Ryo Honmaru

Science writer. After graduating from Yokohama City University, he worked for a publishing company (editorial department), where he planned and edited many best-selling science books. In the field of mathematics, he has worked on a wide range of genres and levels, from introductory mathematics books with three "超" marks to high school-level differential and integral calculus, statistics, trigonometric functions, and even college-level complex analysis, Fourier analysis, and physical mathematics. He has also demonstrated his ability as editor-in-chief of a data magazine (monthly), which has achieved a significant increase in circulation.

He became independent and established the editorial studio Syracuse with the motto of "creating books that connect the humanities and sciences. He is well known for his writing skills in "super-translating science-related themes for humanities readers," with a focus on science books. He has interviewed many of Japan's top scientists (including Nobel Prize winners), and has written and compiled many books as a writer. He is a member of the Mathematical Society of Japan.

Major publications (including co-authored books) include "Statistics for Humanities Students and Workers: The First Step" and "Data Analysis for Humanities Students and Workers: The First Step" (both published by Kanki Publishing), "Differentiation and Integration for Understanding Meaning" (Berre Publishing), "The Mystery of Numbers and Symbols", "Manga de Wakaru Geometry", "Math De Amazing 'Brain Training'" (all published by SB Creative), "The Mystery of Numbers and Symbols", "Manga de Wakaru Geometry", "Math De Amazing 'Brain Training'" (all published by SB Creative), and "Math De Amazing 'Brain Training'" (published by SB Creative), (SB Creative), "The World You Couldn't See with Graphs and Quizzes: Amazing Statistics" (Asuka Shinsha), and others.