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Miyazawa Shu

みやざわ しゅう

Miyazawa Shu

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Light novel author
Active Years
2009-

Awards

Super Dash Novel Newcomer Award
2009
Work: Ansees
Category: 佳作
Organization: Super Dash Novel Newcomer Award
Result: honorable mention

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ansees: Tōkyō Senki Keppūroku

2009 Light novel

A school-battle light novel in which transfer student Tomo Kinosaki becomes an 'Ansees' by drawing a blade and fights at Himuragadana Academy. He is drawn into conflicts with the student council and other factions alongside the blonde, blue-eyed Hikaru and other members.

transformationschoolcombatgender

Ansees: Tōkyō Senki Gensōroku

2009 Light novel

Second volume in the series. Continues by deepening the conflicts among Ansees, their pasts, and relationships between characters.

conflictpast grudgesfriendship

Ansees: Tōkyō Senki Hirenroku

2010 Light novel

Final volume of the series. Depicts decisive confrontations among main characters, resolves central mysteries, and shows changes in the academy's power balance.

final battlereconciliationconclusion

Bibliography

  • Ansees: Tōkyō Senki Keppūroku (2009-09-25, Shueisha Super Dash Bunko)
  • Ansees: Tōkyō Senki Gensōroku (2009-12-25, Shueisha Super Dash Bunko)
  • Ansees: Tōkyō Senki Hirenroku (2010-03-25, Shueisha Super Dash Bunko)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
light-novel style brisk narrationmix of comedy and serious tones
Recurring Motifs
drawing blades / transformationweapon personificationschool faction conflictsgender and identity

Legacy

Published as an honorable-mention work in the 8th Super Dash Novel Newcomer Award and released as a three-volume light novel series. Debuted commercially via Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko in 2009–2010. Noted for its transformation-battle premise and transgender-related themes.

Trivia

  • Ansees is one of Miyazawa Shu's commercial debut works and received an honorable mention in the 8th Super Dash Novel Newcomer Award.
  • Illustrations were provided by Kuze; the three-volume series was published by Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko from September 2009 to March 2010.
  • The story mixes school setting, transformation-battle elements, and themes related to gender.