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Masakuni Oda

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Oda Masakuni

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1974-06-06 (Sendai, Miyagi, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan → Hyogo Prefecture, Japan → Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Fantasy writer
Active Years
2003-
Influenced By
Cormac McCarthy, Agota Kristof
Nominations
'Kagemai' - Finalist, 15th Japan Fantasy Novel Award (2003)

Education

Kansai University
Faculty of Law / Department of Political Science
Degree: 学士
Country: Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science.

Awards

Japan Fantasy Novel Award
2009
Organization: Japan Fantasy Novel Award
Result: 受賞
Twitter Literature Award
2013
Category: 国内部門
Organization: Twitter Literature Award
Result: 第1位
SF Magazine Readers' Award
2014
Category: 国内部門
Organization: SF Magazine
Result: 受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
2022
Organization: Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
Result: 受賞
Japan SF Award
2023
Organization: Japan SF Award
Result: 受賞
Shukan Bunshun Mystery Best 10
2023
Organization: Shukan Bunshun
Result: 20位
Mystery ga Yomitai!
2024
Organization: Mystery ga Yomitai! editorial staff
Result: 14位

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

2009 Fantasy

Debut work; winner of the 21st Japan Fantasy Novel Award.

FantasyComing-of-ageSociety

2012 Essay / Short stories

Contains short pieces and essays; includes works that placed first in the domestic category of the Twitter Literature Award.

BooksGenderHumor

2021 Novel / Linked short stories

A volume collecting linked pieces originally published in magazines such as 'Shosetsu Suiri'. Winner of the 43rd Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award and the 43rd Japan SF Award.

MoonMemoryLossFamily

2023 Short story collection / Mystery-leaning works

A short story collection that includes pieces originally published in 'Shosetsu Shincho'. Contains works that placed in mystery-related rankings.

UneaseBodyFoodBoundaries

Bibliography

Style & Themes

Literary Style
A prose that blurs the boundary between reality and fantasyRestrained, controlled descriptionNarration that juxtaposes serenity and unease
Recurring Motifs
MoonMemoryFoodLossLiminal boundaries

Legacy

An author noted in the fields of fantasy and SF; award recognition has raised his profile, and his work is characterized by inserting elements of the fantastic into ruptures of everyday life.

Trivia

  • Born June 6, 1974, in Sendai.
  • Moved to Hyogo Prefecture at age 7 and to Osaka at age 10; currently resides in Toyonaka, Osaka.
  • Graduated from Kansai University, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science.
  • Debuted in 2009 with '増大派に告ぐ', winner of the 21st Japan Fantasy Novel Award.
  • Lists Cormac McCarthy and Agota Kristof among favorite authors.