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Anthony J. Bryant
Born(1961-02-14)February 14, 1961
Franklin, Indiana, US
DiedDecember 25, 2013(2013-12-25) (aged 52)
Franklin, Indiana, US
Resting placeGreenlawn Cemetery (Franklin, Indiana)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAuthor

Anthony J. Bryant (February 14, 1961 – December 25, 2013) was an American author and editor. He worked in Japan for a period of time, and became an authority on medieval Japanese armor and samurai culture.

Early life

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Bryant was born in Franklin, Indiana, and was adopted at age 5 by Robert M. and Margaret Bryant.[1] Following the death of his father when Bryant was 6, he and his mother moved to Miami Shores, Florida, where he spent his youth and attended Pinecrest Preparatory School.[1] After graduating from Florida State University in 1983 with a bachelor's degreeinJapanese studies, he completed his graduate studies in Japanese studies (history, language, and armor) at Takushoku UniversityinTokyo, graduating in 1986. Bryant lived in Japan from 1986 to 1992.[1] He also earned an M.A. in Japanese from Indiana University Bloomington in 2003.[2]

Career

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While living in Japan, Bryant worked as a features editor for the Mainichi Daily News, and as editor for the Tokyo Journal, an English language monthly magazine.[1] He was considered a historian of Japan specializing in Kamakura, Muromachi, and Momoyama period warrior culture.[1]

After returning from Japan in 1995, he became the editor of Dragon , the flagship publication of TSR, the creators of the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, for eight issues.[1]

For several years, Bryant made presentations and appeared on panels at several conventions, including the 52nd World Science Fiction ConventioninWinnipeg in 1994,[3] and the 54th World Science Fiction ConventioninAnaheim in 1996.[4]

As an authority on Japanese armor, Bryant became widely involved in the Society for Creative Anachronism.[5] He provided a foreword for The Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection Volume 1: Kabuto & Mengu.[6]

Bryant wrote four books for Osprey Publishingonsamurai history, and co-authored, with Mark T. Arsenault, the core rulebook for the role-playing game Sengoku: Chanbara Roleplaying in Feudal Japan.[1]

Reception

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In his book The Shogun's Soldiers, Michael von Essen highly recommended Bryant's Samurai 1550–1600 as an "easily accessible book on samurai and ashigaru at the time of [Japanese] civil wars."[7]

InAnime Sacramento, Laurine White responded to an article about Japanimation by Bryant that had been published in EYE-AI magazine, saying, "Some of what [Bryant] has to say is suspect, like 'Few who see Dr. Slump fail to love it.' If that were true, subtitled Dr. Slump should be in great demand. Sure it is!"[8]

Death

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Bryant died on December 25, 2013, at St. Francis HealthinIndianapolis.[1]

Books

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Other works

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Obituary: Anthony J. 'Tony' Bryant, Franklin". Daily Journal. Franklin, Indiana. December 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  • ^ Iwaya No Sōshi: A Translation and Commentary
  • ^ The 52nd World Science Fiction Convention: Conadian. Winnipeg. January 1994. p. 3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • ^ Lyon, Shaun, ed. (1996). L.A. Con III: The 54th World Science Fiction Convention. Los Angeles: Southern California Institute for Fan Interests. pp. 12, 23, 55.
  • ^ Csernica, Lillian. "Anthony J. Bryant". Renaissance Central Issue 1, Volume 1. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  • ^ The Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection Volume 1: Kabuto & Mengu
  • ^ von Essen, Michael (2022). The Shogun's Soldiers. Vol. 1. Warwick: Helion and Company. p. 49.
  • ^ White, Laurine (April–May 1989). "News & Views". Anime Sacramento. p. 3.
  • ^ "Pen & Paper listing for Anthony J. Bryant". Archived from the original on May 19, 2007.
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