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Nichinichi (Akira)

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Nichinichi

Pen Names: Nichinichi（Pen name (read as Akira). The characters represent a stylized form of the kanji "晶" using three "日" characters.）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1986-07-29 （Nara Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Game scenario writer
Active Years
2005-

Education

Chiba Prefectural Chiba Nishi High School
Country: Japan
Received multiple newcomer awards while in high school

Awards

1st Love Novel Contest — Love Story Award
Result: 受賞
4th Shinfusha Bunko Award — Grand Prize
Organization: Shinfusha Bunko Award
Result: 大賞
6th Enterbrain Entertainment Award — Honorable Mention
Organization: Enterbrain
Result: 佳作
8th Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Award — Excellence Award
Organization: Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Award
Result: 優秀賞
1st MF Bunko J Newcomer Award — Editor-in-Chief Special Prize
Organization: MF Bunko J
Result: 編集長特別賞
Sense of Gender Award — Grand Prize
2009
Work: Biscuit Frankenstein
Organization: Gender-SF Research Group
Result: 大賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Chii-chan Is Beyond Eternity

2005 Light novel

Debut work. A light novel with elements of school life and youth.

youthschool life
Adaptations
  • [Film] Chii-chan Is Beyond Eternity (2008)

The Diary of a Crazed Family

2006 Light novel

A cynical, surreal comedy centered on family. It became a hit series and was adapted into an anime.

familycomedysurrealism
Adaptations
  • [TV anime] The Diary of a Crazed Family (2008)

Biscuit Frankenstein

2009 Light novel

A work that includes elements dealing with gender and identity. One of the works that won the Sense of Gender Award grand prize.

genderidentity

Sasami-san@Ganbaranai

2010 Light novel

A light novel mixing SF and slice-of-life elements. The series was popular and adapted into an anime.

slice-of-lifeSFromantic comedy
Adaptations
  • [TV anime] Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (2013)

Bibliography

  • Chii-chan Is Beyond Eternity (2005)
  • The Diary of a Crazed Family (series)
  • Biscuit Frankenstein (2009)
  • Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (series)
  • Numerous single-author works and novelizations/co-authored works

Adaptations

  • The Diary of a Crazed Family (TV anime, 2008)
  • Chii-chan Is Beyond Eternity (Film, 2008)
  • My Unkind Senior (Film, 2010)
  • Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (TV anime, 2013)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
light, fast-paced prosedialogue-driven with black humor
Recurring Motifs
distorted family relationshipsboundary between ordinary and extraordinarydepiction of youth emotions

Legacy

Known in the light novel scene since the 2000s for rapid output and prolific publishing, with multiple anime/film adaptations. Has influenced aspects of modern light novel conventions for young audiences.

In Popular Culture

  • Multiple works adapted to anime and film, with media-mix expansions

Trivia

  • The pen name "日日日" is a stylized form of the kanji "晶" and is read "Akira".
  • While in high school he won multiple newcomer awards and became known as a so-called "contest spree" writer.
  • Known for very fast manuscript-writing speed.