Background and career
Hideyuki Kikuchi (菊地 秀行, Kikuchi Hideyuki; born September 25, 1949) is a Japanese author known for his horror novels. His most famous works include the Vampire Hunter D series, Darkside Blues and Wicked City.
Kikuchi was born in Chōshi, Japan on September 25, 1949. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University and was trained as a writer by famed author Kazuo Koike. His first novel, Demon City Shinjuku, was published in 1982. While his first novels are typical novel prose, as he gained fame, he adopted a more terse writing style. Kikuchi became close friends with writer and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri during his adaption of Wicked City and the two have since collaborated on Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and the OVA of Demon City Shinjuku.
The series takes place in a world where Shinjuku has been turned into a city of demons and monsters, and follows a young man named Kyoya Izayoi, user of the mystical art of Nempo, who must discover how the disaster relates to his own family.
Demon City Shinjuku (魔界都市＜新宿＞, Makai Toshi Shinjuku) (published September 30, 1982) Demon Palace Babylon (魔宮バビロン, Mamiya Babiron) Trickster Johnny (騙し屋ジョニー, Damashiya Jyoni) The Fang Family's Hunter (牙一族の狩人, Kiba Ichizoku no Karyudo) Underground City Shinjuku (地底都市〈新宿, Chitei Toshi Shinjuku) The Legend of the Mad Soldier (狂戦士伝説, Kyo Senshi Densetsu) Demon Doctor Mephisto (魔界医師メフィスト, Makaishi Mefisuto) (published May 11, 1988)
This story follows Fuyuharu Aki, Setsura Aki's cousin.
Flattery Goku King (媚獄王, Kobi Goku O) Demon Incense Transcript (魔香録, Ma Ko Roku) Evil Moon Mask (兇月面, Warugetsu Men)
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Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
