Noma Children's Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1997) award
Atsuko Asano
あさの あつこ
Asano Atsuko
Pen Names:
Atsuko Asano（Pen name used for literary activities）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1954-09-14 （Yunogo, Mimasaka Town, Aida District, Okayama Prefecture (now Mimasaka City), Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Children's literature author, Historical novelist
- Active Years
- 1991-
- Memberships
- Japan Children's Literature Association
- Influenced By
- Arthur Conan Doyle, Shuhei Fujisawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoyama Gakuin University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Aoyama Gakuin University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Noma Juvenile Literary Prize | Battery | — | Noma Juvenile Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Japan Children's Literature Association Prize | Battery 2 | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award | Battery complete 6 volumes | — | Shogakukan | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award | Tamayura | — | Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Japan Historical Fiction Authors Association Series Award | Miroku, Oichi mysterious tales, and Yamiisha Owen secret records series | — | Japan Historical Fiction Authors Association | 受賞 |
Noma Juvenile Literary Prize
1997
Work:
Battery
Organization:
Noma Juvenile Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan Children's Literature Association Prize
1999
Work:
Battery 2
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
受賞
Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award
2005
Work:
Battery complete 6 volumes
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
受賞
Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award
2011
Work:
Tamayura
Organization:
Shima Kiyoshi Love Literature Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan Historical Fiction Authors Association Series Award
2024
Work:
Miroku, Oichi mysterious tales, and Yamiisha Owen secret records series
Organization:
Japan Historical Fiction Authors Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Japan Children’s Literature Association Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 39 (1999) award
Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 54 (2005) award
Shimasei Romance Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 18 (2011) award
Works
Major Works
Battery
1996 Children's literatureA novel depicting the conflicts and growth of boys through junior high school baseball.
FriendshipGrowthBaseball
Adaptations
- [Film] Battery / 滝田洋二郎 (2007)
- [TV Drama] Battery (2008)
- [TV Anime] Battery (2016)
- [Radio Drama] Battery
- [Manga] Battery (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed depiction of human relationshipsNuanced and subtle emotional expressions
- Recurring Motifs
- Human relationshipsFriendshipGrowth
Legacy
A children's literature author depicting the growth of teenagers, supported by a wide range of generations. Also writes historical novels and has received numerous literary awards.
Museums
- Hotaru-kan Mimasaka City, Okayama Prefecture
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literature Association
- Japan Historical Fiction Authors Association
Quotes
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Because I cannot distinguish (between friendship and romance), I want to write about dense and unique emotions.
Source: Magazine 'Da Vinci', November 2007 issue (2007)
Trivia
- Uses a pen name in hiragana to avoid confusion with actress Atsuko Asano.
- Prefers youthful fashion styles like shoulder-revealing clothes at lectures.
- Has no baseball experience but wrote many baseball-themed works.
- Supporter of the Japanese Communist Party.