Nihon SF Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2019) chair's award
Takashi Hoshi
ほし たかし
Hoshi Takashi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-01-17 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2019-12-02 age 63
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- SF researcher, Editor, Lecturer, Book collector
- Active Years
- 1979-2019
- Memberships
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
- Influenced By
- Yutaka Toyoda
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University | College of Humanities and Sciences | — | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University
College of Humanities and Sciences
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nihon SF Taisho Award (Chairman's Prize) | — | — | Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) | 受賞 |
Nihon SF Taisho Award (Chairman's Prize)
2020
Organization:
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Best of Yutaka Toyoda
1981 Anthology (editor)An anthology compiling works of Yutaka Toyoda, edited by Takashi Hoshi.
science fictionanthology
Dreams of the Galaxy: New SF Original Best Works
1983 Anthology (editor)An anthology gathering original SF short stories by emerging authors. Published by Shueisha.
SF short storiesspace
Romantic Galaxy: Romantic SF Masterpieces
1984 Anthology (editor)A selected collection of SF works with romantic elements, co-edited by Takashi Hoshi.
romancescience fiction
Time Travel SF Masterpieces
1985 Anthology (editor)An anthology collecting SF short stories themed around time travel.
time travelSF short stories
50 Japanese SF Short Stories (5 vols)
2013 Anthology (co-editor)A five-volume anthology commemorating the 50th anniversary of the SFWJ, co-edited with Sankizo Kusaka, Makoto Yamagishi and Naohiko Kitahara.
history of Japanese SFshort stories
Complete Japanese SF Vol.3 (1978-1984)
2014 Edited collectionA volume collecting Japanese SF works from 1978 to 1984, edited with Sankizo Kusaka.
reprintsselected works
Bibliography
- Best of Yutaka Toyoda (1981)
- Dreams of the Galaxy: New SF Original Best Works (1983)
- Romantic Galaxy: Romantic SF Masterpieces (1984)
- Time Travel SF Masterpieces (1985)
- 50 Japanese SF Short Stories (5 vols) (2013)
- Complete Japanese SF Vol.3 (1978-1984) (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and critical tonecuratorial approach through editing
- Recurring Motifs
- spacetime travelexploration of Japanese SF history
Legacy
He contributed for decades to research and editing in Japanese science fiction, writing for specialist magazines and editing anthologies that helped preserve and promote Japanese SF. Known as a book collector, he was posthumously awarded the Chairman's Prize of the Nihon SF Taisho Award.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
Trivia
- Reportedly a great-grandson of Hoshi Takeru (星亨).
- Served for many years as the reader-submission judge for S-F Magazine.