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Mado Nozaki

のざき まど

Nozaki Mado

Pen Names: Mado Nozaki（Pen name used while active as a masked/anonymous author）

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1979-01-01 （Sumida, Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Screenwriter, Light novel author
Active Years
2009-
Nominations
34th Japan SF Award — nominee (know), 42nd Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer's Award — nominee (Titan), 22nd Honya Taisho — nominated (Shousetsu) — placed 3rd

Education

Azabu University
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Country: Japan
During university created manga and video works using Adobe Flash and exhibited at Comiket.

Awards

Dengeki Novel Prize - Media Works Bunko Award
2009
Work: [映] Amrita
Category: メディアワークス文庫賞
Organization: ASCII Media Works
Result: Winner
Japan SF Award
2013
Work: know
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
Result: Nominated
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer's Award
2021
Work: Titan
Result: Nominated
Honya Taisho (Booksellers' Award)
2025
Work: Shousetsu ("Novel")
Organization: Honya Taisho Organizing Committee
Result: 3rd place

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

[映] Amrita

2009 Light novel

Debut novel; winner of the 16th Dengeki Novel Prize (Media Works Bunko Award).

coming-of-agesupernaturalmystery elements

Maimen Mameni to Omen no Onna

2010 Fiction

Published 2010. A work that revolves around motifs of masks and interpersonal relationships.

maskshuman relationships

The Undying Student Murder Case – Shikibetsu Kumiko and the Wandering Immortals

2010 Mystery

A novel combining mystery elements with uncanny themes.

mysteryimmortalityidentity

How to Become a Novelist

2011 Essays / Fiction

A work with essayistic elements about writing and the mindset of a novelist.

writing craftpractical advice

Perfect Friend

2011 Fiction

A story centered on human relationships and friendship.

friendshiphuman drama

2

2012 Fiction

Published 2012; contains short stories and linked pieces.

short fictionexperimental writing

Original Short Story Series: Nozaki Mado Theater

2012 Short story collection

A collection of short stories originally published in Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE and elsewhere.

short storiesvaried genres

Some Kind of Fate: Yukari-kun, the White Rabbit and Seeing Connections

2013 Short fiction / Novel

A work themed around human connections and small, fateful events.

connectionsserendipity

know

2013 Science fiction

A science fiction novel; shortlisted for the 34th Japan SF Award.

science fictionknowledge/recognitiontechnology

Fantasista Doll: Eve

2013 Tie-in novel / Fantasy

A tie-in novel connected to the anime 'Fantasista Doll'.

fantasymedia tie-in
Adaptations
  • [TV anime] Fantasista Doll (2013)

Some Kind of Fate 2: Yukari-kun, Chasing the Azure Eyes

2014 Fiction

A follow-up work to 'Some Kind of Fate'.

connectionsmemory

Original Short Story Series 2: Nozaki Mado Theater (Laugh)

2015 Short story collection

Second volume of short stories, collecting pieces published in Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE.

short fictionhumor

Babylon I — Onna (Woman)

2015 Novel (series)

First volume of a novel series published by Kodansha Taiga.

social satirenarrative construction

Babylon II — Shi (Death)

2016 Novel (series)

Second volume of the 'Babylon' series.

deathethics

Babylon III — Owari (End)

2017 Novel (series)

Concluding volume of the series.

conclusionresolution

HELLO WORLD (novelization)

2019 Science fiction / Novelization

Novelization of the feature anime 'HELLO WORLD'; Nozaki contributed to the film's screenplay.

timeself-recognitiontechnology
Adaptations
  • [Film] HELLO WORLD / Tomohiko Ito (2019)

Titan

2020 Fiction

Published by Kodansha; was a nominee for the 42nd Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer's Award.

literary fictioncontemporary society

Shousetsu ("Novel")

2024 Fiction

Published 2024; nominated for the 22nd Honya Taisho and placed 3rd.

contemporary fictioncritical reception

Bibliography

  • [映] Amrita
  • Maimen Mameni to Omen no Onna
  • The Undying Student Murder Case – Shikibetsu Kumiko and the Wandering Immortals
  • How to Become a Novelist
  • Perfect Friend
  • 2
  • Original Short Story Series: Nozaki Mado Theater
  • Some Kind of Fate: Yukari-kun, the White Rabbit and Seeing Connections
  • know
  • Fantasista Doll: Eve
  • Some Kind of Fate 2: Yukari-kun, Chasing the Azure Eyes
  • Original Short Story Series 2: Nozaki Mado Theater (Laugh)
  • Babylon I — Onna (Woman)
  • Babylon II — Shi (Death)
  • Babylon III — Owari (End)
  • HELLO WORLD (novelization)
  • Titan
  • Shousetsu ("Novel")

Adaptations

  • Film 'HELLO WORLD' (Nozaki wrote screenplay; later wrote the novelization)
  • TV anime 'The Right Answer: KADO' (script contributions)
  • Anime 'Fantasista Doll' (wrote a tie-in/side-story novel)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
pop and sometimes surreal narrationa style integrating science-fictional thinkingwitty dialogue and frequent use of metaphor
Recurring Motifs
masks/hidden identitiesmemory and perceptionconnections and coincidenceshifts in time/dimensions

Legacy

Debuted in the late 2000s and is known for a style that moves between light-novel contexts and literary/SF realms. Involved in anime screenwriting and media-mix projects; regarded as a notable contemporary Japanese writer among younger authors.

Trivia

  • She/They is a masked author who has not revealed their face; at a signing event they wore a wig. (Nozaki is known as a 'fukumen' writer.)
  • Graduated from Azabu University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; during university exhibited at Comiket.
  • Debuted with '[映] Amrita', which won the 16th Dengeki Novel Prize (Media Works Bunko Award).
  • Contributed to the screenplay for the anime film 'HELLO WORLD' and later wrote the novelization.