Hideyuki Niki - Japanese Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Male
Born: 1973-04-17 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Career

Occupations: Novelist
Active Years: 1999-
Influenced By: Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Shinshu University	Faculty of Humanities	Chinese Literature	—	—	Japan

Shinshu University

Faculty of Humanities / Chinese Literature

Country: Japan

Studied abroad for 2 years at Beijing International Studies University. Thesis on Tibet.

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
2006	Rekishigunzou Award Best Prize	Toshan Pear	—	Rekishigunzou Award	winner
2006	Japan Fantasy Novel Award	Bokuboku Sensei	—	Japan Fantasy Novel Award	winner

Rekishigunzou Award Best Prize

2006

Work: Toshan Pear

Organization: Rekishigunzou Award

Result: winner

Japan Fantasy Novel Award

2006

Work: Bokuboku Sensei

Organization: Japan Fantasy Novel Award

Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Rekishi Gunzo Grand Award 1 appearances

Edition 12 (2006) best award

Japan Fantasy Novel Grand Award 1 appearances

Edition 18 (2006) grand prize

Works

Major Works

Bokuboku Sensei

2006 Novel

First work of the fantasy novel series.

FantasyHistory

Yuhi no Nashi: Five Dynasties Heroes

2008 Historical novel

Historical novel depicting heroes of the Five Dynasties period.

HistoryHeroes

Senriden: Gokaku Shinkezu

2009 Historical novel

First work of a series themed on Chinese history.

Chinese historyHistory

Style & Themes

Literary Style: Detailed descriptions leveraging historical backgroundsFusion of fantasy elements in writing style
Recurring Motifs: HeroesHistoryDestiny

Legacy

Hideyuki Niki is a contemporary Japanese novelist known for historical and fantasy novels based on Chinese history, recognized with multiple literary awards.

Trivia

Hobbies include mixed martial arts.
Debuted as a novelist through secondary creations of personal computer bishoujo games.