Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Award
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Yuta Takahashi
たかはし ゆた
Takahashi Yuta
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-10-17 （Chiba Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Saitama Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Influenced By
- Shuhei Fujisawa, Shotaro Ikenami
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | This Mystery is Amazing! Award (Hidden Gem) | Mononoke Honjo Fukagawa Jikencho: Osaki Edo e | — | Takarajimasha | 受賞（隠し玉 / 編集部推薦） |
This Mystery is Amazing! Award (Hidden Gem)
2010
Work:
Mononoke Honjo Fukagawa Jikencho: Osaki Edo e
Organization:
Takarajimasha
Result:
受賞（隠し玉 / 編集部推薦）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mononoke Honjo Fukagawa Jikencho: Osaki Edo e
2010 Jidaigeki / Yokai MysterySet in Honjo-Fukagawa, the story follows shop assistant Shukichi and the yokai fox Osaki who possesses him, as the duo confronts various incidents in Edo. The debut volume became a bestseller.
yokaiEdomysteryhuman emotions
Raijuu Biribiri (Great Edo Ayakashi Crimebook)
2011 Yokai fiction with juvenile jidaigeki elementsFollows a child yokai called Kurosuke (a thunder beast resembling a black cat) and a government officer for yokai as they tackle cases involving spirits. The series has been comicized.
yokaifriendshipadventure
Adaptations
- [Comic adaptation] Raijuu Biribiri (Comic)
Kodé Dining I Want to Make for You (series)
2019 Food-themed fiction / human interestA series portraying Edo-flavored dishes and human relationships; it has also been comicized.
cookingnostalgiafamily
Bibliography
- Mononoke Honjo Fukagawa Jikencho: Osaki Edo e (2010)
- Raijuu Biribiri (2011)
- Karagasa Kofuu's Ghost Cases (2011)
- Kodé Dining I Want to Make for You (2019-2021)
Adaptations
- Raijuu Biribiri (comic adaptation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narration that mixes yokai depictions with human-interest elementsReadable, dialogue-centered prose
- Recurring Motifs
- yokaiEdo townscapescoexistence of humans and spirits
Legacy
Known for a successful debut and series sales, Yuta Takahashi is notable as a This Mystery Is Amazing! Award alumnus who specializes in jidaigeki and yokai stories. He has gained a broad readership.
In Popular Culture
- Reached younger audiences through comic adaptations and serializations
Trivia
- Debuted as a "hidden gem" (editor's recommendation) of the 8th This Mystery is Amazing! Award.
- The Osaki series has reportedly sold over 350,000 copies in total.
- Born in Chiba Prefecture and resides in Saitama Prefecture.
- Specializes in ghost stories, yokai and Edo-period fiction.