Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 112 (2011) award
Ryo Mizuhara
みずはら りょう
Mizuhara Ryo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1989-10-14 （Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan → Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan → Hokkaido (during university), Japan → Tokyo (Waseda; residence), Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize nominee (145th, 2011 first half)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | — | 修士（文学） | — | Japan |
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Debuted with the work "Kanro" while enrolled
Waseda University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
Degree:
修士（文学）
Year of Graduation:
2017
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program (March 2017)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bungakukai Newcomer Award | Kanro | — | Bungakukai | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Nirebun Prize | — | — | Hokkaido University Faculty of Letters | 受賞 |
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
2011
Work:
Kanro
Organization:
Bungakukai
Result:
受賞
Nirebun Prize
2012
Organization:
Hokkaido University Faculty of Letters
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kanro
2011 Short storyA debut short story published in Bungakukai (June 2011). It attracted attention for its depiction of everyday life and the inner turmoil of young people.
youthlonelinesshuman relationships
A short story collection published by Kodansha in July 2018. It collects works published in Gunzo and other pieces, composing a set of stories depicting varied characters and fragments of everyday life.
fragmented everyday lifecharacter observation
Co-authored with Kazuhiro Yasuda (Kissuisen, 2020). A joint publication notable for interweaving the perspectives of both authors.
collaborationintersecting perspectives
Published by Seikaisha FICTIONS in June 2025. A work (novel or long-form collection) treating various forms of love beyond romantic love.
diversity of lovehuman relationships
Published by Shueisha in June 2025. A short story collection centered on works published in Subaru and including newly written pieces, compiling recent publications.
memory and placeencounters between people
Bibliography
- Kanro (short story; originally published in Bungakukai, June 2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, restrained prosesharp depiction of everyday details
- Recurring Motifs
- strangeness in everyday lifeloneliness of youthsubtleties of interpersonal relationships
Legacy
Since debuting in 2011, he has been a noted emerging writer. Publishing mainly short stories and continuing doujin activities, he is regarded as a steady and accomplished voice among younger authors.
Archives
- National Diet Library authority file: ID 001298792
Quotes
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I was doing all sorts of things—marriage, divorce, graduation, moving—but I was publishing doujinshi.
Source: Essay "Moscow's Phallus" (Gunzo, March 2016) (2016) -
I intend to continue at the pace of about one doujinshi a year.
Source: Same source / interviews and essays (2016)
Trivia
- Was the first Akutagawa Prize nominee born in the Heisei era
- Won the Bungakukai Newcomer Award for debut work "Kanro" (2011)
- Has continued doujinshi activities and stated an intention to publish about one volume a year