Yashichiro Takahashi
- Writer
Yashichiro Takahashi is a Japanese novelist best known for being the author of the Shakugan no Shana light novels and, overall, the creator of the franchise. Shakugan no Shana was adapted into a radio drama, manga, anime, and a video game. In addition, it was adapted into an anime film on April 21, 2007. His has written two other series for Dengeki Bunko, A/B Extreme, which received an Honorable mention in the 8th Dengeki Novel Prize, and Kanae no Hoshi, which he started after the conclusion of Shakugan no Shana. He is a fan of tokusatsu hero TV shows, and in most of his works, he includes references to the 1996 tokusatsu show, Cho ko senshi Changerion (1996).
