BOX-AiR Newcomer Award
1 appearances
Ainai Yuki
あいうち ゆうき
Ainai Yūki
Pen Names:
Sasakura（Pen name used during debut period. The BOX-AiR Newcomer Award-winning entry was submitted under this name.）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Nominations
- Hayakawa SF Contest (5th, Finalist)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BOX-AiR Newcomer Award | Hiiro no Spook | — | BOX-AiR (Kodansha) | winner |
| 2017 | Hayakawa SF Contest | Stardust Rain | — | Hayakawa Publishing | finalist |
BOX-AiR Newcomer Award
2012
Work:
Hiiro no Spook
Organization:
BOX-AiR (Kodansha)
Result:
winner
Hayakawa SF Contest
2017
Work:
Stardust Rain
Organization:
Hayakawa Publishing
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
Hayakawa SF Contest
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2017) finalist
Works
Major Works
Hiiro no Spook
2012 Science fictionDebut work. Published under the pen name Sasakura; winner of the 5th BOX-AiR Newcomer Award.
science fictiondebut
Ajua no Shinigami
2013 Science fictionA novel published under the pen name Sasakura by Kodansha BOX.
science fictiondark fantasy elements
The Pure White Rain That Falls on Me Who Drops Stars
2017 Science fictionWork retitled and published after being a finalist in the Hayakawa SF Contest.
starscoming-of-agescience fiction
Kakushi wa Mitsubachi wo Daki
2023 Science fictionA novel published under the name Ainai.
human relationshipsscience fiction
Tenshi to Ishi-koro
2024 Science fictionA recent novel published by Hayakawa Publishing.
science fictioncontemporary society
Bibliography
- Hiiro no Spook (2012)
- Ajua no Shinigami (2013)
- The Pure White Rain That Falls on Me Who Drops Stars (2017)
- Kakushi wa Mitsubachi wo Daki (2023)
- Tenshi to Ishi-koro (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Imaginative, speculative prose grounded in science fictionLyrical yet restrained descriptive style
- Recurring Motifs
- starsmachinesloneliness
Legacy
A Japanese emerging SF writer who debuted after winning the BOX-AiR Newcomer Award. Active in both short and long fiction, she has been a notable presence in Japanese science fiction since the 2010s.
Trivia
- Debuted under the pen name "Sasakura".
- Won the BOX-AiR Newcomer Award in 2012 and debuted.
- Was a finalist in the 2017 Hayakawa SF Contest.
- Maintains presence on Kakuyomu and X (formerly Twitter).