Mamare Touno

Mamare Touno (橙乃ままれ) is the author of the Log Horizon series, having previously written Maoyuu Maou Yuusha. When he is writing for a volume, he usually updates on Syosetu before he compiles it into a published volume. He dropped another work of his, Trattoria After School, for unspecified reasons after one volume and nine chapters in May 2015.

In April 2015, Mamare was charged with three years' worth of tax evasion. While it was initially written off as a mistake and the money paid off, in December 2015, police investigators reported that Mamare had done it on purpose, and had him prosecuted. In April 2016, he was given the sentence of ten months in prison, on a three-year suspension (in other words, if he remains on good behavior for the next three years, he won't serve jail time). In the news reports, his real name and age were also given out.

Personal life
Touno himself is rather asocial and would probably be classified as a hikikomori. He usually writes about his relationship with his sister in the Afterword of volumes 1-5; in volumes 6, 7, and 8, he has written about his editor, F-ta.

Among the MMOs he has played, he listed Everquest 1/2, Ultima, and Online Diablo 1/2 as three of the major MMOs he drew inspiration from to create the world of Elder Tale. He has also played tabletop RPGs like DnD, as well as traditional video games like the Fire Emblem series (Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War was his favorite).

Q&A Sessions
Touno has had three question-and-answer sessions on 4chan; the first was to clarify Nureha's subclass, Courtesan, being less like a prostitute and more like the Japanese dayu. The second was after episode 10, and the third was after the first season finale.

Session 1

 * Thread: http://archived.moe/a/thread/95479152/

Session 2

 * Thread: http://archived.moe/a/thread/97960047/

Session 3

 * Thread: http://archived.moe/a/thread/104187414

Trivia

 * When writing chapters, he enjoys listening to music, especially Yun*chi's "your song", the ending for Log Horizon season 1.
 * Mamare has a pixiv account, although he has been inactive since 2014. He has drawn art of his editor, known as F-ta, Henrietta, Isuzu, Upashi, and a mascot from Rerorero Railroad, the show that preceded the Log Horizon anime while it was airing.