Shogakukan Light Novel Award - Gagaga Bunko Division
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Edition 2 (2007) honorable mention
Ju Nakazato
なかざと じゅう
Nakazato Ju
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2008-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2nd Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko division) — Honorable Mention | The Master Thief | ガガガ文庫部門 | Shogakukan | 佳作 (Honorable Mention) |
2nd Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko division) — Honorable Mention
2008
Work:
The Master Thief
Category:
ガガガ文庫部門
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Master Thief
2008 Yuri, Light novelA light novel narrated by Hatsuyuki Sato, a junior-high student. The story focuses on her relationship with her new sister-in-law Megumi Kawai and others such as Hazakura, mixing elements of a secondhand bookstore, underground organizations, and references to Grimm's fairy tales.
SisterhoodYuriLoneliness and bondingFairy-tale motifs
The Master Thief: Side Story — The Tender Master
2009 Yuri, Light novelA side-story volume that complements the main story with background and short episodes about the characters.
Character backstoryDepiction of bonds
Bibliography
- The Master Thief (Oct 18, 2008, Shogakukan Gagaga Bunko) ISBN 978-4-09-451097-3
- The Master Thief: Side Story — The Tender Master (Mar 18, 2009, Shogakukan Gagaga Bunko) ISBN 978-4-09-451127-7
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Light, introspective narrationJuxtaposition of everyday scenes and fantastical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Sister / sister-in-law relationshipsSecondhand bookstoreFairy tales (e.g., Rapunzel)Underground organizations
Legacy
The work received an Honorable Mention in the 2nd Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko division) and was published in two volumes by Gagaga Bunko. Noted for combining yuri elements with fairy-tale motifs, it achieved modest recognition within the light novel community.
Trivia
- The original work is a light novel by Ju Nakazato.
- Illustrations were done by Shimeko.
- Published in two volumes by Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko from 2008 to 2009.
- Received an Honorable Mention in the 2nd Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko division).
- The story references Grimm's tales such as Rapunzel and The Master Thief.