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'''Tarō Hirai'''/平井 太郎/Hirai Tarō (October 21, 1894 – July 28, 1965), better known by the [[pseudonym]] [[Edogawa Ranpo]]/江戸川 乱歩, was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the "[[Boy Detective's Gang]]"/少年探偵団/Shōnen tantei dan.
'''Tarō Hirai''' (平井 太郎 Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 – July 28, 1965), better known by the [[pseudonym]] [[Edogawa Ranpo]] (江戸川 乱歩), was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the "[[Boy Detective's Gang]]" (少年探偵団, "Shōnen tantei dan").


Ranpo was an admirer of Western [[mystery fiction|mystery]] writers, and especially of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. His pen name is a rendering of Poe's name.<ref>"Edgar Allan Poe" →「エドガー・アラン・ポー("Edogaa aran poo")」→"Edogaaaranpo"→"Edogawa ranpo"(えどがわ・らんぽ)→江戸川乱歩． The Edo River (in Japanese, Edogawa) empties into Tokyo Bay. Rampo means "random walk".</ref> Other authors who were special influences on him were [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], whom he attempted to translate into Japanese during his days as a student at Waseda University, and the Japanese mystery writer [[Ruikō Kuroiwa]].
Ranpo was an admirer of Western [[mystery fiction|mystery]] writers, and especially of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. His pen name is a rendering of Poe's name.<ref>"Edgar Allan Poe" → 「エドガー・アラン・ポー ("Edogaa aran poo")」 → "Edogaaaranpo" → "Edogawa ranpo"(えどがわ・らんぽ) → 江戸川乱歩． The Edo River (in Japanese, Edogawa) empties into Tokyo Bay. Rampo means "random walk".</ref> Other authors who were special influences on him were [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], whom he attempted to translate into Japanese during his days as a student at Waseda University, and the Japanese mystery writer [[Ruikō Kuroiwa]].


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Tarō Hirai (平井 太郎 Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 – July 28, 1965), better known by the pseudonym Edogawa Ranpo (江戸川 乱歩), was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the "Boy Detective's Gang" (少年探偵団, "Shōnen tantei dan").

Ranpo was an admirer of Western mystery writers, and especially of Edgar Allan Poe. His pen name is a rendering of Poe's name.[1] Other authors who were special influences on him were Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whom he attempted to translate into Japanese during his days as a student at Waseda University, and the Japanese mystery writer Ruikō Kuroiwa.

Tropes used in Edogawa Ranpo include:
  • Punny Name: As noted in the main text and footnote, his pen name is simply "Edgar Allan Poe" rendered through the Japanese syllabary.
  1. ↑ "Edgar Allan Poe" → 「エドガー・アラン・ポー ("Edogaa aran poo")」 → "Edogaaaranpo" → "Edogawa ranpo"(えどがわ・らんぽ) → 江戸川乱歩． The Edo River (in Japanese, Edogawa) empties into Tokyo Bay. Rampo means "random walk".
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