Shogakukan Light Novel Award - Gagaga Bunko Division
1 appearances
-
Edition 6 (2011) jury special prize
Yume Mizusawa
みずさわ ゆめ
Mizusawa Yume
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2012-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6th Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko category) — Special Jury Prize | Tentative title: "Sore wa, Twintail no Isekai" (published later as "Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.") | ガガガ文庫部門 | Shogakukan | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Twintail Award 2015 — Special Prize | Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. | — | Japan Twintail Association | 受賞 |
| 2013 | RanoBe-Suki Bookstore Staff Award (2nd) | Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. | — | RanoBe-Suki Bookstore Staff Award Committee | 7位 |
6th Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko category) — Special Jury Prize
2012
Work:
Tentative title: "Sore wa, Twintail no Isekai" (published later as "Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.")
Category:
ガガガ文庫部門
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
受賞
Twintail Award 2015 — Special Prize
2015
Work:
Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.
Organization:
Japan Twintail Association
Result:
受賞
RanoBe-Suki Bookstore Staff Award (2nd)
2013
Work:
Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.
Organization:
RanoBe-Suki Bookstore Staff Award Committee
Result:
7位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.
2012 Romantic comedy, Action (light novel)A young boy who loves twintails, Souji Mitsuka, is given a Tail Gear by the otherworldly girl Tuarl and transforms into Tail Red to fight the invading Elementarian organization Altimergil that harvests 'attribute power' tied to fetishes such as twintails. The story mixes transformation, identity, friendship and action in a high-energy light novel comedy.
twintailstransformationotherworld invasionyouthcomedy/parody
Adaptations
- [TV anime] Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. / 神戸洋行 (2014)
- [Manga] Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. π / 柚木涼太（作画） (2014)
- [Audiobook] Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. (Audible) / 朗読：吉岡麻耶（配信） (2020)
Bibliography
- Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. — Shogakukan, Gagaga Bunko, 22 volumes (2012–2022)
Adaptations
- TV anime adaptation (2014, 12 episodes)
- Manga adaptation (Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. π; serialized in Monthly Big Gangan)
- Audiobook (Audible distribution; narrated by Maya Yoshioka)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fast-paced, breezy prosecomedic, gag-heavy and parodic elementsmix of battle descriptions and dialog-driven scenes
- Recurring Motifs
- twintails (hairstyle)attribute power (energy derived from fetishes)transformation (Tail Gear)friendship and identity
Legacy
Since its 2012 debut the light novel "Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu." was published in 22 volumes by Gagaga Bunko and spawned anime, manga and audiobook adaptations. Its unusual premise and comedic tone drew attention and secured a dedicated fanbase within the light novel community.
In Popular Culture
- Commonly referred to by fans as "OreTwi".
- Recipient of Twintail Award 2015 — Special Prize
Quotes
-
My immediate impression after finishing it was, 'They should publish this as is. Or even better, adapt it into an anime next week.' I laughed out loud — it had been a long time since a novel made me do that.
Source: Kenjirou Hata (guest judge commentary for the 6th Shogakukan Light Novel Award) (2012)
Trivia
- Often abbreviated by fans as "OreTwi".
- Won the Special Jury Prize in the 6th Shogakukan Light Novel Award (original submission titled "Sore wa, Twintail no Isekai").
- Placed 7th in the 2nd RanoBe-Suki Bookstore Staff Awards.
- Adapted into a 12-episode TV anime in 2014.
- Audiobook edition released on Audible (narrator: Maya Yoshioka).