Nagaru Tanigawa

Nagaru is a Japanese author, best known as the creator of the [Suzumiya Haruhi series](https://anilist.co/manga/33083/Suzumiya-Haruhi-Series/). In high school, he was part of an art club but would also visit a literary club once a week. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Kwansei Gakuin University. After graduating from university, he became a manager at a women's clothing store but decided to quit to pursue a writing career. He would spend time being unemployed and reading books at the library, until he made his debut in March 2003 with his novel "Dengeki!! Aegis 5" in the magazine "Dengeki Moeou". That same year, two of his other novels [Escape From School!](https://anilist.co/manga