Hayakawa SF Contest
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1992) honorable mention
Kan Akiyama
あきやま かん
Akiyama Kan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Otsu, Shiga Prefecture (shore of Lake Biwa)
Career
- Occupations
- SF writer, novelist, former salaryman
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Seigun no Kai (dōjin group), Japanese SF Writers Club
- Memberships
- Japanese SF Writers Club
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Seiun Award | Peripeteia no Fukuin (The Gospel of Peripeteia) | 日本長編部門 | Seiun Award Committee | reference candidate |
Seiun Award
2000
Work:
Peripeteia no Fukuin (The Gospel of Peripeteia)
Category:
日本長編部門
Organization:
Seiun Award Committee
Result:
reference candidate
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Legend of the Last Leaf
1995 Science fictionDebut work. One of the pieces that embody his nostalgic-future sensibility; includes short/medium-length stories.
nostalgic futureplantsnostalgia
The Bell of Liberty Land
1996 Science fiction (space opera)A story in which service androids at a space amusement park fight a military group to protect humans.
aftermath of warsacrifice and protectionrelationship between machines and humans
Peripeteia no Fukuin (The Gospel of Peripeteia) — Vol. I/II/III
1998 Science fictionA three-part long work involving funeral professionals and religious organizations. It was listed as a reference candidate for the 31st Seiun Award (Japanese long-form).
aftermath of warreligion and funerary ritesresistance
Firestorm — Bride of the Fiery Star
2000 Science fictionOne of the works in which botanical knowledge plays a central role in the story.
plantsfatepost-war aftermath
The Star of the Planetarium
2001 Short story collection (SF)A short story collection including the title story 'Tenshogi no Hoshi' and others. The title term refers to a planetarium.
stars & astronomynostalgic future
Blow, Southern Wind (series)
2001 Science fiction (space opera)A multi-volume series with epic elements set against interstellar warfare.
warpiracy & militaryensemble drama
The Princess's Volunteer Pirate (Chevalier)
2005 SF with fantasy elementsA work that depicts events which, in the internal chronology, occur before those of 'Peripeteia no Fukuin'.
adventurechronology and continuity of setting
Bibliography
- The Legend of the Last Leaf (1995)
- The Bell of Liberty Land (1996)
- Peripeteia no Fukuin Vol.1 (1998)
- Peripeteia no Fukuin Vol.2 (1998)
- Peripeteia no Fukuin Vol.3 (1999)
- Firestorm — Bride of the Fiery Star (2000)
- The Star of the Planetarium (2001)
- Blow, Southern Wind: Seraphim of the Stellar War (2001)
- Blow, Southern Wind 2: Raiders of the Star Sea (2002)
- Blow, Southern Wind 3: Overture to War (2003)
- The Princess's Volunteer Pirate (Chevalier) (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fairy-tale likelyricalspace opera-influencednostalgic future
- Recurring Motifs
- nostalgic futureplantsaftermath of warresistance of the oppressed
Legacy
Known for nostalgic, fairy-tale-tinged SF worlds; his work was listed as a reference candidate for the Seiun Award. Emerged from dōjin circles and holds a modest standing within the Japanese SF community.
Academic Societies
- Japanese SF Writers Club
Trivia
- Hobby: ship-watching.
- At one time he described himself as a 'side-job writer' while working as a salaryman.
- In his fictional worlds the 'galactic standard language' is set as Japanese.
- Originated from the dōjin group 'Seigun no Kai'.