# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ryukishi07
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:25:41.098Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ryukishi07"
name: "Ryukishi07"
slug: "ryukishi07"
description: "Ryukishi07  is the pen name of a Japanese writer who is the leading member of the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the When They Cry visual novel series, which includes Higurashi When They Cry, Umineko When They Cry, and Ciconia When They Cry. His pen name originated from Final Fantasy, \"Ryūkishi\" being the term for \"Dragoon\" and \"07\" a play on words for \"Lenna\". His other notable works include Silent Hill f (2025) and Rewrite (2011)."
tagline: "Japanese writer"
image: "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/odaoVkFGIjhtFhmvnkYG0i32XGE.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1973-11-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           53.17
  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.43142933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2838332/"
    handle:    "nm2838332"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/4561990"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A_07"
    title: "ريوكيشي 07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A07"
    title: "ريوكيشي07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukishi07"
    title: "Ryukishi07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukishi07"
    title: "Ryukishi07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B4%DB%8C%DB%B0%DB%B7"
    title: "ریوکیشی۰۷"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABkishi07"
    title: "Ryūkishi07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukishi07"
    title: "Ryukishi07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%9C%E9%A8%8E%E5%A3%AB07"
    title: "竜騎士07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9A%A9%EA%B8%B0%EC%82%AC07"
    title: "용기사07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukishi07"
    title: "Ryukishi07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukishi07"
    title: "Ryukishi07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%8E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B807"
    title: "Рюкиси07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukishi07"
    title: "Ryukishi07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukishi07"
    title: "Ryukishi07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BE%8D%E9%A8%8E%E5%A3%AB07"
    title: "龍騎士07"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ryukishi07"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e472cfb-f320-41fb-8e6b-d9a63bdca967"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2413886"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3347133"
    title: "Ryūkishi07"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump