JUMP Novel Grand Prix
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2008) silver prize
SOW
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Sow
Pen Names:
SOW（Pen name used as a light novel author）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- Tokyo, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author, Manga original author, Game scenario writer
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Memberships
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Club of Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jump Novel Newcomer Award (Spring - Free category) | Shiritsu El Nino Gakuen Densetsu: Risshi-hen | Spring・フリー部門 | Shueisha | 銀賞 |
| 2009 | Megami Novel Grand Prize (1st) | Mislead Princess (Misupuri!) | 小説部門 | Gakken (Megami Bunko) | 金賞・駒都えーじ賞（副賞として挿画担当） |
Jump Novel Newcomer Award (Spring - Free category)
2008
Work:
Shiritsu El Nino Gakuen Densetsu: Risshi-hen
Category:
Spring・フリー部門
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
銀賞
Megami Novel Grand Prize (1st)
2009
Work:
Mislead Princess (Misupuri!)
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Gakken (Megami Bunko)
Result:
金賞・駒都えーじ賞（副賞として挿画担当）
Awards & Nominations
Megami Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2008) gold prize
Works
Major Works
Shiritsu El Nino Gakuen Densetsu: Risshi-hen
2008 Light novel / School fantasyDebut work. A light novel set in a school setting (Risshi volume).
schoolyouthfantasy
Adaptations
- [Book] Shiritsu El Nino Gakuen Densetsu: Risshi-hen (2008)
Misupuri! (Mislead Princess)
2009 Light novelAward-winning light novel (Megami Novel Grand Prize). Notable for illustrations by Komatsu Eiji.
romanceschool
The Fighting Bakery and the Clockwork Signboard Girl
2015 Light novel / FantasyA fantasy series set around a bakery. Multiple volumes were published and it was adapted into a voice drama.
workplacemechanical girladventure
Adaptations
- [Voice drama] The Fighting Bakery and the Clockwork Signboard Girl - Voice Drama (2015)
BRAVELY DEFAULT PRAYING BRAGE 200years later ~Wind Maiden Idea-Oblige~
2014 Novelization / Game scenarioA novelization related to the browser game for which SOW served as scenario writer.
game tie-infantasy
The General Store Exorcist's Repayment Plan
2013 Light novel / FantasyA fantasy series published in multiple volumes.
fantasydebtadventure
Watson the Ripper ~An Assistant Detective's Untellable Past~
2020 Mystery / Light novelA mystery work featuring a famous detective's assistant as protagonist.
mysteryassistant's past
Bibliography
- Shiritsu El Nino Gakuen Densetsu (Risshi, Seiun volumes)
- Misupuri! (Mislead Princess) series
- The General Store Exorcist's Repayment Plan series
- The Fighting Bakery and the Clockwork Signboard Girl series
- BRAVELY DEFAULT PRAYING BRAGE (novelization)
- Watson the Ripper ~An Assistant Detective's Untellable Past~
Adaptations
- The Fighting Bakery and the Clockwork Signboard Girl (voice drama)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Conversation-driven, brisk proseLight novel pacing and humor
- Recurring Motifs
- school settingsmechanical girlsoccupation-centered stories (e.g., bakery)
Legacy
An author active across various media centered on light novels. Debuted after winning awards and has worked on novelizations, game scenarios, and manga originals. Considered a steady presence among contemporary light novel writers.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Club of Japan
In Popular Culture
- Voice drama adaptation of The Fighting Bakery and the Clockwork Signboard Girl; selection in Takarajimasha's 'Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2016' ranking
Quotes
-
The newcomer light novel author most blessed with illustrations in Japan
Source: Author blurb on the cover of Megami Bunko's 'Misupuri!' (2009)
Trivia
- Operates Twitter account @sow_LIBRA11
- Supervised Kansai dialect for the Rurouni Kenshin novelization
- Served as main writer for BRAVELY DEFAULT PRAYING BRAGE