Edogawa Ranpo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 68 (2022) award
Akane Araki
あらき あかね
Araki Akane
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1998-10-19 （Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Mystery writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 2022-
- Affiliations
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Influenced By
- Arisu Arisugawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyushu University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Kyushu University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Letters
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | Murder at the End of This World | — | — | Winner |
| 2022 | Shukan Bunshun Mystery Best 10 | Murder at the End of This World | — | Weekly Bunshun | 5位 |
| 2023 | Shukan Bunshun Mystery Best 10 | The Torn Chain and Fragments of Light | — | Weekly Bunshun | 13位 |
| 2023 | This Mystery Is Amazing! | Murder at the End of This World | — | Takarajimasha | 11位 |
| 2024 | This Mystery Is Amazing! | The Torn Chain and Fragments of Light | — | Takarajimasha | 10位 |
Edogawa Rampo Prize
2022
Work:
Murder at the End of This World
Result:
Winner
Shukan Bunshun Mystery Best 10
2022
Work:
Murder at the End of This World
Organization:
Weekly Bunshun
Result:
5位
Shukan Bunshun Mystery Best 10
2023
Work:
The Torn Chain and Fragments of Light
Organization:
Weekly Bunshun
Result:
13位
This Mystery Is Amazing!
2023
Work:
Murder at the End of This World
Organization:
Takarajimasha
Result:
11位
This Mystery Is Amazing!
2024
Work:
The Torn Chain and Fragments of Light
Organization:
Takarajimasha
Result:
10位
Awards & Nominations
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2024) nominee
Works
Major Works
Murder at the End of This World
2022 Mystery
murderuncovering truthhuman psychology
The Torn Chain and Fragments of Light
2023 Mystery
secrets of the pastrecoverysacrifice
SHE of Like-Mindedness
2022 Short storyBibliography
- Murder at the End of This World (Kodansha, 2022)
- The Torn Chain and Fragments of Light (Kodansha, 2023)
- Honkaku-O 2023: 'SHE of Like-Mindedness' (Kodansha Bunko, 2023)
- Short story 'SHE of Like-Mindedness' - Shosetsu Gendai (2022)
- Short story 'The Groom Is a Murderer' - Bessatsu Bungei Shunju (2023)
- Short story 'Checking the Answers' - All Yomimono (2023)
- Essay 'My Partner' - Shosetsu Shincho (2023)
- Essay 'My Dark History - "Don't Do It Yourself"' - Shosetsu Yasei Jidai (2023)
- Relay Essay 'Before I Knew It, My Partner' - Shosetsu Hoseki (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meticulous plotting rooted in orthodox mystery traditioncalm, restrained prose
- Recurring Motifs
- secretspast traumaclosed settings
Legacy
Debuted in 2022 after winning the 68th Edogawa Rampo Prize. She became the youngest winner of the prize and has attracted attention as an emerging young mystery writer. She has published both short and long works and is being recognized as a promising contemporary mystery author.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Trivia
- Debuted by winning the 68th Edogawa Rampo Prize (2022).
- At 23, she was the youngest recipient of the Edogawa Rampo Prize in history.
- She began writing after reading Arisu Arisugawa's short story 'Detective, the Blue Era' in junior high school.