Mephisto Award
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Kyosuke Tsumiki
つみき きょうすけ
Tsumiki Kyosuke
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-09-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, writer
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Influenced By
- Fredric Brown
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wako University | Faculty of Economics | — | — | — | Japan |
Wako University
Faculty of Economics
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Mephisto Prize | Distorted Genesis | — | Kodansha | Winner |
Mephisto Prize
1998
Work:
Distorted Genesis
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Distorted Genesis
1998 Mystery/HorrorDebut novel and winner of the 6th Mephisto Prize. Noted for ornate, eccentric prose and pronounced use of classical metafictional techniques.
metafictionornate prosedistorted creation myth
The Monsters' Mass
1998 Horror/Dark FantasyA fable-like story involving monsters; shows clear influence from Fredric Brown in motifs and commentary.
monstersritualallegory
A Nightmare Someone Saw
1999 Horror/FantasyA work about nightmares and tangled narration, exhibiting the author's characteristically eccentric prose.
boundary of dream and realityunreliable narrator
Fujimi
2002 Fantasy/MysteryPublished as part of a commemorative locked-room volume by Kodansha Novels; depicts a blend of the fantastic and the quotidian.
fantasylocked-roomdistortion of reality
Ma★ja
2014 Short story/HorrorA short story included in the anthology 'Yami no Trapezohedron — The Hommage to Cthulhu' (2014).
Lovecraftian elementsweird fiction
Urban Legend Detective Case 1: Mary's Email
2013 Horror/Short storyFirst installment of a linked short-story series published via The BBB; a tale about an email-based urban legend.
urban legendselectronic communicationinvestigation
Translations
- Urban Legend Detective Case 1: Mary's Email
Urban Legend Detective Case 2: Hitori Kakurenbo
2013 Horror/Short storyA short story based on the urban-legend game 'hitori kakurenbo' (solo hide-and-seek).
urban legendritual gamesfear
Translations
- Urban Legend Detective Case 2: Hitori Kakurenbo
Urban Legend Detective Case 3: Kunekune (The Dancing White Shadow)
2014 Horror/Short storyShort story centered on the eerie 'Kunekune' — a writhing white figure — and its unsettling presence.
kunekuneinvisible threatvisual disorientation
Translations
- Urban Legend Detective Case 3: Kunekune (The Dancing White Shadow)
Urban Legend Detective Case 4: The Samejima Incident
2016 Horror/Short storyA short piece about the 'Samejima incident', part of the series' collection of urban-legend case tales.
urban legendcase investigation
Translations
- Urban Legend Detective Case 4: The Samejima Incident
Urban Legend Detective Case 5: School's Seven Mysteries Vol.1
2017 Horror/Short storyPart of a series of stories about the school's 'seven mysteries' (Vol.1).
school ghost storiesseven mysteries
Translations
- Urban Legend Detective Case 5: School's Seven Mysteries Vol.1
Urban Legend Detective Case 5: School's Seven Mysteries Vol.2
2018 Horror/Short storySequel in the school's seven mysteries series (Vol.2); published as an e-book.
school ghost storieslinked short stories
Translations
- Urban Legend Detective Case 5: School's Seven Mysteries Vol.2
Urban Legend Detective Case 5: School's Seven Mysteries Vol.3
2018 Horror/Short storyConcluding volume (Vol.3) in the school's seven mysteries short-story series.
school ghost storiesresolution
Translations
- Urban Legend Detective Case 5: School's Seven Mysteries Vol.3
Bibliography
- Distorted Genesis (Feb 1998)
- The Monsters' Mass (Jun 1998)
- A Nightmare Someone Saw (Aug 1999)
- Fujimi (Apr 2002)
- Ma★ja (short story; anthology, Aug 2014)
- Urban Legend Detective Case 1: Mary's Email (Apr 2013)
- Urban Legend Detective Case 2: Hitori Kakurenbo (Nov 2013)
- Urban Legend Detective Case 3: Kunekune (Dec 2014)
- Urban Legend Detective Case 4: The Samejima Incident (Aug 2016)
- Urban Legend Detective Case 5: School's Seven Mysteries Vol.1 (Oct 2017)
- Urban Legend Detective Case 5: School's Seven Mysteries Vol.2 (Jun 2018)
- Urban Legend Detective Case 5: School's Seven Mysteries Vol.3 (Aug 2018)
Translations of Works
- Urban Legend Detective series — English translations available via The BBB (translated by Ryusui Seiryo-in)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ornate, eccentric proseamplified classical metafictional techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- metafictionmonsters/othernessurban legendsunstable narrators
Legacy
Debuted as the 1998 Mephisto Prize winner. Known for an idiosyncratic, highly ornate and metafictional style that has earned a cult following. From the 2010s participated in Ryusui Seiryo-in's The BBB project and published English e-book editions.
In Popular Culture
- Participated in Ryusui Seiryo-in's The BBB project; English e-book editions were sold as part of the initiative.
Quotes
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Ryusui Seiryo-in is the modern 'Baron Münchhausen'!!
Source: Commentary in 'Shitteru Kai' (Kodansha Bunko, Aug 2004) — author commentary (2004)
Trivia
- Debuted in 1998 by winning the 6th Mephisto Prize with 'Distorted Genesis' (simultaneous debut alongside Kurumi Inui and Kazuhiro Uraga).
- Published novels under the Kodansha Novels imprint.
- Participated in Ryusui Seiryo-in's The BBB project and released the Urban Legend Detective series as e-books.
- An X (formerly Twitter) account @tumikikyousuke is listed in external links.