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Hasebe Bakushin-o

ハセベバクシンオー

Hasebe Bakushin-o

Pen Names: Hasebe Bakushin-oUsed as the author's pen name

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
novelist, writer

Awards

'This Mystery Is Amazing!' Award (2nd) — Excellence Prize
Work: Big Bonus
Category: 優秀賞
Organization: Takarajimasha
Result: 受賞
'This Mystery Is Amazing!' Award — Readers' Prize
Work: Big Bonus
Category: 読者賞(読者投票1位)
Organization: Takarajimasha
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Big Bonus

mystery

The protagonist, Tō Toshiya, formerly of a pachislot manufacturer, runs an office selling strategy information and scams addicted players with fake methods. With lighthearted rapid-fire talk, unsettling events begin to surround him in this mystery novel.

gamblingpachislotdeceptionsocial mystery

Bibliography

  • Big Bonus

Style & Themes

Literary Style
light, explosive dialoguefast-paced narration
Recurring Motifs
gambling and addictiondeception and betrayalthe darker sides of human nature

Legacy

'Big Bonus' received the Excellence Prize and the Readers' Prize at the 2nd 'This Mystery Is Amazing!' Awards, drawing attention as a social mystery centered on gambling.

Trivia

  • The name Hasebe Bakushin-o is likely a pen name (citation needed).
  • 'Big Bonus' won the Excellence Prize and the Readers' Prize (1st in readers' vote) at the 2nd 'This Mystery Is Amazing!' Awards.