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Yuta Ogi

おうぎ ゆうた

Ogi Yuta

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Light novel author
Active Years
2013-

Awards

MF Bunko J Rookie Award
2013
Work: MONSTER DAYS
Category: 最優秀賞
Organization: MF Bunko J (KADOKAWA)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

MONSTER DAYS

2013 Battle

A light novel set in a world where monsters from another realm coexist with humans. Young officer Lyle Anglay of the Human-Monster Mediation Bureau is assigned to escort Kuberia, an envoy from the Ryuba Village, and becomes embroiled in plots surrounding a platinum mine and tensions between humans and monsters.

CoexistenceConspiracyJustice and orderAction battles

Ryuu and Justice: Human-Monster Mediation Bureau (revised)

2016 Battle

A revised edition of MONSTER DAYS republished under the NOVEL 0 label in two volumes, with added material that supplements the original setting and characters.

CoexistenceState conspiracyKnightly justice

Bibliography

  • MONSTER DAYS (MF Bunko J, 2013-11-25)
  • Ryuu and Justice: Human-Monster Mediation Bureau (NOVEL 0, 2 vols., 2016)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Fast-paced battle scenesCharacterization grounded in a detailed world settingDrama-like story progression
Recurring Motifs
Human-monster coexistence and frictionState and intelligence-led conspiraciesKnightly sense of justice

Legacy

Known as the author of MONSTER DAYS, winner of the 9th MF Bunko J Rookie Award (Grand Prize). The award-winning work was praised for its worldbuilding and action scenes and received a revised re-release; it gained a modest readership and critical attention from award judges.

Quotes

  • A battle action set in a city where humans and monsters coexist. The story progression felt almost like a foreign drama, with passionate battles and characters grounded in solid setting—qualities that earned high marks from the other judges. Personally, among this year's winners, this was the one I most wanted to read more of.
    Source: Hajime Asano (Judge comment for the 9th MF Bunko J Rookie Award) (2013)

Trivia

  • The original submission title at the time of the award was "Rhapsody for the Incompetent by the Omnipotent" (Japanese: 万能による無能のための狂想曲).
  • MONSTER DAYS was published by MF Bunko J on 2013-11-25.
  • A revised edition was released under the NOVEL 0 label in 2016 as "Ryuu and Justice: Human-Monster Mediation Bureau" (2 volumes).