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Ten Furuta

ふるた てん

Furuta Ten

Pen Names: Ayukawa Hagino（Pen name used for light novels (shōjo-oriented works)）, Takase Yunoka（Pen name used for novelizations of manga/film works）

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
novelist, mystery writer
Active Years
2015-
Affiliations
Mystery Writers of Japan
Memberships
Mystery Writers of Japan

Education

Waseda University, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I / Department of Integrated Humanities
Country: Japan
Among the writers using this shared pen name, Hagino Ei and Ayukawa So graduated from the same Waseda faculty
Waseda University, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I / Department of Integrated Humanities
Country: Japan
Reflects the educational background of the two collaborators who write together

Awards

'This Mystery is Amazing!' Grand Prize (13th)
2014
Work: The Queen Does Not Return
Organization: Takarajimasha
Result: 大賞 (Grand Prize)
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (71st, Short Story)
2018
Work: False Spring
Category: 短編部門
Organization: Mystery Writers of Japan
Result: 受賞 (Winner)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Queen Does Not Return

2015 Mystery fiction

A full-length mystery centered on school-commute scenes and everyday life, where interpersonal relationships and puzzles intertwine. Winner of the 13th 'This Mystery is Amazing!' Grand Prize.

everyday life and mysterycoming-of-agehuman relationships

False Spring (Kano Raita Mysteries at Kamikura Station Police Box)

2019 Mystery fiction (short story / included in a short story collection)

The title short story collected in a short-story volume. A tale set around a local police box, portraying an incident tied to community and memory. Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award (short story category).

crimememorylocal community

Nemesis IV

2021 Mystery fiction / tie-in

Contains a short story corresponding to episode 5 of the TV drama 'Nemesis' and a spin-off. Connected to the drama through script cooperation.

detective fictionsuspense

Bibliography

  • The Queen Does Not Return
  • Anonymity Crossing (retitled: She Does Not Return)
  • False Spring: Kano Raita Mysteries at Kamikura Station
  • Crimes of Morning and Evening
  • Nemesis IV
  • Sanzu
  • The Case Is Over
  • Girl Macbeth

Adaptations

  • Adaptation for 'This Mystery is Amazing! - Challenges from Bestseller Authors' (short drama 'Fuyu, Kitaru')
  • Script cooperation for TV drama 'Nemesis' (episode 5)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
accessible narrative voicefast-paced dialogueclear plot structure
Recurring Motifs
secretsmisunderstandingsordinary madness

Legacy

As a collaborative pen name used by multiple writers, the author has produced works ranging from light novels to serious mysteries. Receiving the 'This Mystery is Amazing!' Grand Prize and the Mystery Writers of Japan Award established a reputation among contemporary mystery authors.

Academic Societies

  • Mystery Writers of Japan

Quotes

  • I wrote the school-commute scenes in 'The Queen Does Not Return' while remembering my elementary school days.
    Source: Interview (award comment) (2015)

Trivia

  • 'Furuta Ten' is a shared pen name used by Hagino Ei and Ayukawa So.
  • Under the name Ayukawa Hagino, the writers debuted in light novels (Prize at the 2nd Shogakukan Light Novel Award, Lululu Bunko category).
  • Provided script cooperation for the TV drama 'Nemesis'.