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Edition 5 (2009) grand prize
Sei Ashihara
あしはら せい
Ashihara Sei
Pen Names:
Hikawa Ao（Pen name used when submitting to the C★NOVELS Grand Prize (used at time of award)）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Kanagawa Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, fantasy author
- Active Years
- 2009-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | C★NOVELS Grand Prize (5th, Grand Prize) | PONTIFEX (later published as 'Haruka naru Niji no Daichi: The Bridge Engineer') | — | Chuokoron-Shinsha | winner |
C★NOVELS Grand Prize (5th, Grand Prize)
2009
Work:
PONTIFEX (later published as 'Haruka naru Niji no Daichi: The Bridge Engineer')
Organization:
Chuokoron-Shinsha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Haruka naru Niji no Daichi: The Bridge Engineer
2009 FantasyA novel published after revision of the work that won the 5th C★NOVELS Grand Prize. A fantasy story involving a bridge engineer in a fictional setting.
adventuretechnology and relationshipsworldbuilding
Yuneriria War Chronicles: The Moon Serpent and the Flower of Calamity
2010 Fantasy / War chronicleVolume 1 of the Yuneriria War Chronicles. The opening volume of a fantasy series with war chronicle elements.
warheroic talefate
Yuneriria War Chronicles: Awakening of the Azure Flame
2011 Fantasy / War chronicleVolume 2 of the Yuneriria War Chronicles. A mid-series volume that deepens the story.
awakeningstrategybonds among comrades
Yuneriria War Chronicles: The Battle of Galfana (Suimyu Palace)
2011 Fantasy / War chronicleVolume 3 and final volume of the Yuneriria War Chronicles, depicting a large-scale decisive battle.
decisive battleconclusionsacrifice and redemption
mgmg!- My Troublesome Daily Life with Senpai
2012 Light novelA light novel work containing slice-of-life elements.
slice of liferelationshipshumor
My Shrine Maiden Grandma?
2014 Light novel / ComedyA light entertainment work focusing on family and intergenerational relationships.
familyintergenerationalcomedy
Bibliography
- Haruka naru Niji no Daichi: The Bridge Engineer (2009)
- Yuneriria War Chronicles: The Moon Serpent and the Flower of Calamity (2010)
- Yuneriria War Chronicles: Awakening of the Azure Flame (2011)
- Yuneriria War Chronicles: The Battle of Galfana (2011)
- mgmg!- My Troublesome Daily Life with Senpai (2012)
- My Shrine Maiden Grandma? (2014)
- Yakushin - C★NOVELS Grand Prize Authors Anthology (includes short stories: sprout, mgmg!) (2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- easy-to-read light-novel styleemphasis on worldbuilding
- Recurring Motifs
- bridgeswar and tacticsgenerational and mentor-student relationships
Legacy
Known as a fantasy author who debuted after winning the C★NOVELS Grand Prize, Ashihara has a readership through his series works and postings on novel sites. While not having broad commercial multimedia adaptations, he contributes to the landscape of light-novel style fantasy.
Trivia
- Won the 5th C★NOVELS Grand Prize with a submission titled 'PONTIFEX' under the name Hikawa Ao.
- The winning work was revised and published as 'Haruka naru Niji no Daichi: The Bridge Engineer'.
- Posts works on novel posting sites such as Shousetsuka ni Narou and Kakuyomu.
- Public X (formerly Twitter) account: @ashiharasei.