SHIKIBU MURASAKI: WORLD'S FIRST NOVELIST

Yes, the first novel in the world, the Genji Monogatari, was written by an Asian woman. Centuries before Cervantes came up with his Ingenious Hidalgo.
For more info, the Genji Monogatari is as complex as ASoIaF, the Potterverse, Shakespeare, and/or the works of the One-Handed of Lepanto. This world's first novel has been adapted into anime left and right, mostly into shójo anime...