Anthony J. Bryant

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Anthony J. Bryant
Born (1961-02-14)February 14, 1961
Franklin, Indiana, U.S.
Died December 25, 2013(2013-12-25) (aged 52)
Franklin, Indiana, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Author

Anthony J. Bryant (February 14, 1961 – December 25, 2013) was an American author and editor.

Biography

Anthony J. Bryant was born Feb. 14, 1961 in Franklin, Indiana, and was adopted at age 5 by Robert M. and Margaret Bryant.[1]

After Bob Bryant's death in 1967, Tony and his mother moved to Miami Shores, Fla., where he spent his youth and attended Pinecrest Preparatory School.[1] After graduating from Florida State University in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in Japanese studies, he completed his graduate studies in Japanese studies (history, language, and armor) at Takoshoku University in Tokyo, graduating in 1986. Bryant resided in Japan from 1986 to 1992.[1] He also had an M.A. in Japanese from Indiana University.[citation needed]

An authority on the making of Japanese armor, he joined the Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai ("Japan Association for Arms and Armor Preservation"), and was one of four non-Asian members. While living in Japan, he also worked as a features editor for the Mainichi Daily News, and as editor for the Tokyo Journal, an English language monthly magazine.[1]

Bryant was the author of four books for Osprey Military Publishing on samurai history, and co-authored, with Mark Arsenault, the core rulebook for the feudal Japanese role-playing game Sengoku.[1] He was a historian of Japan specializing in Kamakura, Muromachi, and Momoyama period warrior culture.[citation needed] His areas of interest also included Heian-period court structure and society and Japanese literature.[citation needed]

After returning from Japan, in 1995 he became the editor of Dragon Magazine, the flagship publication of TSR, Inc., the creators of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.[1] He was the editor for only 8 issues of Dragon, before Dave Gross took over.

Bryant died on December 25, 2013, at St. Francis Health in Indianapolis.[1]

Books

Other works

  • Nihon Katchu Seisakuben, a Japanese armor manual
  • The Estates of Heian Nobility (essay)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Obituary: Anthony J. ‘Tony’ Bryant, Franklin," Daily Journal, Franklin, Indiana, Dec 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ Pen & Paper listing for Anthony J. Bryant archive

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