Shogakukan Light Novel Award - Gagaga Bunko Division
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2006) grand prize
Kanzaki Shiden
かんざき しでん
Kanzaki Shiden
Pen Names:
Kanzaki Shiden（Used as a pen name for published works）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1985-08-15 （Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hokkaido (birthplace) → Tokyo (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2007-2015
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Shogakukan Light Novel Award (1st) | Marginal | — | Shogakukan | Winner |
Shogakukan Light Novel Award (1st)
2007
Work:
Marginal
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Marginal
2007 Light novelDebut work. A light novel mixing school elements and mystery/suspense. Published after winning the 1st Shogakukan Light Novel Award.
schoolmysterycoming-of-age
Black Bullet
2011 Light novel / Science fictionPublished by Dengeki Bunko. A light novel with suspense and sci-fi elements; later adapted into a TV anime.
suspensescience fictionpartnership
Adaptations
- [TV anime] Black Bullet (2014)
Love's Cupid Fires a Handgun.
2011 Light novelPublished by Gagaga Bunko. A light novel combining romantic elements with action, as suggested by the title.
romanceaction
Bibliography
- Marginal (Gagaga Bunko, 2007 - 2009)
- Black Bullet (Dengeki Bunko, 2011 - )
- Love's Cupid Fires a Handgun. (Gagaga Bunko, 2011)
Adaptations
- Black Bullet (TV anime adaptation, 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- bright, light-novel narrative voicequick-paced, dialogue-driven prose
- Recurring Motifs
- school settingspartnerships and bondstechnology versus humanity
Health
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health issues2015 - (以後活動休止・消息不明)Since 2015, publications and social media updates have ceased; the author has been on extended hiatus and whereabouts/status are unknown.
Legacy
Debuted as a light novel author with an award-winning work; one of the representative titles was adapted into an anime, giving the author notable visibility. Extended hiatus since 2015 has drawn attention to their whereabouts.
Archives
- National Diet Library author record (NDL)
- Authority records such as VIAF / ISNI / WorldCat
In Popular Culture
- Gained visibility among fans through the Black Bullet anime adaptation
Trivia
- Debuted after winning the 1st Shogakukan Light Novel Award with 'Marginal'.
- Stopped publishing and updating social media after health issues in 2015; status has been unknown since.
- Representative work 'Black Bullet' was adapted into an anime.