Dengeki Novel Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2002) gold prize
Wataru Takano
たかの わたる
Takano Wataru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972 （Nagoya, Aichi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author, Factory worker
- Active Years
- 2003-2011
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dengeki Game Novel Award (9th) | Nanahime Monogatari | 金賞 | ASCII Media Works (Dengeki Bunko) | Winner |
Dengeki Game Novel Award (9th)
Work:
Nanahime Monogatari
Category:
金賞
Organization:
ASCII Media Works (Dengeki Bunko)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nanahime Monogatari (Seven Princesses) series
2003 Light novel (fantasy)Nanahime Monogatari is a series of light novels with fantasy elements involving nobles and princesses. It debuted after winning the 9th Dengeki Game Novel Award and was published in six volumes from 2003 to 2011.
Nobility and princessesPower and bondsJourney and growth
Nanahime Monogatari: Towa-koku Hisho — Shikihime Gatari, Kototumugi no Sora
2019 Light novel (short/side story)A side-story volume published by Media Works Bunko that expands the series' world with short stories and episodes.
Side storyWorldbuilding expansion
Bibliography
- Nanahime Monogatari (6 volumes, 2003.02 - 2011.06)
- Nanahime Monogatari: Towa-koku Hisho — Shikihime Gatari, Kototumugi no Sora (Media Works Bunko, Jan 2019)
- Nanahime Monogatari: Episode "Himawari no Kokei" (Dengeki hp SPECIAL 2004 SPRING)
- Nanahime Monogatari: Towa Travelogue "Late Summer, and Hayakaze" (Dengeki hp SPECIAL 2004 AUTUMN)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dialogue-driven light-novel styleNarration incorporating fantasy elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Princesses and rulershipJourney and renewalBonds and betrayal
Legacy
Debuted as a Dengeki-affiliated light novel author and is best known for the Nanahime Monogatari series. As a part-time writer, his publication pace was slow; after the series concluded in 2011 he ceased releasing new works and is effectively on hiatus.
Trivia
- Debuted after winning the 9th Dengeki Game Novel Award (Gold Prize).
- As of 2004 he had worked for over 10 years at a medium-sized automotive-related factory near his home (part-time writer).
- The Nanahime Monogatari series ran from 2003 to 2011 in six volumes; he has not published new works since the series concluded.