In 2005, Ishibumi received a special prize in the 17th Fantasia Awards hosted by
Fujimi Shobo for the
light novel Denpachi that he submitted. He made his debut with that novel when it was published in 2006 as a
tankōbon. The same year, he published his second light novel
Slash/Dog. Two years later, in 2008, he began publishing the light-novel series
High School DxD, with 25 volumes published as well as an additional 4 volumes of a sequel series,
Shin High School DxD. The series has been adapted into multiple
manga and
anime television series. While preparing the light novels, his father died. == Bibliography ==