Shogakukan Light Novel Award - Gagaga Bunko Division
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2010) excellence award
Sunagi Izumo
すなぎ いずも
Sunagi Izumo
Pen Names:
Sunagi Izumo（Pen name used for commercial light novels and doujin activities）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1984-06-13 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Music composer, Filmmaker, Scenario writer
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Influenced By
- Tanaka Romeo, Dazai Osamu, Chuck Palahniuk
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5th Shogakukan Light Novel Award — Gagaga Bunko Division, Excellence Award | Parasitic Girlfriend Sana (revised) | ガガガ文庫部門 優秀賞 | Shogakukan | Winner |
5th Shogakukan Light Novel Award — Gagaga Bunko Division, Excellence Award
2011
Work:
Parasitic Girlfriend Sana (revised)
Category:
ガガガ文庫部門 優秀賞
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Parasitic Girlfriend Sana
2011 Light novelA light novel series published after revision of the award-winning work. It mixes dark humor and youth elements centered on the relationship between young people and a parasitic presence.
ParasitismYouthIdentity
Tenmou Enjou Kagutsuchi
2014 Light novelA series set in a world where technology and mythic elements intersect. A multi-volume ensemble drama.
TechnologyMythEnsemble cast
Kuroharu Makers
2018 Light novelA series about youth ensemble and creative activities. It depicts friendship, romance, and growth of young people.
YouthCreationFriendship
Is It Okay to Fall in Love If I Get Points?
2019 Light novelA light comedy that applies game-like point systems to romance.
RomanceGame mechanicsComedy
I Can Win at Stocks, But Not Against Cute High School Girls.
2021 Light novelA work combining elements about investment with romantic comedy developments.
InvestmentRomanceRomantic comedy
Hidden Things Don't Work on the Angel Next Door.
2024 Light novelA slice-of-life romantic comedy focusing on neighbor relations and romantic misunderstandings.
Slice of lifeRomanceComedy
Bibliography
- Parasitic Girlfriend Sana (5 vols)
- Tenmou Enjou Kagutsuchi (3 vols)
- Kuroharu Makers (3 vols)
- Is It Okay to Fall in Love If I Get Points?
- I Can Win at Stocks, But Not Against Cute High School Girls.
- Hidden Things Don't Work on the Angel Next Door.
- Short story: I Can't Survive☆ Yamigawa Pretends to Be a Mine-Type
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dialogue-driven, fast-paced proseDescriptions mixing dark humor
- Recurring Motifs
- Parasitic entitiesFragile identityYouthful loneliness
Legacy
Debuted after winning a 2011 light novel award; known within the genre for combining a distinctive darkness with youth-oriented depictions. Active in both commercial publishing and doujin circles.
Trivia
- Runs the doujin circle 'Flowtarium' (フロウタリウム).
- Maintains an official website and posts author information on X (formerly Twitter).