Tow Ubukata

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Tow Ubukata (冲方丁, Ubukata Tō^?, born February 14, 1977 in Gifu Prefecture) is a Japanese science fiction light novel, manga and anime creator. He spent ages four to nine of his childhood in Singapore and ages 10 to 14 in Nepal. Formerly a student of Waseda University's school of political economics, his works include Le Chevalier D'Eon, Mardock Scramble, Pilgrim Jäger, and Sōkyū no Fafner.

His other written works include Bye Bye Earth, Madoromi no Sefiroto (The Sleeping Sephiroth), Storm Bring World and his debut book, Kuroi Kisetsu (The Black Season). Planned works include Shinjuu Kari (Hunt for the Divine Beasts) and Kurakami Taiheiki (Record of the Kurakami Tranquility) [tentative title].

One of his more internationally known works is his novel Chaos Legion, the basis for Capcom's video game of the same title. The series spans seven novels with each successive novel after the first (the novel the video game was based after) ranging from #00 to #06. Unlike the game, there is another female character who is an alchemist of sorts.

Hoping to become a novelist, he took part in the Kadokawa Shoten Sneaker competition after graduating from high school, and won. After that, he enrolled in Waseda University, and then entered the world of game production. He also fulfilled his dream of making manga, by teaming up with illustrator Mami Itou. At this time, he was already planning Mardock Scramble. He also published the ultra-thick novel Bye Bye, Earth before leaving the university without completing his degree.

Tow Ubukata won the 24th Japan Science Fiction Grand Prize in 2003 and is one of Japan's most promising up and coming writers in the genre. Ubukata has written the novelization and the script for the manga version of Le Chevalier D'Eon, and has also actively contributed to the screenplay and the overall story plot of the animated version, literally creating a whole new world for the TV series.