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Riki Minato

みなと りき

Minato Riki

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Tokyo (resident at time of debut)

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Light novel author, Scenario writer (doujin games)
Active Years
2011-
Affiliations
Doujin game circle Kettle

Education

Was a university senior at the time of debut

Awards

Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award 'Powers'
Work: Marginal World
Organization: Kodansha BOX
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Marginal World

2011 Light novel

Debut work published by Kodansha BOX; winner of the 4th Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award 'Powers'.

Light novelDebut workNewcomer award winner

Marginal World 2

2011 Light novel

Sequel to 'Marginal World', published by Kodansha BOX.

Light novelSequel

Akatsuki no Samurai

2014 Serial novel

A serial novel published in Kodansha's 'BOX-AiR' in 2014, completed in six installments.

Bibliography

  • Marginal World (Kodansha BOX, Jan 2011)
  • Marginal World 2 (Kodansha BOX, Oct 2011)
  • Akatsuki no Samurai (serialized in BOX-AiR, 2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Light novel-oriented prose style

Legacy

A light novel author who debuted with Kodansha BOX and won a newcomer award. Published output and documentation are limited.

Trivia

  • 'Marginal World' was the winner of the 4th Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award 'Powers' and served as his debut.
  • At the time of his debut he was living in Tokyo and was a university senior.
  • He has worked as a scenario writer for the doujin game circle Kettle.
  • Operates an official blog titled '湊屋別館' (Minatoya Bekkan).
  • Identifiers exist in ISNI, VIAF and the National Diet Library (NDL) (source: Wikipedia).