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Sano Shinano

さの しなの

Sano Shinano

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Light novel author
Active Years
2007-

Awards

Dengeki hp Short Story Award
2007
Work: Reverse Kiss
Organization: Dengeki hp editorial department
Result: 大賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Reverse Kiss

2007 Light novel

Short story "Reverse Kiss." The work that won the Dengeki hp Short Story Award (Grand Prize).

romanceyouth

I Am Her Ninth

Light novel

A listed work; details about length and plot are not specified in the source.

The Shy Club Is Healthy

Light novel

One of the titles listed in bibliographies; specific details are not provided in the source.

The Revived Demon King Who Can't Take Revenge: The Bride Who Stormed In Was the Hero Who Killed Me

Light novel

A long-titled work listed in the bibliography; detailed information is not provided in the source.

fantasyrevenge

Misegawa-san's Underworld Counseling

2015 Novel

Published May 2015. The title suggests a story involving the underworld and counseling.

afterlifehuman relationships

Detective and the Monster: Victorian Organ Tale

2016 Mystery / Fantastic fiction

Published June 2016. A mystery/fantastic fiction set with Victorian-era motifs.

grotesqueVictorian-era

Detective and the Monster: Victorian Embryo

2017 Mystery / Fantastic fiction

Published August 2017. Presumed to be another volume in the "Detective and the Monster" series.

grotesqueseries

Okaeri Share

2017 Novel

Published October 2017. The title suggests themes related to shared living or community.

shared livinghuman drama

Because I Liked You First.

2021 Light novel

Published December 2021. Presumed to be a romance-themed light novel.

romanceyouth

Shanti

2024 Light novel (with original/oversight credit)

Published June 2024 (original/oversight: wotaku). The author's involvement is credited as original/oversight.

Bibliography

  • Reverse Kiss
  • I Am Her Ninth
  • The Shy Club Is Healthy
  • The Revived Demon King Who Can't Take Revenge: The Bride Who Stormed In Was the Hero Who Killed Me
  • Misegawa-san's Underworld Counseling
  • Detective and the Monster: Victorian Organ Tale
  • Detective and the Monster: Victorian Embryo
  • Okaeri Share
  • Because I Liked You First.
  • Shanti

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Light novel narrative styleDialogue-driven pacing
Recurring Motifs
youthromanceboundary between everyday and supernatural

Legacy

An author active primarily in the light novel field who won a short-story award early in her career. Her works span multiple publishing imprints within the light novel sphere.

Trivia

  • Blood type: AB (as noted in source)
  • Zodiac sign: Virgo (from book jacket author note)
  • VIAF and National Diet Library identifiers are provided in the source metadata