Mephisto Award
1回登壇
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第16回（2000年 第3回開催） award
Kenji Kuroda
くろだ けんじ
Kuroda Kenji
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1969-01-13 （Kuwana, Mie, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Scriptwriter, Scenario writer
- 活動期間
- 2000年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinshu University | Faculty of Economics | — | — | — | Japan |
| Mie Prefectural Kuwana High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Shinshu University
Faculty of Economics
国:
Japan
Mie Prefectural Kuwana High School
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mephisto Prize | Wedding Dress | — | Kodansha (Mephisto editorial) | winner |
Mephisto Prize
2000
対象作品:
Wedding Dress
主催:
Kodansha (Mephisto editorial)
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Wedding Dress
2000年 MysteryDebut novel written while working as a freeter; won the 16th Mephisto Prize. A mystery revolving around a wedding and the complicated relationships surrounding it.
marriagehuman relationshipstrick/puzzle
Persona Detective
2000年 MysteryA detective novel with classic mystery elements. Later published in bunko format.
detectivedeductiontrick
Glass Matryoshka
2001年 MysteryA short novel featuring intricate relationships and locked-room-like contrivances.
locked-roomfamilydeception
Phantom Persephone
2004年 MysteryA mystery with a somewhat fantastical title that combines psychological portrayal with puzzle-solving.
psychologyfantasy elementspuzzle solving
Cute & Neet
2012年 Mystery / Human dramaA mystery-tinged novel set against the backdrop of young people and their relationship with society.
youthsocial issueshuman relations
Drive (retitled: When You Get on the Wagon, Everyone Died.)
2014年 Suspense / MysteryA novel later retitled; features suspenseful elements and tension in confined settings.
closed settingsuspenselife and death
Family Puzzle (retitled: The God's Design)
2019年 MysteryA classic mystery centered on family secrets and riddles; retitled when released in bunko edition.
familysecretsinheritance
Ao Oni (Novelization series)
2013年 Horror / NovelizationA series of novelizations based on the game 'Ao Oni'. A large number of volumes, mainly horror aimed at children and young adults.
horrorgame adaptationchildren/YA
映像化・舞台化
- [Comics] Ao Oni (comic) (2014)
全著作
- Wedding Dress
- Persona Detective
- Glass Matryoshka
- To Me Who Forgot Today About Tomorrow
- Liar Puzzle: Birth of the Ultimate Detective
- Two Detectives: Double Locked Room on the Sleeper Cassiopeia
- Laughing Killer: Half-Reese Nursery Mystery Diary
- Box of Darkness
- Crazy Claimer
- Amidagataki Snow Locked Room: Two Detectives Series
- Daylight Insect: Half-Reese Nursery Mystery Diary
- Phantom Persephone
- To Rescue You from the Labyrinth of Mist
- I Don't Want to Get Married
- Cheating Girl
- Stick Insect's Love ~Mimetic Girl~
- Goodbye Phantom
- Cute & Neet
- Drive (When You Got on the Wagon, Everyone Died.)
- Family Puzzle (The God's Design)
翻案
- Ace Attorney (manga adaptation)
- Ace Attorney Investigations (manga adaptation)
- Ao Oni (comic based on novelizations)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Technical plots rooted in classical mysteryNarration using game-like pacing and devices
- 頻出モチーフ
- puzzle tricksfamily secretsclosed/contained spaces
評価・遺産
Debuted after winning the Mephisto Prize and is known as a classical mystery writer. Active across genres including manga scripting and game novelizations, he is recognized for highly entertaining works.
大衆文化への影響
- Wrote scripts for manga adaptations of the Ace Attorney and Ace Attorney Investigations series
- Influenced the children's horror niche through the Ao Oni novelization series
豆知識
- Debuted after winning the 16th Mephisto Prize (2000).
- Born in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture; graduated from Shinshu University Faculty of Economics.
- Worked for a publisher and later as a freeter; wrote debut novel during that period.
- Has authored many game novelizations and written scripts for manga.