Dengeki Novel Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2016) grand prize
Tetsuya Sano
さの てつや
Sano Tetsuya
Pen Names:
Tetsuya Sano（Pen name taken from his habit of staying up all night）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1987-01-23 （Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2016-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Doshisha University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
After graduating, he worked for a company for a time; he later quit to complete his novel, according to an afterword.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dengeki Novel Prize (23rd) — Grand Prize | You Shine in the Moonlit Night | 大賞 | Dengeki Novel Prize (KADOKAWA) | 受賞 |
Dengeki Novel Prize (23rd) — Grand Prize
2016
Work:
You Shine in the Moonlit Night
Category:
大賞
Organization:
Dengeki Novel Prize (KADOKAWA)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
You Shine in the Moonlit Night
2017 Youth novelA coming-of-age romance about a terminally ill girl and a boy who carries out her wishes on her behalf; his debut novel, revised from a submitted manuscript.
loveyouthconfronting mortalitywish-fulfillment
Adaptations
- [Live-action film] You Shine in the Moonlit Night / 月川翔 (2019)
- [Manga serialization] You Shine in the Moonlit Night (manga) (2018)
Putting an 'i' Into This World
2017 Youth novelA collection including short and medium-length pieces that sensitively portray the emotions of young people.
youthhuman relationships
Aoharu Point
2018 Youth novelA novel depicting the fumbling youth of high school students.
youthfriendshipfirst love
You Shine in the Moonlit Night +Fragments
2019 Short story collectionA volume compiling side stories and short pieces related to his earlier work.
side storiesshort fiction
Goodbye, End of the World
2020 Youth / Contemporary fictionA revised version of a previously rejected submission; a novel exploring youth, loss, and recovery.
lossrecoveryfriendship
For Those of Us Who Could Not Become Invisible
2023 Contemporary fictionA mid-to-long form work themed around inner loneliness and relationships with others.
lonelinessself-acceptance
Bibliography
- You Shine in the Moonlit Night (Media Works Bunko, 2017-02-25)
- Putting an 'i' Into This World (Media Works Bunko, 2017-10-25)
- Aoharu Point (Media Works Bunko, 2018-10-25)
- You Shine in the Moonlit Night +Fragments (Media Works Bunko, 2019-02-23)
- Goodbye, End of the World (Shincho Bunko nex, 2020-05-28)
- For Those of Us Who Could Not Become Invisible (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2023-11-09)
- Anthology: You, 15 Pages ("Our Classroom", Media Works Bunko, 2024-12-25)
Adaptations
- You Shine in the Moonlit Night (Live-action film, 2019)
- You Shine in the Moonlit Night (Manga serialization, Da Vinci)
- Bokura no Ameiro Protocol (Anime original concept, 2023-, TV Asahi)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical descriptionrealistic portrayals of youthaccessible narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- moonnightyouthful conflictwishes and proxy actions
Legacy
Debuted after winning the Dengeki Novel Prize; he gained wider recognition through film and manga adaptations. Known as a contemporary young author for delicate depictions of youth, death, and living.
In Popular Culture
- Live-action film adaptation of You Shine in the Moonlit Night (2019)
- Manga serialization of You Shine in the Moonlit Night (Da Vinci)
Trivia
- His pen name comes from his habit of staying up all night.
- After graduating university he worked at a company but quit to finish his novel, according to an afterword.
- X (formerly Twitter) account: @dame_murahito
- His debut novel You Shine in the Moonlit Night won the Grand Prize at the 23rd Dengeki Novel Prize.