Mephisto Award
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Ryusui Seiryoin
せいりょういん りゅうすい
Seiryoin Ryusui
Pen Names:
Ryusui Seiryoin（Pen name used as author）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1996-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Mephisto Prize | Cosmic: End-of-Century Detective Myth | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Mephisto Prize
Work:
Cosmic: End-of-Century Detective Myth
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cosmic: End-of-Century Detective Myth
1996 MysteryA detective novel in which JDC investigators confront a series of locked-room murders triggered by a 'crime warning' fax sent on January 1, 1994. It was the author's debut and won the 2nd Mephisto Prize.
locked roomsserial murderdetective group (JDC)puzzle devices and metafiction
Adaptations
- [Manga] Cosmic Comics
Bibliography
- Kodansha Novels edition: Cosmic: End-of-Century Detective Myth (first edition) ISBN 4-06-181928-3
- Kodansha Bunko edition: Cosmic Ryū (Bunko) ISBN 4-06-264649-8
- Kodansha Bunko edition: Cosmic Mizu (Bunko) ISBN 4-06-264868-7
- Seikaisha FICTIONS new edition: Cosmic: End-of-Century Detective Myth ISBN 978-4-06-536718-6
Adaptations
- Asuka Comics DX (art: Momoi Hasumi) Cosmic Comics AND / END
- Gentosha Comics Manga Bunko (art: Momoi Hasumi) Cosmic Comics
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- puzzle-oriented honkaku mysterymetafictional devicesplayful narration
- Recurring Motifs
- locked-room tricksdetective ensemble JDCmysterious warning noticescover-art connection gimmick
Legacy
As the author's debut, the work attracted attention and rose to prominence after winning the 2nd Mephisto Prize. Its elaborate tricks, gimmicks and the linked bunko-cover design drew attention; it has been adapted into manga and reissued in new editions.
In Popular Culture
- The manga adaptation and the playful bunko-cover connection attracted attention in popular culture.
Quotes
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"This year, 1,200 people will be killed in 1,200 locked rooms. No one can stop it." — Locked-Room Lord (from the 'crime warning')
Source: Cosmic (1996) (1996)
Trivia
- This was Ryusui Seiryoin's debut work.
- It won the 2nd Mephisto Prize.
- 'Cosmic' and 'Joker' are positioned as paired works.