Ryōhei Machiya Explained

Ryohei Machiya is a Japanese novelist. He won the Akutagawa Prize for his boxing novel Ichi Raundo Ippun Sanju-yon Byo (1 round 1 minute 34 seconds).^[1]

Early life

Ryōhei Machiya was born in 1983 in Taito-ku, Tokyo, and attended the Saitama Prefectural Koshigaya High School.^{[2] [3]}

Television appearances

in 2023, Machiya appeared on the NHK World series The Professionals. He was voiced for the English-speaking market by writer, voice actor, and former Manual Cinema composer Jacob Winchester.

Notes and References

1. News: Three novelists picked for Japan's Akutagawa and Naoki literary awards. 2019-01-17. The Japan Times Online. 2019-07-11. en-US. 0447-5763.
2. Web site: 第160回芥川賞を上田岳弘＆町屋良平が受賞！直木賞は真藤順丈. 2021-12-09. RBB TODAY. 17 January 2019 . ja.
3. Web site: Akutagawa Prize #160: 1 round 1pun 34byō, by Machiya Ryōhei Glynne Walley's J-lit site. 2021-12-09. blogs.uoregon.edu.