BOX-AiR Newcomer Award
1 appearances
Shiina Torao
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Shiina Torao
Pen Names:
Ryuganseki Makoto（Pen name used when submitting to jump Novel Grand Prix '09 Spring. The entry "試射室" won the Theme category silver prize.）,
Shibata Shinatora（Pen name used for the BOX-AiR Newcomer Award-winning work "エクソドスの毒薬 ― you are (not) safe ―" and for publication of "Theatro Planet". Had serializations in BOX-AiR magazine.）,
Sobata（Pen name used when submitting "The Woman with a Balaclava" to the 'Yu' Literary Prize (honorable mention in 2015).）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2009-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | jump Novel Grand Prix '09 Spring (Jump Novel Newcomer Award) - Theme category, Silver Prize | Shisha-shitsu | テーマ部門 | — | 銀賞 |
| 2011 | BOX-AiR Newcomer Award (9th) | Exodos no Dokuyaku — you are (not) safe — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | 'Yu' Literary Prize (Short story category) | The Woman with a Balaclava | 短篇部門 | — | 佳作 |
| 2018 | Seikaisha FICTIONS Newcomer Award (22nd) | Hanazono | — | Seikaisha FICTIONS | 受賞 |
jump Novel Grand Prix '09 Spring (Jump Novel Newcomer Award) - Theme category, Silver Prize
2009
Work:
Shisha-shitsu
Category:
テーマ部門
Result:
銀賞
BOX-AiR Newcomer Award (9th)
2011
Work:
Exodos no Dokuyaku — you are (not) safe —
Result:
受賞
'Yu' Literary Prize (Short story category)
2015
Work:
The Woman with a Balaclava
Category:
短篇部門
Result:
佳作
Seikaisha FICTIONS Newcomer Award (22nd)
2018
Work:
Hanazono
Organization:
Seikaisha FICTIONS
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Yu Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2015) honorable mention
Works
Major Works
Theatro Planet
2012 Science fictionDebut work republished from a serialization in BOX-AiR. A fantastical novel incorporating theatrical and experimental elements.
theatrefantasyidentity
Hanazono, Vol. 1
2018 Contemporary fictionThe first volume of the award-winning work that marked a re-debut. Noted for its unusual worldbuilding and character portrayals.
rebirthisolation
Hanazono, Vol. 2
2018 Contemporary fictionThe second volume of "Hanazono," continuing and deepening the themes and setting introduced in the first volume.
communitymemory
New Normal Summer
2021 Short story / NovellaPublished by Shinchosha's Shincho Bunko nex imprint. A collection of short/medium-length works reflecting recent social conditions and personal emotions.
changeeveryday anxiety
Summer's Promise, Voice of Water
2023 Short fiction / NovelPublished by Shincho Bunko nex. Contains stories centered on natural imagery and human relationships, as suggested by the title.
naturepromises
Bibliography
- Theatro Planet
- Hanazono, Vol. 1
- Hanazono, Vol. 2
- New Normal Summer
- Summer's Promise, Voice of Water
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fantastical and experimental proseUse of shifting perspectives in narration
- Recurring Motifs
- isolationmasks and disguisememory and rebirth
Legacy
An author who has published and been active under multiple pen names, rising from newcomer awards. Noted for serialization in BOX-AiR and a re-debut after winning the Seikaisha FICTIONS Newcomer Award; recognized for experimental literary style.
Trivia
- Uses multiple pen names (Ryuganseki Makoto, Shibata Shinatora, Sobata).
- Serialized works in BOX-AiR were retitled and published as the book 'Theatro Planet'.
- Maintains an account on X (formerly Twitter) (@shinat_s).