Mayumura eventually wrote many novels, including such children’s science-fiction classics as Maboroshi no Pen Friend (Phantom Pen Pal) and Psychic School Wars (Nerawareta Gakuen).
More recently, his Nerawareta Gakuen novel inspired Ryosuke Nakamura and Sunrise’s 2012 anime film Psychic School Wars.
Award-winning science-fiction author Taku Mayumura passed away on the morning of Sunday, November 3 due to aspiration pneumonia.
Mayumura was born under the name Takuji Murakami in Osaka City in 1934.