Shogakukan Light Novel Award - Gagaga Bunko Division
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2021) grand prize
Shiki Taiga
しき たいが
Shiki Taiga
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kōriyama, Fukushima (hometown)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2022-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Shogakukan Light Novel Award | I Want to Be Your Tears | 大賞 | Shogakukan | Winner |
| 2023 | Dengeki Novel Prize | Miri Lives in the Cat's Eye | 金賞 | KADOKAWA | Winner |
| 2023 | Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (Bunka Bun) | I Want to Be Your Tears | 文庫部門総合3位 / 総合新作部門1位 | Takarajimasha (Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!) | Ranked |
| 2024 | Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (Bunka Bun) | Living in a Bathtub | 文庫部門総合4位 / 総合新作部門2位 | Takarajimasha (Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!) | Ranked |
Shogakukan Light Novel Award
2022
Work:
I Want to Be Your Tears
Category:
大賞
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
Winner
Dengeki Novel Prize
2023
Work:
Miri Lives in the Cat's Eye
Category:
金賞
Organization:
KADOKAWA
Result:
Winner
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (Bunka Bun)
2023
Work:
I Want to Be Your Tears
Category:
文庫部門総合3位 / 総合新作部門1位
Organization:
Takarajimasha (Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!)
Result:
Ranked
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (Bunka Bun)
2024
Work:
Living in a Bathtub
Category:
文庫部門総合4位 / 総合新作部門2位
Organization:
Takarajimasha (Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!)
Result:
Ranked
Awards & Nominations
Dengeki Novel Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2022) gold prize
Works
Major Works
I Want to Be Your Tears
2022 Light novelA human drama set in Kōriyama, Fukushima, inspired by the shock and aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. The novel explores themes of salvation and recovery that resonate across time.
earthquake aftermathsalvationnostalgiahuman drama
Miri Lives in the Cat's Eye
2023 Light novelA novel that uses cats and everyday details to portray human loneliness and salvation. The work won a newcomer prize and was praised for the author's lyrical touch.
lonelinesssalvationanimals (cats)
Living in a Bathtub
2023 Light novelA collection of stories that carefully depict the oddities of everyday life and human relationships. It received high rankings in new-work categories.
everyday liferelationshipshumor and pathos
Urara River-san Who Floats in Class
2024 Light novelA school-set work with elements of youth comedy. Notable for character depiction and subtle interpersonal distance.
school lifeyouthisolation
Bibliography
- I Want to Be Your Tears
- Miri Lives in the Cat's Eye
- Living in a Bathtub
- Urara River-san Who Floats in Class
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricaltranquil descriptionsfocus on themes of salvation
- Recurring Motifs
- watercatslocal landscapes
Legacy
A writer who received major awards with his debut and gained strong recognition early in his career. Known for works drawing on earthquake memory and local settings, he has become a notable figure in the light novel field.
Trivia
- Debuted after winning the Grand Prize at the 16th Shogakukan Light Novel Award for his debut novel.
- Won the Gold Prize at the 29th Dengeki Novel Prize for 'Miri Lives in the Cat's Eye', resulting in a double newcomer prize achievement.
- Often sets works in his hometown of Kōriyama, Fukushima.