Japan SF Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2003) honorable mention
Makoto Henri
へんり まこと
Henri Makoto
Pen Names:
Makoto Henri（Used as author name and credit for illustrations）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Science fiction writer, Illustrator, Former systems engineer
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Affiliations
- Science Fiction Writers of Japan (club member)
- Memberships
- Science Fiction Writers of Japan
- Nominations
- 40th Seiun Award — Japanese Long Form nominee (Shiryū Senki II: The Poem That Curses All), 42nd Seiun Award — Japanese Long Form nominee (Endless Garden: To the Logical Mystery Tour with You)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komazawa University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature | — | — | Japan |
Komazawa University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
Japan
Graduated in 1991
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Japan SF New Writers Award | End of the Sea / Mysterious Ark | — | Science Fiction Writers of Japan | 佳作 |
Japan SF New Writers Award
2004
Work:
End of the Sea / Mysterious Ark
Organization:
Science Fiction Writers of Japan
Result:
佳作
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
End of the Sea / Mysterious Ark
2005 Science fictionA post-nuclear-war science-fiction mystery novel. Originally selected as an honorable mention in the Japan SF New Writers Award and later published under the title 'Mysterious Ark'.
apocalypsenuclear warmysteryreconstruction and memory
Translations
- End of the Sea (Traditional Chinese translation, Taiwan)
Shiryū Senki
2007 Fantasy / Science fictionThe first volume of the 'Shiryū Senki' series. A substantial fantasy epic that attracted attention as a major work in the author's output.
undead dragonswarorder and chaos
Endless Garden: To the Logical Mystery Tour with You
2010 SF / MysteryA science-fiction novel with strong mystery elements emphasizing logical puzzles. Nominated for the 42nd Seiun Award (Japanese Long Form).
logicpuzzle-solvingspeculative setting
Bibliography
- End of the Sea / Mysterious Ark (2005)
- Shiryū Senki (2007)
- Shiryū Senki II: The Poem That Curses All (2008)
- Endless Garden: To the Logical Mystery Tour with You (2010)
- Type: STEELY (volumes 1 & 2) (2011)
- Tsukumo-gami Mandala series (2012-2013)
- Galileidonna: Goddesses of Moonlight (2014)
- Mugen∞ series (2015- )
- Short stories and contributions (Yōsei no Wa, Last Song, Eclipse Phase project, etc.)
Translations of Works
- End of the Sea (Traditional Chinese, Taiwan)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dense prose blending hard SF and fantasyLogical structuring with mystery elements
- Recurring Motifs
- apocalypse and reconstructionmemory and legacymachines and monstrosities
Legacy
An SF/fantasy author who rose to attention in the 2000s with series works. A member of the Science Fiction Writers of Japan and regarded as a promising contributor to contemporary Japanese SF.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction Writers of Japan
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library (author bibliographic records)
Trivia
- Graduated from Komazawa University, Faculty of Letters (1991).
- Before his novel debut, a short story appeared in Kobunsha Bunko's 'Igyō Collection'.
- Sometimes draws illustrations for his own works.
- Active on pixiv and X (formerly Twitter).