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>I’m not mad
You brought up an interesting topic though, using pen names is a long standing tradition in Japanese publishing, famous novelists,mangaka and even directors use aliases as part of their public identity albeit
It’s almost expected in the light novel world a way to separate creator persona from the private individual. Nisio Isin uses a palindromic name as part of his branding since a a clever or mysterious pen name can be a marketing tool to stand out.