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Dougu Koji

どうぐ こうじ

Dougu Kouji

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
Takanabe, Koyu District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Light novel author
Active Years
2014-

Awards

Kyoto Animation Award
2013
Work: Yatara UroUro Mettara DokiDoki
Category: 小説部門
Organization: Kyoto Animation
Result: 奨励賞
Ranobe Bungei Award (Fujimi Ranobe Literary Award)
2013
Work: Tsubaki Shungiku Hitomeguri (retitled: Santa Claus no Oshishō-sama — Tsubaki to Shungiku Hitomeguri)
Organization: Fujimi (Fujimi Shobō / KADOKAWA)
Result: 大賞
IIV Creator Award
2021
Work: Hibiware kara Mogoreru
Category: 小説部門
Organization: IIV Creator Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Soshisha/Bungeisha W Publishing Award
2022
Work: Ringo Joshi Tainai Kojo Funtoki
Organization: Soshisha / Bungeisha
Result: 特別賞
Mahō no iLand Romance Writing Contest
2023
Work: Kisuiki no Ningyo
Category: 小説賞
Organization: Mahō no iLand
Result: 奨励賞
Shueisha Mirai Bunko Award
2024
Work: 99th Love Letter Song to You
Organization: Shueisha
Result: 優秀賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Santa Claus no Oshishō-sama: Tsubaki to Shungiku Hitomeguri

2014 Light novel / Fantasy

Dagashiya Dekoboko-dō to Majo no Drop

2015 Light novel

Sennen Chashi no Sabōroku: Kokumi Jinja yori Negai o Komete

2015 Light novel

Kimi ni Kanawanu Koi o Shiteiru

2017 Light novel

Kyoto no Shinzō: Kamogawa kara Hajimaru Koi to Bōken

2018 Light novel / Romance
KyotoRomance

Kyoto Ponpoko Kimono Shūzen-chō

2018 Light novel

Hibiware kara Mogoreru

2021 Fiction

Ringo-chan: Tainai Kōjō Funtōki

2023 Fiction

Dōbutsu Banpaku

2024 Fiction

Kisuiki no Ningyo

2024 Fiction / Romance

Bibliography

  • Santa Claus no Oshishō-sama: Tsubaki to Shungiku Hitomeguri (2014)
  • Dagashiya Dekoboko-dō to Majo no Drop (2015)
  • Sennen Chashi no Sabōroku: Kokumi Jinja yori Negai o Komete (2015)
  • Kimi ni Kanawanu Koi o Shiteiru (2017)
  • Kyoto no Shinzō: Kamogawa kara Hajimaru Koi to Bōken (2018)
  • Kyoto Ponpoko Kimono Shūzen-chō (2018)
  • Hibiware kara Mogoreru (2021)
  • Ringo-chan: Tainai Kōjō Funtōki (2023)
  • Dōbutsu Banpaku (2024)
  • Kisuiki no Ningyo (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Light novel-style narrationAccessible character portrayalsContains fantastical elements
Recurring Motifs
YouthKyotoIntersection of everyday life and the uncanny

Legacy

A writer active in the light novel field after winning the Fujimi Ranobe Literary Award; known for multiple newcomer awards and works depicting regional settings and youth.

Trivia

  • Debut work: 'Santa Claus no Oshishō-sama' (originally titled 'Tsubaki Shungiku Hitomeguri').
  • X (formerly Twitter) account: @dougu_kouji