Kurumi Inui (乾 くるみ Inui Kurumi, born 1963) is a novelist and mystery writer[1] from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is a graduate of Shizuoka University, where he studied science and math. In 1998, his debut work J no shinwa won the 4th Mephisto Award. Because of his feminine-sounding name, he is often mistakenly thought to be a woman. His work is distinguished by its slightly warped style. His most important work is Initiation Love.