Dengeki Novel Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2004) silver prize
Mitsutaka Yuuki
ゆうき みつたか
Yuuki Mitsutaka
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-12-26 （Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Saitama Prefecture (childhood) → Tokyo (resident as of 2009)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 2005-
- Influenced By
- Ryotaro Shiba, Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, Susumu Hirasawa, James Cameron, Ridley Scott, Coen Brothers, William Gibson
- Nominations
- Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (short story 'Ame ga Furu Koro' nominated, 2010)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dengeki Novel Prize (Silver Award) | — | — | Dengeki Novel Prize | 銀賞 |
| 2008 | Japan Mystery Literature Award for New Writers | — | — | Japan Mystery Literature Award | 受賞 |
Dengeki Novel Prize (Silver Award)
2004
Organization:
Dengeki Novel Prize
Result:
銀賞
Japan Mystery Literature Award for New Writers
2008
Organization:
Japan Mystery Literature Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2008) award
Works
Major Works
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Kuroha — Female Investigator of the Machine Investigation Unit (adapted from Pla Baroque) (2015)
Bibliography
Adaptations
- Pla Baroque (adapted as TV drama 'Kuroha — Female Investigator of the Machine Investigation Unit', 2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modern mystery incorporating SF ideasCinematic, detailed descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Character names in katakanaTechnology and memoryPolice and investigation
Legacy
Noted for blending SF concepts with mystery; award wins led to commercial recognition and media adaptations (TV drama).
Trivia
- Appeared briefly as an extra in a V-cinema production (very short screen time).
- As a child was scolded by wrestler Stan Hansen after crowding him to ask for an autograph.