is a Japanese author and game designer. Mizuno created Record of Lodoss War, Sword World RPG, Legend of Crystania, Rune Soldier, Starship Operators, Record of Grancrest War, and was the general supervisor of Galaxy Angel.
Work
Novels
Rōdosu-tō Senki (Record of Lodoss War, 9 volumes, 1988–1998) Rōdosu-tō Densetsu (Legend of Lodoss, 5 volumes, 1994–2002) Shin Rōdosu-tō Senki (8 volumes, 1998–2006) Akuma ga sasayaku (1995) in the Yōmayakō-series Mahō Senshi Riui (Rune Soldier, 18 volumes, 1997–2007) Legend of Crystania (4 volumes, 1993–1996) Starship Operators (6 volumes, 2001–2005) Galaxy Angel (2 volumes, 2002/2006) Blade Line: Aeshia Kenseiki (5 volumes, 2009–2011) Grancrest Senki (Record of Grancrest War), 11 volumes, 2013–2018)
Short story collections
Rōdosu-tō Densetsu (2 volumes, 1996/2000) 7 volumes in the series Sword World Tampen-shū Legend of Crystania (2 volumes, 1995/1997)