Overlap Bunko Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2022) silver prize
Kou Aguiin
あぐい こう
Aguiin Kō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2020-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5th Kakuyomu Web Novel Contest — Isekai Fantasy Special Prize | I Am a Court Magician. Lately I'm Noticing the Princess's Gaze. | 異世界ファンタジー部門 | Kakuyomu | 特別賞 |
| 2021 | 6th Kakuyomu Web Novel Contest — Isekai Fantasy Special Prize | No Matter What They Say, I'm Just a Court Librarian. | 異世界ファンタジー部門 | Kakuyomu | 特別賞 |
| 2022 | 10th Overlap Bunko Award — Silver Prize | The Angel Reaper of the Forbidden Library (later retitled The Strongest Guardian and the Wise Magus Princess) | 銀賞 | Overlap | 銀賞 |
5th Kakuyomu Web Novel Contest — Isekai Fantasy Special Prize
2020
Work:
I Am a Court Magician. Lately I'm Noticing the Princess's Gaze.
Category:
異世界ファンタジー部門
Organization:
Kakuyomu
Result:
特別賞
6th Kakuyomu Web Novel Contest — Isekai Fantasy Special Prize
2021
Work:
No Matter What They Say, I'm Just a Court Librarian.
Category:
異世界ファンタジー部門
Organization:
Kakuyomu
Result:
特別賞
10th Overlap Bunko Award — Silver Prize
2022
Work:
The Angel Reaper of the Forbidden Library (later retitled The Strongest Guardian and the Wise Magus Princess)
Category:
銀賞
Organization:
Overlap
Result:
銀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
I Am a Court Magician. Lately I'm Noticing the Princess's Gaze.
2021 Isekai fantasyA court magician protagonist navigates palace politics and a growing, subtle attraction from the princess. An isekai fantasy with light-novel pacing and romantic elements.
courtromancemagicisekai
No Matter What They Say, I'm Just a Court Librarian.
2022 Isekai fantasySet in a court library, it follows a librarian who quietly performs his duties, unraveling mysteries and human relationships centered on knowledge and books.
libraryknowledgehuman relationsmagic
The Third Princess's Versatile Butler
2022 Light novel / FantasyFollows a versatile butler serving the third princess and the incidents and growth around them. Mixes comedy with royal drama.
butlerroyaltycoming-of-agecomedy
The Strongest Guardian and the Wise Magus Princess
2022 Isekai fantasyOriginally submitted as 'The Angel Reaper of the Forbidden Library' and later retitled for publication. A fantasy involving battles and the relationship between a guardian and a magus princess.
guardianmagicbattlebooks
Bibliography
- I Am a Court Magician. Lately I'm Noticing the Princess's Gaze.
- No Matter What They Say, I'm Just a Court Librarian.
- The Third Princess's Versatile Butler
- The Strongest Guardian and the Wise Magus Princess
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Accessible light-novel proseDialogue-driven, brisk pacingCareful worldbuilding exposition
- Recurring Motifs
- court and palace settingsbooks and librariesguardian-princess relationshipssubtle romances in everyday life
Legacy
An emerging light-novel author who debuted after multiple contest wins on Kakuyomu. Known for palace-set and library-centered works that have garnered a dedicated readership.
Trivia
- Has an official X (formerly Twitter) account: @aguikou
- Maintains an author page on Kakuyomu (@artkou)
- Multiple special prizes at Kakuyomu contests; Silver Prize at the Overlap Bunko Award