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第16回（2016年） Idol Award
Gengen Kusano
くさの げんげん
Kusano Gengen
ペンネーム:
Gengen（Handle used on social media and in doujin contexts）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 不明
- 生誕
- 1990-04-16 （Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japanese
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan → Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- SF writer, Novelist
- 活動期間
- 2016年〜
- 所属
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (membership)
- 所属団体
- Member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
- 影響を受けた人物
- Keikaku Ito, Iori Miyazawa (collaborator/interviewer)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toin Gakuen High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies | Faculty of Environment and Information Studies | — | — | — | Japan |
| Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science (doctoral program) | Graduate School of Science | Department of Science | — | 在籍（博士課程）〜2021年4月退学 | Japan |
Toin Gakuen High School
国:
Japan
Keio University, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
卒業年:
2013
国:
Japan
Completed undergraduate studies
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science (doctoral program)
Graduate School of Science
/ Department of Science
期間:
在籍（博士課程）〜2021年4月退学
国:
Japan
Enrolled in doctoral program; later withdrew
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hayakawa SF Contest (Special Prize) | The Last and the First Idol | 特別賞 | Hayakawa Publishing (Hayakawa Bunko) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story) | The Last and the First Idol | 日本短編部門 | Seiun Award Committee (Japan) | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Sense of Gender Award (Mirai ni Habatake Idol Award) | The Last and the First Idol (original posting) | 特別賞（部門名：未来にはばたけアイドル賞） | Gender SF Study Group | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story) | The Dark Voice Actor | 日本短編部門 | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
Hayakawa SF Contest (Special Prize)
2016
対象作品:
The Last and the First Idol
部門:
特別賞
主催:
Hayakawa Publishing (Hayakawa Bunko)
結果:
受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story)
2017
対象作品:
The Last and the First Idol
部門:
日本短編部門
主催:
Seiun Award Committee (Japan)
結果:
受賞
Sense of Gender Award (Mirai ni Habatake Idol Award)
2016
対象作品:
The Last and the First Idol (original posting)
部門:
特別賞（部門名：未来にはばたけアイドル賞）
主催:
Gender SF Study Group
結果:
受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story)
2019
対象作品:
The Dark Voice Actor
部門:
日本短編部門
主催:
Seiun Award Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Hayakawa SF Contest
1回登壇
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第4回（2016年） special award
Seiun Award
2回登壇
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第48回（2017年） award
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第50回（2019年） award
作品
代表作
The Last and the First Idol
2016年 Science FictionA short SF story originally posted in a Love Live! doujin context and later revised; explores idols, technology, and personal identity.
Idol cultureIdentityTechnology and humanity
The Dark Voice Actor
2019年 Science FictionA newly written short story focusing on voice actors and resonant technologies; an unusual SF piece.
MediaIdentityAudio technology
This Is a School Romcom.
2019年 Light Novel / School ComedyA school romcom mixing SF elements with school comedy.
School lifeRomanceHumor
Great Evolution Animal Death Game
2019年 Science Fiction / ActionAn SF novel themed around evolution and death-game scenarios; its opening was previously serialized in S-F Magazine.
EvolutionSurvivalCompetition
Mass Extinction Dinosaur Time Wars
2019年 Science Fiction / AdventureAn SF adventure featuring dinosaurs, published by Hayakawa Bunko JA.
DinosaursTime travelAdventure
全著作
- The Last and the First Idol (collected)
- The Dark Voice Actor (originally written for book)
- This Is a School Romcom.
- Great Evolution Animal Death Game
- Mass Extinction Dinosaur Time Wars
作風・主題
- 文体
- Light, accessible narrative voiceSF that incorporates pop culture elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- Intersection of idol culture and technologySchool/young-adult perspectivesShifting personal identity
評価・遺産
A contemporary SF writer active since the late 2010s. A multiple Seiun Award winner in the short story category, noted for treating pop-culture subjects from an SF perspective.
関連学会
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
大衆文化への影響
- Uses many subjects originating in doujin and net culture, gaining support particularly among younger readers.
豆知識
- His mother is the poet Rieko Kusano.
- Active online via Kakuyomu, a personal blog, and X (formerly Twitter).
- Announced withdrawal from doctoral program in April 2021.