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Mugiho Omata

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Omata Mugiho

ペンネーム: Mugiho（Pen name used when submitting works (e.g., for the entry of "さっ太の黒い仔馬")）

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1977-01-01 （Nagano Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan (resident)

経歴

職業
Children's writer, Illustrator
活動期間
2016年〜

学歴

Nihon Design College
Graphic Design / Graphic Design
国: Japan
Graduated from the graphic design program at a vocational design college

受賞歴

JRA Award — Baji (Equestrian) Culture Prize (2016)
2016
対象作品: Satta's Black Foal
主催: Japan Racing Association (JRA)
結果: winner
Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award (52nd)
2019
対象作品: Let the Piano Play
主催: Japan Children's Literature Association
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Satta's Black Foal

2016年 Children's literature

A children's story about the bond between a black foal and a boy. Through interactions with the horse it explores friendship and growing up.

FriendshipAnimalsGrowing up

Let the Piano Play

2018年 Children's literature

A children's story that sensitively depicts music, family, and a child's emotions. The piano serves as the central motif for emotional shifts.

MusicFamilyEmotional growth

全著作

  • Satta's Black Foal (2016, Kodansha)
  • Let the Piano Play (2018, Kodansha)
  • "Inochi no Shirushi" - serialized in Nihon Jidō Bungaku (from 2020)

作風・主題

文体
Gentle, accessible proseDepictions that sympathize with a child's perspective
頻出モチーフ
Animals (especially horses)MusicFamily bonds

評価・遺産

Recognized in children's literature for accessible stories centered on animals and music. Works about horses gained attention through honors such as the JRA Award.

引用

  • I wrote hoping children would feel horses as familiar animals and want to befriend them.
    出典: JRA announcement for the 2016 Baji (Equestrian) Culture Prize (winner's comment) (2016年)

豆知識

  • Born in 1977 (Nagano Prefecture)
  • Resident of Matsumoto
  • Submitted work under the pen name "Mugiho"
  • Recipient of the 2016 JRA Baji (Equestrian) Culture Prize