Japan Fantasy Novel Grand Award
2 appearances
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Edition 1 (1989) nominee
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Edition 2 (1990) excellence award
Hiroaki Okazaki
おかざき ひろあき
Okazaki Hiroaki
Pen Names:
Hiroaki Okazaki（Pen name used publicly (same as real name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-04-04 （Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Business executive
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Memberships
- Japan SF Writers Club (former member)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | School of Commerce | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
School of Commerce
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Waseda University, School of Commerce
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Japan Fantasy Novel Award | The Legend of Hero Rafashi | — | Japan Fantasy Novel Award (organizers) | 優秀賞 |
Japan Fantasy Novel Award
1990
Work:
The Legend of Hero Rafashi
Organization:
Japan Fantasy Novel Award (organizers)
Result:
優秀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Moon Drops 100% Juice
1990 FantasyA collection/novella with fantastical stories aimed partly at younger readers; one of the author's early notable works that gained attention as a submitted piece.
fantasycoming-of-age
The Legend of Hero Rafashi
1990 Science fiction (mythic creation elements)A science-fiction work with a mythic-creation narrative. Won the Excellence Award at the 2nd Japan Fantasy Novel Award.
creationmythtechnology and humanity
School Ghost Stories
1995 HorrorA set of ghost stories/novellas set in a school. The work was tied to a 1995 film adaptation and other media tie-ins.
schoolsghost storieschildren and fear
Adaptations
- [Film/Novelization] School Ghost Stories (film) (1995)
Bibliography
- Moon Drops 100% Juice
- The Legend of Hero Rafashi
- Love Hypersensitivity
- Dandelion Husband
- I Am Like This
- Mr. Sun (Fairy Tale Paradise)
- Fictional Science Girl Rika (co-authored)
- Angel Sleepy's Lullaby Tour (picture book with CD)
Adaptations
- I Am Like This (adapted for the TV anthology 'Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari')
- School Ghost Stories (film and novelizations)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- a blend of humor and horrorinsertion of SF ideas into everyday realism
- Recurring Motifs
- fear set in schools/childrenmythic-creation motifsboundary between the uncanny and the everyday
Legacy
A writer active since the 1990s in SF, fantasy and horror. He debuted commercially after winning an award at the Japan Fantasy Novel Award, authored works for children and novelizations, and has been active also as a business executive.
Academic Societies
- Japan SF Writers Club (formerly listed)
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
In Popular Culture
- School Ghost Stories (film adaptation and children's series tie-ins)
Trivia
- Won the Excellence Award at the 2nd Japan Fantasy Novel Award in 1990 for 'The Legend of Hero Rafashi'.
- Since April 2000 has served as representative director of Teikoku Databank Net Communication (active also as a business executive).
- Graduated from Waseda University's School of Commerce and debuted in commercial magazines with a short story in 1988.