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Akira Ogido

おぎどう あきら

Ogido Akira

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1994-03-25 （Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist
活動期間
2021年〜
所属
Shinchosha, Shodensha, KADOKAWA
所属団体
Mystery Writers of Japan
影響を受けた人物
Kazuo Ishiguro, John Milton
ノミネート
36th Yamamoto Shugoro Award nominee (Loop of the Code, 2022), 172nd Naoki Prize nominee (Insatiable Landscapes, 2025), 12th High School Naoki Prize nominee (Insatiable Landscapes, 2025)

学歴

Waseda University
School of Culture, Media and Society
学位: 学士（文学）
国: Japan
Began writing fiction while enrolled.
Waseda Jitsugyo School
Middle and High School
国: Japan
Graduated from middle and high school of the Waseda Jitsugyo school system.

受賞歴

Shincho Mystery Award
2021
対象作品: The Wounded Bird Won't Be Caught
主催: Shinchosha
結果: winner
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
2024
対象作品: Nightland
部門: 長編および連作短編集部門
主催: Mystery Writers of Japan
結果: winner
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
2025
対象作品: Insatiable Landscapes
主催: Kodansha
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Wounded Bird Won't Be Caught

2021年 Hardboiled / Mystery

A hard‑boiled novel set in Shinjuku Kabukicho about a woman who runs an 'alibi shop' creating false identities. The author's experience as a bartender informs realistic detail, blended with fantastical elements.

citydeceptionidentitylonelinessfantasy

Loop of the Code

2022年 Science Fiction

A near‑future science fiction novel centered on antinatalism. It explores surveillance, intelligence operations, and social structures, raising ethical questions and earning praise from contemporary creators.

antinatalismsurveillance societynear‑futureethics

Nightland

2023年 Mystery / Long novel & linked short stories

A novel composed with linked short stories set in the night city. It depicts solitary figures and puzzling events, and won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award (long fiction & linked short stories category).

nighturban lifesolitudemystery-solving

Insatiable Landscapes

2024年 Contemporary Literary Fiction

A long novel that examines human desire and memory through landscapes and topography. It was nominated for the Naoki Prize and won the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award.

landscapememorydesiregenerations

全著作

  • The Wounded Bird Won't Be Caught (Shinchosha, 2021)
  • Loop of the Code (Shinchosha, 2022)
  • Nightland (Shodensha, 2023)
  • Insatiable Landscapes (KADOKAWA, 2024)
  • 'Smoke on the River' (Shosetsu Shincho, June 2021)
  • 'Baby Director' (Shosetsu Yoseijidai, Sep 2021)
  • 'Hate‑Red Shaped Sea' (Shosetsu Shincho, Feb 2022)
  • 'Hardbreak Hotel' (Shosetsu Shincho, Oct 2022)
  • 'With My Best Shot' (Shosetsu Shincho, Feb 2023)
  • 'A Perfect Day to Fall' (Shosetsu Shincho, Apr 2023)
  • 'Meet Me on the Table' (Shosetsu Shincho, Oct 2023)
  • 'detach' (S‑F Magazine, Feb 2024)

作風・主題

文体
Hard‑boiled narrative voice blending realism and fantasyDetailed, realistic descriptive styleIncorporation of near‑future SF concepts
頻出モチーフ
nighturban spacesfalse identities / unstable identitymemory and landscape

評価・遺産

Emerging as a highly regarded young writer from his debut, Ogido has drawn attention for work that crosses mystery and science fiction. Winning the Shincho Mystery Award, the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Yoshikawa Eiji Newcomer Award marks him as one of contemporary Japan's promising authors.

関連学会

  • Mystery Writers of Japan

豆知識

  • Holds a brown belt in Brazilian jiu‑jitsu.
  • Worked as a bartender in Shinjuku Golden Gai; those experiences inform his fiction.
  • Instagram: @ogidou_akira
  • Graduate of Waseda Jitsugyo (middle & high school); holds a BA from Waseda University's School of Culture, Media and Society.
  • Debuted with The Wounded Bird Won't Be Caught, winning the Shincho Mystery Award.