2016. He is also credited as the story author for a manga adaptation of Steins;Gate. Furthermore, he has contributed to the Shaman King franchise as a writer on Shaman King Flowers.
A defining aspect of Miwa's professional identity is his extensive work in occult research and magical demonstration. He has collaborated on the historical research and world-building for numerous major properties, leveraging his deep knowledge of Western magic and occult studies. His credits in this capacity include providing Gaelic historical research for Fate/stay night, Servant research for Fate/EXTRA and Fate/Apocrypha, and magical research for Rental Magica. He has also served as a setting collaborator for popular anime such as Attack on Titan and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, and provided scientific fiction research for Revolutionary Valvrave.
Beyond his work as a creator and researcher, Miwa has also worked as an animation screenwriter. His screenplay credits include episodes of Fate/Apocrypha, Gunslinger Stratos, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, and Midnight Occult Civil Servant. This combination of roles establishes Kiyomune Miwa as a versatile figure in Japanese media, bridging the gap between niche tabletop game design, occult scholarship, and mainstream anime production. His contributions are often foundational, providing the internal logic and setting consistency upon which larger narratives are built.
Miwa is notably credited as an original creator for the anime television series Chaos Dragon. This series originated from a larger creative project titled Red Dragon, a tabletop role-playing game session featuring prominent writers Kinoko Nasu and Gen Urobuchi. Within the Chaos Dragon project, Miwa served as a Fiction System Designer, helping to shape the fictional world alongside other creators. His role in such a high-profile collaboration demonstrates his ability to function within a team of established industry figures.
His body of work includes several notable adaptations and original contributions. He wrote the light novel adaptation of the film Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, which was published in 2016. He is also credited as the story author for a manga adaptation of Steins;Gate. Furthermore, he has contributed to the Shaman King franchise as a writer on Shaman King Flowers.
A defining aspect of Miwa's professional identity is his extensive work in occult research and magical demonstration. He has collaborated on the historical research and world-building for numerous major properties, leveraging his deep knowledge of Western magic and occult studies. His credits in this capacity include providing Gaelic historical research for Fate/stay night, Servant research for Fate/EXTRA and Fate/Apocrypha, and magical research for Rental Magica. He has also served as a setting collaborator for popular anime such as Attack on Titan and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, and provided scientific fiction research for Revolutionary Valvrave.
Beyond his work as a creator and researcher, Miwa has also worked as an animation screenwriter. His screenplay credits include episodes of Fate/Apocrypha, Gunslinger Stratos, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, and Midnight Occult Civil Servant. This combination of roles establishes Kiyomune Miwa as a versatile figure in Japanese media, bridging the gap between niche tabletop game design, occult scholarship, and mainstream anime production. His contributions are often foundational, providing the internal logic and setting consistency upon which larger narratives are built.
Works
- Topics: Anime overview