Next Fantasia Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2009) silver prize
Manabe Suguru
マナベ スグル
Manabe Suguru
Aliases:
真鍋卓
Pen Names:
Manabe Taku（Used as an alternate pen name for some works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1988-05-12 （Osaka）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2011-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Next Fantasia Award | My Girlfriend Is the Owner, My Sister Is the Master | — | Fujimi Shobo | 銀賞 |
Next Fantasia Award
Work:
My Girlfriend Is the Owner, My Sister Is the Master
Organization:
Fujimi Shobo
Result:
銀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Girlfriend Is the Owner, My Sister Is the Master
2011 Light novelThe work that won the Silver Prize in the 2nd Next Fantasia Award. Published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko as his debut light novel.
fantasyromancecomedy
Doubt Call - The Special Measures Against the Third-rate Writer and the Unfortunate Butler's Psychic Fraud Case
2012 Light novelA light novel published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, depicting events surrounding a writer and a butler as suggested by the title.
mysteryfantasyhuman relationships
About Drowning at Sea and Ending Up on a Mysterious Island
2015 Light novelPublished by Ichijinsha Bunko, an adventure story about drifting at sea and arriving on a mysterious island.
survivaladventuremystery
Yuuyu Kaan: The Strange Chronicles of Shunjudou
2014 Light novel (supernatural/fantasy)A series published under the pen name Manabe Taku. Supernatural tales involving a confectionery shop and strange phenomena; later adapted into a comic. Published in seven volumes.
supernaturalJapanese-style fantasyconfectionery/shop setting
Adaptations
- [Comic adaptation] Yuuyu Kaan: The Strange Chronicles of Shunjudou (comic) (2016)
The Friend Playbook of Wazakka Unai-do
2017 Light novelPublished by Fujimi L Bunko, a story set around a traditional Japanese goods shop depicting interpersonal dramas.
human dramaJapanese-styleshop setting
The Gratitude of the Paper Crane
2020 Light novelPublished by LINE Bunko, a short-story style work focusing on heartwarming tales using Japanese motifs.
folkloric elementsgratitude/repaymentslice of life
Confectioner Fugetsu: Midnight Spirit Hour's Dream Confectionery
2020 Light novel (supernatural/Japanese-style)Published by Fujimi L Bunko, a tale centered on spiritual events at midnight involving a confectionery shop.
supernaturalconfectionerymidnight
Bibliography
- My Girlfriend Is the Owner, My Sister Is the Master (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, 2011)
- Doubt Call - The Special Measures Against the Third-rate Writer and the Unfortunate Butler's Psychic Fraud Case (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, 2012)
- About Drowning at Sea and Ending Up on a Mysterious Island (Ichijinsha Bunko, 2015)
- Yuuyu Kaan: The Strange Chronicles of Shunjudou (Fujimi L Bunko, 2014 - 2016, 7 volumes)
- The Friend Playbook of Wazakka Unai-do (Fujimi L Bunko, 2017)
- The Gratitude of the Paper Crane (LINE Bunko, 2020)
- Confectioner Fugetsu: Midnight Spirit Hour's Dream Confectionery (Fujimi L Bunko, 2020)
Adaptations
- Yuuyu Kaan: The Strange Chronicles of Shunjudou (comic adaptation: B's-LOG COMIC)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- light-novel narrative stylejuxtaposition of Japanese-style supernatural and everyday lifebalance of humor and character-driven description
- Recurring Motifs
- confectionery/Japanese sweetsmidnight/spiritual hoursshops and their patronsmaster-servant dynamics
Legacy
Known as a light novel author whose works often mix Japanese-style supernatural elements with confectionery/shop settings. Since debut he has published multiple series, some adapted into comics.
Trivia
- Born May 12, 1988 (from Osaka).
- Won the Silver Prize in the 2nd Next Fantasia Award and debuted in 2011 with 'My Girlfriend Is the Owner, My Sister Is the Master.'
- Also publishes under the pen name Manabe Taku.