Super Dash Novel Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2005) grand prize
Hironobu Okazaki
おかざき ひろのぶ
Okazaki Hironobu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-12-26
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kamagaya, Chiba, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2005-2012
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba Institute of Technology | Faculty of Information Science | Department of Information Engineering | — | — | Japan |
Chiba Institute of Technology
Faculty of Information Science
/ Department of Information Engineering
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Super Dash Novel Rookie Award | Horobi no Mayawel: Sono Kamen o Hazushite | — | Shueisha | Winner |
Super Dash Novel Rookie Award
2005
Work:
Horobi no Mayawel: Sono Kamen o Hazushite
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Horobi no Mayawel: Sono Kamen o Hazushite
2005 Light novelDebut novel. A fantasy-tinged light novel about masks, mysteries, and the coming-of-age of young protagonists.
masksloss and rebirthfriendship
I Want to Become Freyja
2006 Light novelA youth fantasy drawing on mythological motifs, focusing on the protagonist's desires and inner conflicts.
mythdesirecoming of age
A Red Rose in the Gemini of the Night Sky
2007 Light novelA work blending romantic elements with sci-fi settings, structured like a long short-story.
romancestarry skyfate
Akuma Oji
2008 Light novelA darker fantasy work portraying conflicts involving demons and a young protagonist.
demonsmoral conflict
KLAN (Volumes 10–12: contributed)
2008 Light novel (series)Contributed as the writer for volumes 10–12 of an ongoing light novel series.
series workcollaborative authorship
Nanapappa
2010 Light novelA mid-length work with a humorous and lighthearted tone.
humoreveryday life
Silver Pro Gamer
2012 Light novelA novel centered on professional gaming, reflecting aspects of gaming culture.
gaming culturecompetition
Bibliography
- Horobi no Mayawel: Sono Kamen o Hazushite
- I Want to Become Freyja
- A Red Rose in the Gemini of the Night Sky
- Akuma Oji
- KLAN (Volumes 10–12: contributed)
- Nanapappa
- Silver Pro Gamer
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- accessible light-novel prosefantastical imagery blended with coming-of-age depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- masksloss and rebirthgaming and electronic culture
Legacy
A light novel author who debuted after winning the Super Dash Novel Rookie Award. Published several works in the mid-to-late 2000s but has been less active in recent years.
Trivia
- Debuted after winning the 4th Super Dash Novel Rookie Award.
- Alumnus of Chiba Institute of Technology (Faculty of Information Science, Department of Information Engineering) and reported resident of Kamagaya, Chiba.