Ryukishi07 is the creator of the novel series focusing on a group of friends living in what rural village?
Ryukishi07 Ryukishi07 (竜騎士07 , Ryūkishi Rei-Na , born November 19, 1973) is the pen name of a Japanese man originally from Chiba Prefecture, and the original creator for the idea of the visual novel series "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" and "Umineko no Naku Koro ni". He is the representative member of the group 07th Expansion. His pen name originates from the "Final Fantasy" series, "Ryūkishi" being the Japanese term for "Dragon Knight", and "07" goroawase for the name of "Final Fantasy V" character "Lenna".
List of Shiki chapters The manga adaption of Fuyumi Ono's horror novel Shiki was drawn and written by Ryu Fujisaki, and serialized by Shueisha in "Jump Square". The story is about a small Japanese village named Sotoba, which is plagued by bizarre deaths caused by what seemed to be an epidemic. However, when Toshio Ozaki, the hospital dean, performs his own investigations, he discovers vampires, known as "Shiki" ("Corpse Demon" in English) living in their midst. An English release of the manga series has yet to be announced.