Shogakukan Light Novel Award - Gagaga Bunko Division
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2010) Gagaga grand prize
Kamitsuki Reinii
かみつき れいにー
Kamitsuki Reinii
Pen Names:
Kamitsuki Reinii（Pen name used for light novel publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2011-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko Division) | Thus He Decided to Burn the Rooftop | ガガガ文庫部門 | Shogakukan | Winner |
Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko Division)
Work:
Thus He Decided to Burn the Rooftop
Category:
ガガガ文庫部門
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Thus He Decided to Burn the Rooftop
2011 School / YouthAfter being dumped, Kana Miura goes to the school rooftop intending to commit suicide but finds a group already there. They call themselves by names from The Wizard of Oz and speak of revenge. Through her interaction with them—who come to call her "Dorothy"—she becomes involved in each member's hidden troubles.
revengefriendshipidentitycoming of age
Adaptations
- [Audiobook] Thus He Decided to Burn the Rooftop (Audiobook) (2020)
Bibliography
- Kamitsuki Reinii (author) / Bunkura Juu (illustration), Thus He Decided to Burn the Rooftop, Shogakukan (Gagaga Bunko), May 18, 2011
Adaptations
- Audiobook edition (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- quiet, delicate prosejuvenile novel–style depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- motifs from The Wizard of Ozrooftopnames and symbolic labeling
Legacy
As a debut under Gagaga Bunko, the work won the Gagaga division of the 5th Shogakukan Light Novel Award and attracted attention from critics and booksellers after publication. Its symbolic use of Oz motifs and quiet atmosphere have been noted; an audiobook edition was later released.
Quotes
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A juvenile novel with a unique atmosphere (I deliberately won't call it a light novel). The story of companions who call each other by character names from The Wizard of Oz preserves that mood until the latter half. The moment that mood is broken—when the hidden real names of the characters are revealed at once—is goosebumps-inducing.
Source: Jun Maeda (guest judge for the 5th Shogakukan Light Novel Award) review (2011)
Trivia
- Won the Gagaga Grand Prix in the Gagaga Bunko division of the 5th Shogakukan Light Novel Award.
- Published by Shogakukan (Gagaga Bunko) on May 18, 2011.
- Adapted into an audiobook in 2020 featuring multiple voice actors.