MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Award
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Edition 5 (2009) best award
Hajime Asano
あさの はじめ
Asano Hajime
Pen Names:
Hajime Asano（Used as pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1988-01-01
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Light novel author, Novelist, Scriptwriter
- Active Years
- 2009-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Award (5th) | Mayo Chiki! | — | MF Bunko J (Media Factory) | 最優秀賞 |
MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Award (5th)
2009
Work:
Mayo Chiki!
Organization:
MF Bunko J (Media Factory)
Result:
最優秀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mayo Chiki!
2009 Light novel (romantic comedy)A school romantic comedy centered on a butler. Debut work, originally submitted as 'Mayo Chiki! ~The Confused Butler and the Chicken Me~' and later published as 'Mayo Chiki!'.
schoolbutlerromantic comedy
Adaptations
- [TV anime] Mayo Chiki! (TV anime) (2011)
A Girlfriend Recommended for Your First Time
2011 Light novel (romantic comedy)Second light novel series, published starting July 2011.
romancecomedy
Aokyū no Lapis Lazuli
2012 Light novel (fantasy)Published September 2012. A series work with fantasy elements.
fantasyadventure
Momone Shion's Light Novel Diary
2013 Light novelA series published by Kodansha Ranobe Bunko (2013–2014).
slice of lifecreative work
Lapis Re:LiGHTs - Witches' Album
2020 Light novel (media mix)A novelization tied to a media-mix project related to Lapis Re:LiGHTs.
idolsmagic
Adaptations
- [TV anime] Lapis Re:LiGHTs (anime) (2020)
Bibliography
- Mayo Chiki! (12 volumes, 2009–2012)
- A Girlfriend Recommended for Your First Time (6 volumes, 2011–2013)
- Aokyū no Lapis Lazuli (7 volumes, 2012–2014)
- Life Alive! (4 volumes, 2014–2015)
- Classroom☆Crisis Another Crisis (2 volumes, 2015)
- Yome Elf. (2 volumes, 2017)
- Momone Shion's Light Novel Diary (4 volumes, 2013–2014)
- Please Make a Contract, Demon King (3 volumes, 2015)
- As Expected of You, Hero! (3 volumes, 2015–2016)
- The Top Student Becomes a Gal in One Year (3 volumes, 2015–2016)
- Hero Master and Apprentice of the Otherworld Guild (3 volumes, 2016–2017)
- How to Properly Relate with an Editor and a High School Girl Author (2 volumes, 2017)
- When I Told Tomori Who's Cold Only to Me That I Know Her Secret Account? (ongoing, 2023–)
- The Quintessential Quintuplets: Spring Summer Autumn Winter (supervised novel, KC Deluxe, 2025–)
Adaptations
- Mayo Chiki! (TV anime, 2011)
- Mayo Mayo! (manga adaptation)
- Lapis Re:LiGHTs (TV anime; contributed to scripts)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fast-paced, dialogue-driven light novel styleBright tone blending comedy and romantic comedy
- Recurring Motifs
- schoolbutlersromantic comedyidol / media-mix elements
Legacy
Debuted after winning the MF Bunko J newcomer award; established presence in the light novel romantic-comedy genre. His flagship work 'Mayo Chiki!' was adapted into an anime and expanded into media-mix projects.
Trivia
- Author profile in 'Mayo Chiki!' mentions a liking for pro wrestling; favorite move is the avalanche brainbuster.
- Won the 5th MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Award (Grand Prize) and debuted with 'Mayo Chiki!'.