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Matsui Ohama
おおはま まつい
Ohama Matsui
Pen Names:
（Joint pen name used with a collaborator (appears on some works)）,
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1974-01-01 （Nagoya）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author, Novelization author
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Nominations
- 12th Japan Fantasy Novel Award — candidate (2000), Passed selection for Kobunsha's KAPPA-ONE newcomer project (published 2005)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Japan Fantasy Novel Award | — | — | — | nominated |
| 2005 | KAPPA-ONE 'Tōryūmon' selection | Ishinka Ryōiki: Bugs | — | Kobunsha | selected |
Japan Fantasy Novel Award
2000
Result:
nominated
KAPPA-ONE 'Tōryūmon' selection
2005
Work:
Ishinka Ryōiki: Bugs
Organization:
Kobunsha
Result:
selected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (New Seiken Densetsu)
2004 Game novelizationA novelization of the Seiken Densetsu game published by Square Enix; released in two volumes in February 2004.
video-game tie-infantasyadventure
Ishinka Ryōiki: Bugs
2005 Near-future psychic actionA near-future psychic action novel that passed Kobunsha's KAPPA-ONE newcomer selection and was published in May 2005. The obi featured a recommendation by Osamu Makino.
psychic powersnear-futureaction
BAMBOO BLADE: Training Camp and the Cursed Shinai
2008 Light novelA novelization related to the manga 'BAMBOO BLADE' (original by Tsuchizuka Yoshihiro, art by Aguri Igarashi); published under the joint pen name Machida Souji.
school lifekendofriendship
Laplace's Egg Sandwich
2005 Short storyA short story included in 'ToHeart2 ~Short Stories~', published in July 2005.
short storygame-relatedeveryday nuances
Bibliography
- Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (two volumes) — 2004
- Ishinka Ryōiki: Bugs — 2005
- Novel: BAMBOO BLADE — Training Camp and the Cursed Shinai — 2008
- Laplace's Egg Sandwich (short story in ToHeart2 anthology) — 2005
Adaptations
- BAMBOO BLADE (franchise adapted into anime and other media)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- light-novel-style brisk narrationcareful adaptation of video-game source material to prose
- Recurring Motifs
- psychic powersnear-future settingsintersection of everyday life and the extraordinarymartial arts (shinai)
Legacy
An author active in light novels and game novelizations. Debuted through a newcomer discovery project and has published both original works and novelizations.
In Popular Culture
- Contributor to the BAMBOO BLADE franchise and its media presence
Trivia
- Had a work shortlisted for the 12th Japan Fantasy Novel Award (2000)
- Passed Kobunsha's KAPPA-ONE selection and published 'Ishinka Ryōiki: Bugs' (2005)
- Has published under the joint pen name 'Machida Souji' with a collaborator
- One of his works featured a recommendation by Osamu Makino on the obi