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Ryo Minowa

みのわ りょう

Minowa Ryo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1987-10-08 (Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
novelist
Active Years
2014-
Affiliations
Soko no Kai
Memberships
Soko no Kai

Awards

Rekishigunzou Prize Honorable Mention
2014
Work: Utsuroya Gunshi
Organization: Rekishigunzou
Result: winner
Keio Bookstore Historical Novel Bunko Award
2018
Work: Saitei no Gunshi
Organization: Keio Bookstore
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Utsuroya Gunshi

2014 historical novel

A story depicting the comeback of the Niwa family.

comeback storySengoku periodmilitary strategist

Tonosama Tanuki

2015 historical novel

A work depicting Hachisuka Iemasa.

historySengoku period

Kusemono no Fu

2016 historical short stories

A collection of short stories depicting Onjuku Masatomo.

short story collectionhistory

Deresuke

2017 historical novel

A work depicting Satake Yoshishige.

historySengoku period

Saitei no Gunshi

2017 historical novel

A work depicting Shirai Taneharu.

historymilitary strategist

Senri no Mukou

2019 historical novel

A work depicting Nakaoka Shintaro.

historyBakumatsu period

Bakashimono Sengoku Boushou Kitan

2023 historical short story collection

A collection of short stories depicting Sengoku strategists such as Takeda Shingen, Chosokabe Motochika, and Shimazu Tadahisa.

Sengoku periodmilitary strategistshort story collection

Style & Themes

Literary Style
historically detailed styleexpressions reflecting period research
Recurring Motifs
Sengoku periodmilitary strategistsstrategiescomeback stories

Legacy

Ryo Minowa is highly regarded as a Japanese historical novelist, known for detailed depiction and human drama focusing on the Sengoku period.