Kadokawa Tanka Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (1995) nominee
Koichi Masuno
ますの こういち
Masuno Koichi
Pen Names:
Mito Koichi（Former pen name used for early poetry publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-09-23 （Nishi-Ogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nishi-Ogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo (birthplace) → Mito, Ibaraki (childhood) → Kodaira, Tokyo (moved during elementary school) → Asagaya, Tokyo (Masuno Bookshop/workspace)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, poet, novelist, essayist, comedian, copywriter, freelance writer
- Active Years
- 1997-
- Affiliations
- Titan, SMA NEET Project (former)
- Influenced By
- Shigesato Itoi
- Influenced
- Chie Kato
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senshu University | Faculty of Business Administration | — | — | 1987 - 中退 | Japan |
Senshu University
Faculty of Business Administration
Period:
1987 - 中退
Country:
Japan
Dropped out before graduation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Odoru! Hit Prize | — | — | Nippon TV (TV program 'Odoru! Sanma Goten!!') | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Kadokawa Tanka Award (finalist) | "How to Quit Being a Freelance Writer: 50 Ways" | — | Kadokawa Tanka Award | 最終候補（落選） |
Odoru! Hit Prize
2011
Organization:
Nippon TV (TV program 'Odoru! Sanma Goten!!')
Result:
受賞
Kadokawa Tanka Award (finalist)
1995
Work:
"How to Quit Being a Freelance Writer: 50 Ways"
Organization:
Kadokawa Tanka Award
Result:
最終候補（落選）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tenori Kujira
1997 tankaFirst tanka picture book collecting colloquial tanka paired with illustrations.
everyday lifeplayfulness
Doremi Function Drop
1997 tankaTanka picture book published alongside 'Tenori Kujira'.
everyday lifemusicality
Short Song
2006 coming-of-age novelCo-authored with Arara Sasaki; a coming-of-age novel that sold around 100,000 copies and was later adapted into a manga.
growing upyouth
Adaptations
- [manga] Short Song (manga) (2007)
Unfit for Marriage
2006 novel (autobiographical)Autobiographical novel dealing with divorce and personal life.
marriagedivorceself-revelation
Kujikena
2011 poetryA poetry collection of short poems serialized on Twitter; some pieces were set to choral music.
encouragementeveryday life
Letters Come Almost Every Day, But From People Other Than You (Complete Tanka Collection)
2022 tanka collectionComplete tanka collection published in 2022, compiling many years of his tanka work.
everyday lifelovehumor
Bibliography
- Tenori Kujira
- Doremi Function Drop
- Masuno.
- Short Song
- Unfit for Marriage
- Kujikena
- Letters Come Almost Every Day, But From People Other Than You (Complete Tanka Collection)
Adaptations
- Short Song (manga adaptation by Yua Kotegawa)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquial tanka style that is concise and accessiblehybrid style incorporating reviews and criticism into literary forms
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday lifelove and relationshipsyouth culturehumor and irony
Legacy
Known as a leading figure of colloquial tanka popular with younger readers, he has contributed to the spread of tanka, nurtured new poets, and introduced tanka through media. His multi-genre writing and appearances on TV and radio broadened contemporary tanka's audience.
In Popular Culture
- Widespread media presence through TV appearances, commercials, and manga adaptations
- Influenced education by having tanka included in high-school Japanese textbooks
Quotes
-
The best-selling active male tanka poet in the world
Source: Self-description (blog, public statements) (2010)
Trivia
- Known as a pudding (bavarois) enthusiast/researcher
- Runs 'Masuno Bookshop' in Asagaya (workplace and multipurpose space)
- Formerly active as a comedian (member of a comedic trio)
- Has tanka included in high-school Japanese textbooks
- Active across multiple genres including manga criticism, film reviews, and songwriting