Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2008, held 4 times in year) excellence award
Hiroaki Iwaki
いわき ひろあき
Iwaki Hiroaki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Manga original writer, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2009-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award (Ryusui Prize) | Welcome to the World of the Donkey's Eye. | — | Kodansha BOX | 優秀賞 |
| — | Ryusui Prize (4th) | Why We Rely on Love, Laughter, Courage, Hope, Violence, Suicide and Fiction | — | Kodansha BOX | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Japan Horror Novel Award | Ushie | — | Japan Horror Novel Award | 佳作 |
Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award (Ryusui Prize)
2009
Work:
Welcome to the World of the Donkey's Eye.
Organization:
Kodansha BOX
Result:
優秀賞
Ryusui Prize (4th)
Work:
Why We Rely on Love, Laughter, Courage, Hope, Violence, Suicide and Fiction
Organization:
Kodansha BOX
Result:
受賞
Japan Horror Novel Award
2014
Work:
Ushie
Organization:
Japan Horror Novel Award
Result:
佳作
Awards & Nominations
Japan Horror Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2014) honorable mention
Works
Major Works
Welcome to the World of the Donkey's Eye.
2009 Short story collectionDebut work published by Kodansha BOX. A collection of short stories notable for its fantastical and sometimes humorous tone.
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The Bouquet Is Made of Boys
2013 Novel / Linked storiesPublished by Kodansha BOX. Compiled into a book after serialization in BOX-AiR.
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Ushie
2014 Horror short story collectionPublished by Kadokawa Horror Bunko. A collection including the title story 'Ushie' and 'Kamebito'.
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Purgatory Two: The Kind Ghost Is at the Convenience Store
2015 Short stories / HorrorA volume of short stories themed around ghosts and uncanny events. Illustrated by Suou.
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Hell Factory on 3-chome
2016 Horror short story collectionPublished by Kadokawa Horror Bunko. Includes stories such as 'Kaijinmura', 'Mekame', 'Boku-zu', 'Hell Factory', and 'Kigurumi'.
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Does a Curse Have a Neck?
2018 HorrorPublished by Jitsugyo no Nihonsha; later republished in paperback under the title 'Curses Chart: Twilight Spiritual Clinic'.
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Accident Property 7-Day Surveillance Report
2020 HorrorA collection centered on so-called 'accident properties' (haunted apartments), composed of short and mid-length works focusing on surveillance and record-keeping.
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God, I've Noticed
Manga original (story)A manga based on a story by Iwaki and illustrated by Uematsu Shichiji. Serialized in Gessan and collected as a tankōbon.
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Adaptations
- [Manga] God, I've Noticed
Bibliography
- Welcome to the World of the Donkey's Eye.
- The Bouquet Is Made of Boys
- Ushie
- Purgatory Two: The Kind Ghost Is at the Convenience Store
- Hell Factory on 3-chome
- Does a Curse Have a Neck?
- Accident Property 7-Day Surveillance Report
- God, I've Noticed (manga original)
Adaptations
- God, I've Noticed (manga; art by Uematsu Shichiji)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, direct prose incorporating the uncanny and the fantasticNarrative structure centered on short stories
- Recurring Motifs
- ghostscurseshaunted propertiesintersection of everyday life and the uncanny
Legacy
Debuted in 2009 with Kodansha BOX. A young writer known for horror and uncanny short stories; has credits as a manga original writer and recognition in horror literary contests.
Trivia
- Made literary debut in September 2009 with 'Welcome to the World of the Donkey's Eye.'
- Received an Excellence Award at the 6th Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award (Ryusui Prize).
- 'Ushie' was selected as an honorable entry at the 21st Japan Horror Novel Award.
- Credited as the original author for the manga 'God, I've Noticed.'
- Has an X (formerly Twitter) account appearing to be official (@hiroaki_iwaki).