Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Award
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Takuma Okazaki
おかざき たくま
Okazaki Takuma
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2012-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kyoto Book Award | If We Meet Again — The Coffee You Brewed | — | Kyoto Book Award Committee | 受賞 |
Kyoto Book Award
2013
Work:
If We Meet Again — The Coffee You Brewed
Organization:
Kyoto Book Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
If We Meet Again — The Coffee You Brewed
2012 Mystery / Everyday mysteriesA young man discovers his ideal coffee and an enigmatic female barista at a small Kyoto coffee shop, Talleyrand. Everyday mysteries brought to the shop are solved, and the barista's hidden past is gradually revealed.
coffeeeveryday lifemysteryKyoto
Adaptations
- [Manga] Talleyrand Coffee Shop Case Files (2015)
She Dreams of Café au Lait
2013 Mystery / Everyday mysteriesThe second entry in the series explores relationships and pasts of characters through small incidents centered on the Talleyrand coffee shop.
relationshipscoffeememory
The Macchiato That Grants Wishes
2022 Mystery / Everyday mysteriesThe eighth installment in the series; includes episodes that incorporate reader participation (such as using crowdfunding supporters' names for characters).
reader participationwishesmystery solving
Bibliography
- If We Meet Again — The Coffee You Brewed (2012)
- She Dreams of Café au Lait (2013)
- The Blend That Disturbs the Heart (2014)
- Break Comes in Five Flavors (2015)
- May This Mandarin Tea Become Delicious (2016)
- A Coffee Cup Full of Love (2019)
- Sink a Sugar Cube in the Depths of Sorrow (2022)
- The Macchiato That Grants Wishes (2022)
Adaptations
- Manga adaptation (art by Hiro Touge, published by Takarajimasha, 2015 - )
- Audio/reading drama (performed by Kensho Ono & Risa Shimizu, Takarajima Channel Live, 2023 - )
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Calm, dialogue-driven proseFocuses on everyday details while solving mysteries
- Recurring Motifs
- coffeeKyoto streetscapefamilial/household relationshipsmemories tied to food and drink
Legacy
The Talleyrand series has achieved broad popularity (series sales exceeded 2.5 million copies as of 2022) and expanded into manga and audio readings. Its warm, everyday-mystery approach resonated with readers.
In Popular Culture
- Expanded into manga and reading-drama streams, extending the work's presence in popular media
Quotes
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That mystery has been very well ground.
Source: Talleyrand series (catchphrase of the character Mihoshi Kirima) (2012)
Trivia
- The first book won the inaugural Kyoto Book Award.
- Series sales reportedly exceeded 2.5 million copies by 2022.
- The manuscript was a 'hidden gem' (editor's recommendation) after failing to win the selection at the 10th 'This Mystery is Amazing!' Grand Prize.
- In the 8th volume, names of crowdfunding supporters were used for characters.