Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 69 (2016) award
Emi Nagashima
ながしま えみ
Nagashima Emi
Pen Names:
Eishima Jun（Pen name used for game novelizations and manga original works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-08-26 （Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Novelization author
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Memberships
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | — | — | Japan |
Hiroshima University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Jump Novel & Nonfiction Award (4th) | ZERO | — | Shueisha | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Short Story) | "Babanuki" (in the anthology 'Suteru') | 短編部門 | The Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
Jump Novel & Nonfiction Award (4th)
1994
Work:
ZERO
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Short Story)
2016
Work:
"Babanuki" (in the anthology 'Suteru')
Category:
短編部門
Organization:
The Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The HIGAKISAWA Family Scandal
2024 Mystery / SuspenseA long-form mystery about a family beset by rumours and incidents. Explores family secrets and public scrutiny.
family secretsscandal and outragepublic scrutiny
Thief Cat Hinako's Case: I Will Steal Your Lover
2010 Mystery (series)The first in a light mystery series starring Thief Cat Hinako. Deals with theft-themed incidents and interpersonal relationships.
crime and humorinterpersonal relationships
Adaptations
- [TV drama] I Will Steal Your Lover (2024)
Sen-saku
2000 MysteryOne of her early novels. Develops suspense centered on human psychology.
psychological depictionmemories of the past
Fall
2004 Mystery / SuspenseA work depicting mysteries around a falling accident and the cascading human drama.
accident and mysteryethical conflict
Gaze
2012 Short story collection / MysteryA short-story collection that captures unease in everyday life. Contains works from diverse perspectives.
everyday uneasediverse perspectives
Bibliography
- ZERO
- Sen-saku
- Kanata (Niraikanai)
- Fall
- A Week's Work
- Silver Rails: Aizu–Okutadami Pursuit
- Calamity
- I Won't Talk About Tomorrow
- w - Two Summers (Mimicry)
- Intercom
- Tinker Bell of the Abandoned Factory
- Gaze
- Why Do Cats Travel?
- Best Friends
- The HIGAKISAWA Family Scandal
Adaptations
- I Will Steal Your Lover (TV drama adaptation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meticulous plottingemphasis on psychological depictionsuspenseful prose
- Recurring Motifs
- family secretsthe uncanny in everyday liferumour and reputation
Legacy
A writer active in both suspense and mystery. Also notable for novelizations of games and manga originals; won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for a short story. Recent adaptations have raised her public profile.
Academic Societies
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
Archives
- National Diet Library (materials related to Emi Nagashima)
In Popular Culture
- Source for the 2024 TV drama 'I Will Steal Your Lover'
Trivia
- Writes under the pen name 'Eishima Jun' for many game novelizations and manga originals.
- Won the 4th Jump Novel & Nonfiction Award in 1994 for 'ZERO'.
- Won the 69th Mystery Writers of Japan Award (short story) in 2016 for 'Babanuki'.
- Maintains an official blog '永嶋家の食卓' and an X (formerly Twitter) account @emi826.
- Her 'Thief Cat Hinako' series was adapted into a TV drama in 2024.