Tsogen SF Short Story Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2020) award
Oriteru Matou
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Oriteru Matou
Pen Names:
Suga Sho（Used the pen name to submit the short story "Shanghai" and won a prize）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Tokyo
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 2018-
- Nominations
- Finalist, 39th Yokomizo Masashi Mystery & Horror Award ("Ashiato")
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jump Horror Novel Award (4th) Gold Prize | Marching with Zombies | 金賞 | Shueisha | Winner |
| 2019 | Agatha Christie Award (9th) | Neither More Nor Less | — | Agatha Christie Award | Winner |
| 2020 | Sogen SF Short Story Prize (11th) | Shanghai (Ao no Shanghai) | — | Tokyo Sogensha | Winner |
Jump Horror Novel Award (4th) Gold Prize
2018
Work:
Marching with Zombies
Category:
金賞
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
Winner
Agatha Christie Award (9th)
2019
Work:
Neither More Nor Less
Organization:
Agatha Christie Award
Result:
Winner
Sogen SF Short Story Prize (11th)
2020
Work:
Shanghai (Ao no Shanghai)
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Marching with Zombies
2019 Horror / Youth novelA horror novel portraying a group of young people confronting zombies against a backdrop of decayed youth.
youthlife and deathgroup psychology
Neither More Nor Less
2019 MysteryA tightly constructed story that explores human relationships and the truth behind an incident.
truthhuman relationshipsmoral judgment
Movie Novelization: Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro
2020 Novelization / EntertainmentA novelization of the film "Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro," adapting the movie's story into prose.
friendshipgrowthpop culture
Ao no Shanghai (short story)
2020 Science FictionAn SF short story set in Shanghai, a幻想like tale where long histories and memories intersect.
memorythe citytime
Bibliography
- Marching with Zombies
- Neither More Nor Less
- Movie Novelization: Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro
- Ao no Shanghai (in anthology)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- precise, sometimes clinical descriptionfusion of horror and mysterynarration from youth perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- life-and-death reflectionsurban lonelinessensemble casts
Legacy
Since debuting in 2018, he has attracted attention as a young writer across horror, mystery and SF genres. Multiple newcomer prizes brought early recognition.
Trivia
- Born 1991 in Tokyo.
- Debuted in 2018 after winning the 4th Jump Horror Novel Award (Gold Prize) for "Marching with Zombies."
- Has used the pen name Suga Sho and won the Sogen SF Short Story Prize under that name.
- Winner of the 9th Agatha Christie Award and other newcomer prizes.