Sense of Gender Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2014) grand prize
Taro Nogizaka
のぎざか たろう
Nogizaka Tarō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Manga artist, Author
- Active Years
- 2011-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sense of Gender Prize (Grand Prize) | Yureitō | — | Gender SF Study Group | winner |
Sense of Gender Prize (Grand Prize)
2014
Work:
Yureitō
Organization:
Gender SF Study Group
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Yureitō
2011 MysterySet in postwar Showa-era Kobe, the story follows young protagonists drawn into a mystery surrounding an old clock tower known as the "ghost tower." Taichi Amano and the enigmatic Tetsuo (Sawamura) become entangled in events around the tower's secret and inheritance. The work weaves themes of gender and identity ambiguity, postwar urban atmosphere, and detective-style mystery elements.
Gender and identityPostwar JapanMystery/DetectiveGhosts / Towers / Clocks
Bibliography
- Yureitō Vol.1 (2011-11-30)
- Yureitō Vol.2 (2012-02-29)
- Yureitō Vol.3 (2012-07-30)
- Yureitō Vol.4 (2013-01-30)
- Yureitō Vol.5 (2013-05-30)
- Yureitō Vol.6 (2013-10-30)
- Yureitō Vol.7 (2014-02-28)
- Yureitō Vol.8 (2014-07-30)
- Yureitō Vol.9 (2014-12-26)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vintage/decadent imageryDetective/mystery-driven structureNarration evoking Showa-era atmosphere
- Recurring Motifs
- Clock towerTime and memoryGender ambiguityUrban transformation
Legacy
Serialized from 2011 to 2014, Yureitō was praised for its delicate characterizations around gender and identity combined with classic mystery plotting, and it won the 2014 Sense of Gender Prize (Grand Prize). The work has influenced discussions around LGBT representation and depictions of postwar society in manga criticism and readership.
Quotes
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“A clock tower that had not moved for over a hundred years once ticked only a single night, two years ago.”
Source: Taro Nogizaka, Yureitō (2011)
Trivia
- Yureitō was serialized in Big Comic Superior from 2011 No.12 to 2014 No.22.
- Collected in nine volumes by Shogakukan under the Big Comics imprint.
- Won the Grand Prize at the 14th Sense of Gender Awards (2014).