Dengeki Novel Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1995) grand prize
Hideyuki Furuhashi
ふるはし ひでゆき
Furuhashi Hideyuki
Pen Names:
Hideyuki Furuhashi（Pen name used identical to his real name (used on commercial debut)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-01-01 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, SF writer, Scriptwriter, Novelization author
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Influenced By
- Mizuhito Kanahara
- Influenced
- , ,
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosei University, Faculty of Sociology | Faculty of Sociology | Creative Writing Seminar (Kanahara Mizuhito) | — | — | Japan |
Hosei University, Faculty of Sociology
Faculty of Sociology
/ Creative Writing Seminar (Kanahara Mizuhito)
Country:
Japan
Attended Mizuhito Kanahara's creative writing seminar. Began professional activity while working at Capcom after university.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Dengeki Game Novel Award (2nd) | Black Rod | — | MediaWorks / Dengeki Bunko | 大賞 |
Dengeki Game Novel Award (2nd)
1995
Work:
Black Rod
Organization:
MediaWorks / Dengeki Bunko
Result:
大賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Black Rod
1996 SF / Fantasy (game-like elements)Debut novel written while employed at Capcom. An SF work combining game-like settings with cyberpunk elements.
CyberpunkGame-like worldbuildingIdentity
Blood Jacket
1997 SF / Light novelPublished by Dengeki Bunko; a novel with strong SF elements combining fairy-tale surface with violent motifs.
Violence and redemptionVirtual worlds
Bright Lights Holyland
2000 SF / FantasyPart of the 'Chaos Hexa' trilogy, an SF fantasy incorporating game structures and wuxia elements.
WuxiaFate and conflict
One Day, a Bomb Fell
2005 Short story collection / SFA collection of short stories; some entries have been adapted and later reissued with additional material.
Everyday collapseTechnology and society
Adaptations
- [TV drama] One Day, a Bomb Fell / 城宝秀則 (2013)
Bibliography
- Black Rod
- Blood Jacket
- Bright Lights Holyland
- The Tatsumori Family Table
- Chouimouto War: Sysmageddon
- Solid Fighter
- One Day, a Bomb Fell
- Winter Giant
- Ryuban Nanacho: Cerberus
- A Little Beyond a Million Light-Years
Adaptations
- One Day, a Bomb Fell (2013 TV drama, Fuji TV)
- Participation in the anime 'K' (concept and script work as member of GoRA)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pastiche-infused, technically skilled proseSF fantasy with structures reminiscent of computer games
- Recurring Motifs
- Game-like worldbuildingCyberpunk motifsWuxia-inspired elements
Legacy
An author who introduced game-oriented SF into the early Dengeki Bunko/light novel scene and influenced later writers. Active also in anime and comic original works.
Archives
- National Diet Library (materials related to Hideyuki Furuhashi)
In Popular Culture
- Involvement in the anime 'K' as part of the GoRA creative group
- Script work for the manga 'Vigilante: My Hero Academia ILLEGALS'
Trivia
- After university he joined Capcom as a graphics staffer and was involved in early development of 'Resident Evil'.
- As a member of the writer group GoRA he participated in the anime project 'K' and works beyond novels as a script and original-story writer.