"The Wise Man's Disciple" is a work themed on reincarnation in another world that was originally published as a web novel on the novel submission site "Let's Become a Novelist". It is garnering attention as an anime adaptation is scheduled to air in January 2022. In this article, we would like to introduce the original author and illustrator of "The Wise Man's Disciple"!
Introduction: What is "The Wise Man's Disciple" about?
A 28-year-old young man, Sakimori Kan, was playing the VRMMO game "Arc Earth Online" as one of the nine sages, a white-bearded old man named "Dumbledore". One day, while playing around with a female character avatar remake, Sakimori falls asleep. When he wakes up, he is in the world of the game. Not only is he transported to the world of the game, but instead of the sage "Dumbledore", he is in the form of an avatar of a female character that Sakimori created for fun. Believing that it would be a disgrace to know that the grumpy old man, Dumbledore, had taken on the appearance of a beautiful girl, he takes on the name of Mira, the disciple of the wise man, and embarks on an adventure in a new world as the silver-haired beautiful girl Mira. Her nickname is "Kendeshi" and her nickname is "Washikawa", a shortened version of Mira's line "Washi, kawaii".
Original author: Ryusen Hirotsugu
The original author of "The Sage Who Calls Himself a Disciple of the Sage" is Ryusen Hirotsugu. The series began serialization on April 4, 2012 on the novel submission site "Let's Become a Novelist," and was published as a novel in June 2014. Searching for Ryusen Hirotsugu's date of birth and face photo did not reveal anything, so it is thought that they are kept private. His gender has not been stated, but if the name "Ryusen Hirotsugu" is a play on his real name, it is likely that the author is male.
What other works does Ryusen Hirotsugu have?
Ryusen Hirotsugu has also posted a work called "Sword Magic Syndrome" on the novel submission site "Let's Become a Novelist." Ryusen Hirotsugu describes the plot as follows:
Morino Suzume, a girl who loves the world of swords and magic. Her daily routine was to go on adventures after school in search of encounters with the supernatural. During her usual daily routine, Suzume meets a suspicious (from Suzume's point of view) fortune teller, the standard guide to another world. This is a trip to another world story about a girl who goes wild with her well-trained gaming brain. It takes a little longer to get to the trip.
By the way, as of 2021, "Sword Magic Syndrome" has not been updated for about eight years. Those who have been reading it may be curious to know what happens next, but if "The Sage Who Claims to be a Disciple of the Wise Man" becomes a hit with its anime adaptation and Ryusen Hirotsugu's other works are in the spotlight, he may start serialization again.
Illustrator: Fujichoco
The illustrations for "The Sage Who Calls Himself a Disciple of the Wise Man" are done by Fujichoco. Born on September 30, 1990, she is a female illustrator, manga artist, and special lecturer at the Japan Art College. She is known for her unique sense of color and has been responsible for the illustrations of various novels. In terms of her famous works, she is also responsible for the illustrations of "The Eighth Son? That Can't Be True!", which was made into an anime in 2020. She is also responsible for the character design of "Neba Kiyo Kokoro", the official YouTuber of Rohto Pharmaceutical. She has about 430,000 followers on Twitter, which shows that she is very well known.
What does Fujichoco's face look like?
There are no images showing Fujichoco's face, and it seems that it is private, but there was an image where her face was hidden. On the left side of the image is Fujichoco, and on the right is a female voice actress named Ueda Reina. The "Bijutsu Techo" website has published a 12-part series called "Ueda Reina and Fujichoco's Digital Painting Lesson," and the images are part of the lesson.
Summary of the Author of "The Wise Man's Disciple"
We introduced the original author and the illustrator as the authors of "The Wise Man's Disciple." If you know what kind of people are involved in the production, reading the work will be even more interesting. I'm looking forward to the anime broadcast in 2022! That's all for now. Thank you for reading.
