GA Bunko Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2018, held 2 times in year) grand prize
Mato Sato
さとう まと
Mato Sato
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2017-
- Influenced By
- Tomihiko Morimi, Riku Onda, Kaoru Nashiki
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tsugikuru Books Inaugural Grand Prize (Honorable Mention) | At the Labyrinth, the Fallen Girl Rises with Her Ringlets (later retitled) | — | Tsugikuru Books | 佳作 |
| 2018 | GA Bunko Award (Grand Prize) | The Executioner Girl's Way of Life (Virgin Road) | — | GA Bunko (SB Creative) | 大賞 |
Tsugikuru Books Inaugural Grand Prize (Honorable Mention)
2016
Work:
At the Labyrinth, the Fallen Girl Rises with Her Ringlets (later retitled)
Organization:
Tsugikuru Books
Result:
佳作
GA Bunko Award (Grand Prize)
2018
Work:
The Executioner Girl's Way of Life (Virgin Road)
Organization:
GA Bunko (SB Creative)
Result:
大賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Sister the Heroine, I the Villainess
Light novelDebut work. Features a sister cast as the heroine and includes early short and mid-length stories by the author.
sibling relationshipsotome game / villainess trope
All-Affirming Slave Girl: 10 Minutes per Time, 1000 Rin
2019 Light novelA light novel published by MF Bunko J featuring stories around a girl with a unique premise.
slave/servitude settinglinked short stories
The Lying War Princess Walks the Labyrinth
Light novelA work selected as an honorable mention in the Tsugikuru Books contest; a fantasy story set in a labyrinth.
labyrinthrise to power
The Executioner Girl's Way of Life
2019 Light novelWinner of the GA Bunko Award; a full-length fantasy novel with a weighty setting and plot centered on revival/resurrection.
resurrectionpunishment and redemptionfantasy
Bibliography
- My Sister the Heroine, I the Villainess
- All-Affirming Slave Girl: 10 Minutes per Time, 1000 Rin
- The Lying War Princess Walks the Labyrinth
- The Executioner Girl's Way of Life
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- light-novel style brisk narrationcharacter-driven dialogue
- Recurring Motifs
- revival/rebirthlabyrinths/dungeonsyoung female protagonists
Legacy
A young light-novel author who drew attention after winning the GA Bunko Award. Recognized as an emerging talent in the light-novel scene and popular among genre readers.
Trivia
- Has published works on online platforms such as Shousetsuka ni Narou and Kakuyomu.
- Reportedly resides in Tokyo.
- Cites Tomihiko Morimi, Riku Onda and Kaoru Nashiki as authors who influenced him.