Yokomizo Seishi Mystery & Horror Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2012) grand prize
Kanji Kawai
かわい かんじ
Kawai Kanji
Pen Names:
Kanji Kawai（Pen name (derived from the name of his dog lost in 2011)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Influenced By
- Danshi Tatekawa, Yukito Ayatsuji
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Law
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award (32nd) | Deadman | — | Kadokawa Shoten | Winner |
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award (32nd)
2012
Work:
Deadman
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Deadman
2012 Mystery novelThe first work in the Kaburagi special investigation team series. A police mystery novel that won the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award and served as his debut.
MysteryPolice investigationTrick/cunning
Dragonfly
2013 Mystery novelA sequel in the Kaburagi special investigation team series. A crime novel depicting investigations and clever tricks.
PoliceCrimeTrick
Dandelion
2014 Mystery novelA work in the Kaburagi special investigation team series. Continues the police-perspective investigation stories.
Police investigationMystery
Devil in Heaven
2013 Mystery novelA 2013 long novel containing suspense elements within a mystery story.
SuspenseCrime
The Game of Salvation
2015 Mystery novelA 2015 long mystery novel depicting human drama intertwined with crime.
EthicsCrimeSalvation
I'll Meet You 800 Years Later
2016 Mystery with SF elementsPublished in 2016. A long novel incorporating time span and imaginative elements.
TimeMystery
Bibliography
- Deadman
- Dragonfly
- Dandelion
- Devil in Heaven
- The Murder in the Careless Tenement
- The Game of Salvation
- I'll Meet You 800 Years Later
- Snow Angel
- Burning Water
- Jeanne
- The Great Ball's Return
- Kabaiya Bennosuke's Inquiry Records
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Classical mystery structure emphasizing tricksPolice-procedural realism
- Recurring Motifs
- Investigation teamsHidden tricksEthical dilemmas
Legacy
A mystery and police-fiction writer who debuted after winning the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award. Noted for a classical-trick-oriented style and recognized for the Kaburagi special investigation team series.
Trivia
- His pen name is derived from the name of a dog he lost in 2011.
- He revealed on his blog that he possesses the lucky coin "Fukumoto-sen" distributed by himself.