Yokomizo Seishi Mystery & Horror Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2011) grand prize
Itsuki Nagasawa
ながさわ いつき
Nagasawa Itsuki
Pen Names:
Megane Moju（Pen name used when submitting works to newcomer contests (used for the entry "Listcut/Gradation")）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1969-01-01 （Niigata Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Crime fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Influenced By
- Seishi Yokomizo, Edogawa Rampo, Yukito Ayatsuji, Arisu Arisugawa
- Nominations
- Candidate for the 13th Honkaku Mystery Award (2013)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award | Shoushitsu/Gradation | — | Koubo Guide / Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award Committee | Winner |
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award
2011
Work:
Shoushitsu/Gradation
Organization:
Koubo Guide / Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shoushitsu Gradation
2011 Mystery / Crime fictionA mystery centered on student characters. Winner of the 31st Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award and published as the author's debut novel.
School settingIdentityDisappearance
Summer Uniform Perspective
2012 MysteryA full-length novel sharing elements with 'Shoushitsu Gradation', combining character-driven scenes with puzzle elements.
YouthPuzzle solving
Fuyuzora Trance
2014 MysteryA novel containing multiple short stories set in a shared world; a collection-like full-length work.
Linked short storiesUrban-legend elements
Musashino Underworld Seven: Multi-layered Labyrinth
2014 Honkaku mystery / Puzzle mysteryA honkaku-style mystery featuring layered labyrinthine structure. First in a series (paperback retitled 'The Murder of the Multi-layered Labyrinth').
LabyrinthMechanismsChain tricks
Lipstain
2014 Mystery / Linked short storiesA linked short-story collection originating from web serialization, notable for psychological depiction and urban atmosphere.
PsychologyUrban settings
Bibliography
- Shoushitsu Gradation (2011)
- Summer Uniform Perspective (2012)
- Kami-Shakujii Goodbye Revolution (2013)
- Fuyuzora Trance (2014)
- Musashino Underworld Seven: Multi-layered Labyrinth (2014)
- Musashino Underworld Seven: The Mean Ghost (2016)
- Phantom Pain Intersects Hope in the Mirror (2016)
- St. Loopy's (2016)
- Dark Number (2017)
- Drowning in the Moonlit Night (2017)
- Dragon Research: Special Detective Agency (2020)
- In the Dust (2021)
- Crackout (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Honkaku-style mystery focusing on intricate puzzlesCharacter-driven prose with psychological emphasis
- Recurring Motifs
- Students / schoolLabyrinths / contraptionsLoss and recovery
Legacy
Recognized as a younger honkaku mystery author after winning a major newcomer award with his debut. Noted for school-set stories and labyrinthine plotting.
Quotes
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My experience writing light novels made me realize the importance of character creation.
Source: Da Vinci magazine, November 2011 (interview) (2011)
Trivia
- 'Shoushitsu Gradation' was published after winning the 31st Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award.
- He previously worked at a video/TV production company.
- He once wrote light novels, which influenced his approach to character creation.