

He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushūin University in Tokyo. He also published two arranged-translations of Chinese literature: "S Yoshiki Tanaka (田中 芳樹 Tanaka Yoshiki) is a Japanese novelist. Tanaka is an avid fan of Chinese history and wrote some novels set in China.


His fantasy works also include the novel series Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings that was also adapted as anime. His major works include the fantasy novel series Arslan Senki, also known as The Heroic Legend of Arslan, and the sci-fi space opera novel series entitled Ginga Eiyū Densetsu, also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, both of which were adapted as anime and manga. Yoshiki Tanaka (田中 芳樹 Tanaka Yoshiki) is a Japanese novelist.
