Honkaku Mystery Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2025) nominee
Minami Kaiyu
ミナミ アソヴ
Minami Asov
Pen Names:
Minami Asov（Pen name used for literary publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2014-
- Nominations
- Nominee for the 25th Honkaku Mystery Award (Novel category) (2025)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Seikaisha FICTIONS Newcomer Prize | The Mercenary and the Novelist | 新人賞 | Seikaisha FICTIONS | 受賞 |
Seikaisha FICTIONS Newcomer Prize
2018
Work:
The Mercenary and the Novelist
Category:
新人賞
Organization:
Seikaisha FICTIONS
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Mercenary and the Novelist
2019 Light novel / AdventureDebut novel originally serialized online and later published in print. A long-form story about the interactions and adventures of a mercenary and a novelist.
professionfriendshipadventure
The Mercenary and the Novelist II: The Doll Across the Horizon
2021 Light novel / FantasySecond installment in the series, expanding the world and delving deeper into the characters' backgrounds and mysteries.
coming-of-agemystery-solvingotherworldly atmosphere
The Eternal Mansion Serial Murders: The Witch Decided to Die with X
2024 Honkaku mystery / Detective fictionA mansion-style long-form mystery involving a series of seemingly supernatural serial murders and the enigmatic figure known as the 'witch.'
closed-circle mansionserial murderconflict between supernatural and logic
Pandora Brain: The Akontou Island Murder (Rank) Case
2025 Mystery with science-fiction elementsA mystery set on an island, combining scientific settings and puzzle-solving elements.
isolated islandsciencedark human relationships
Bibliography
- The Mercenary and the Novelist (2019, Seikaisha FICTIONS)
- The Mercenary and the Novelist II: The Doll Across the Horizon (2021, Seikaisha FICTIONS)
- The Eternal Mansion Serial Murders: The Witch Decided to Die with X (2024, Seikaisha FICTIONS)
- Pandora Brain: The Akontou Island Murder (Rank) Case (2025, Seikaisha FICTIONS)
- Broom Knight 1: Outhouse Beast (e-book, 2021)
- Broom Knight 2: Continental Pirates (e-book, 2021)
- Broom Knight 3: Ballet Mechanic Part I (e-book, 2021)
- Broom Knight 4: Ballet Mechanic Part II (e-book, 2021)
- How Fast Is the Sea Breeze (magazine serialization)
- Ubiquitous Solitude (exhibition piece, 2022)
- Kiriko's Plea (exhibition piece, 2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A blend of light-novel readability and honkaku-mystery logical rigorPacing propelled by dialogue and vivid description
- Recurring Motifs
- occupations (mercenaries, writers)closed settings such as mansions and islandsconflict between the supernatural and rational explanation
Legacy
An emerging writer who began on web novel platforms and made a commercial debut. After winning the Seikaisha FICTIONS Newcomer Prize, he has been attracting attention in the mystery field.
Trivia
- Began posting fiction on 'Shousetsuka ni Narou' around 2014.
- Won the Seikaisha FICTIONS Newcomer Prize (editorial roundtable selection) in 2018 and made a commercial debut in 2019.
- Has appeared in the Morioka literary theater (Morioka Bunshigeki).
- Maintains an official account on X (formerly Twitter).