MediaWorks Bunko Award
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Edition 2 (2010) award
Natsu Asaba
あさば なつ
Asaba Natsu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Shikoku, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Shikoku, Japan → Kansai, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Influenced By
- Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Pilgrimages to shrines and temples
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17th Dengeki Novel Prize (MediaWorks Bunko Award) | When Fish Swim in the Sky | メディアワークス文庫賞 | ASCII Media Works | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Readers' Literary Award (1st Grand Prize) | I Hope This Voice Reaches You | — | Bungeishunju | 大賞 |
17th Dengeki Novel Prize (MediaWorks Bunko Award)
2010
Work:
When Fish Swim in the Sky
Category:
メディアワークス文庫賞
Organization:
ASCII Media Works
Result:
受賞
Readers' Literary Award (1st Grand Prize)
2020
Work:
I Hope This Voice Reaches You
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
大賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
When Fish Swim in the Sky
2010 NovelHer debut work, which won the MediaWorks Bunko Award at the 17th Dengeki Novel Prize.
debutfantasy
Kamisama no Goyōnin
NovelA series dealing with gods and shrines; the series has exceeded 2 million copies in cumulative sales.
mythologyJapanese gods
I Hope This Voice Reaches You
2020 NovelPublished by Bungeishunju in 2020; it won the Grand Prize at the first Readers' Literary Award.
readers' award winner
Kakanomumono
NovelOne of her works published by Shinchosha.
The Mountain Is Calling Me!
NovelOne of her published works.
Bibliography
- When Fish Swim in the Sky
- Kamisama no Goyōnin
- I Hope This Voice Reaches You
- Kakanomumono
- The Mountain Is Calling Me!
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Incorporates elements of Japanese mythology and shrines into her narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- godsshrinespilgrimage
Legacy
The "Kamisama no Goyōnin" series has sold over 2 million copies; she is known for incorporating mythological themes into contemporary fiction.
Quotes
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Since my student days I have liked shrines and temples and traveled around. In the process I studied Japanese deities, reading the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, and I longed to someday make them the theme of a novel.
Source: Interview (source: Wikipedia article)
Trivia
- Official website: https://natsuasaba.com/
- The "Kamisama no Goyōnin" series has sold over 2 million copies cumulatively
- Year of birth not publicly disclosed