Shosetsu Yasei Jidai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2015) award
Agawa Senri
あがわ せんり
Agawa Senri
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1988-11-03 （Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kutchan, Hokkaido (birthplace) → Sapporo, Hokkaido (raised / resides)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2015-
- Influenced By
- Mizuki Tsujimura, Michael Ende, Kōji Kumeta
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido University | Faculty of Letters | Human Sciences | 学士（文学） | — | Japan |
Hokkaido University
Faculty of Letters
/ Human Sciences
Degree:
学士（文学）
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Yasei Jidai Frontier Literary Prize | Ennui Manual | — | KADOKAWA / Kadokawa Shoten | Winner |
Yasei Jidai Frontier Literary Prize
2015
Work:
Ennui Manual
Organization:
KADOKAWA / Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ennui Manual
2015 Youth entertainment novelA youth entertainment novel set around university life in Hokkaido. It explores young people's ennui, friendships, and uses humor while delving into characters' inner feelings.
youthalienationfriendshiphumoruniversity life
Arihara Senpai and the Unfixable Troublemaker
2017 Entertainment fictionA light ensemble story focusing on the relationship between a senior and juniors. It portrays troubled relationships, reconciliation, and comedic interactions.
interpersonal relationshipssenior-junior dynamicscomedygrowth
We're Not to Blame.
2019 Youth novelFrom the viewpoint of young people, this work gently questions modern anxieties and where responsibility lies. It mixes humor with serious tones.
responsibilityidentityfriendshipcontemporary society
Paraiso
2020 Contemporary novelA novel addressing loneliness and alienation. Through everyday details it depicts the fragility and renewal of human relationships.
lonelinessrenewalrelationshipsHokkaido setting
Bibliography
- Ennui Manual
- Arihara Senpai and the Unfixable Troublemaker
- We're Not to Blame.
- Paraiso
- Because We Are Not Garden Eels (short story)
- The Midnight No-Show (short story)
- They Came and Took (short story)
- Cemetery (short story)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- light, humorous narrationdepictions tinged with youthful melancholyfast-paced, dialogue-driven style
- Recurring Motifs
- university lifeSapporo sceneryloneliness and alienationfriendshiphumor
Legacy
She debuted in 2015 with an award-winning novel (Yasei Jidai Frontier Literary Prize) and has been noted for youth novels set in Hokkaido, gaining support particularly among younger readers.
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds publications)
- VIAF (authority file)
Quotes
-
A work one can believe will certainly be needed by someone.
Source: Yasei Jidai Frontier Literary Prize judging comment (Mizuki Tsujimura) (2015)
Trivia
- For revisions of the award-winning work she reportedly lived for several days wearing a mask to better inhabit a character's feelings.
- She was raised in Sapporo and currently lives there.
- Her favorite author is Mizuki Tsujimura; favorite manga artist is Kōji Kumeta; she cites the film 'The Mist' as a favorite.
- Debut work: 'Ennui Manual' (2015).
- Official account: @agawack (Twitter / X).