Mephisto Award
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2010) award
Ryo Amane
あまね りょう
Amane Ryō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-00-00
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Nominations
- 13th Honkaku Mystery Award nominee (Sōshiki Kumikyoku), 66th Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Short Story) nominee (Father's Funeral), 7th Japan Title Only Grand Prize nominee (Mō Kyōso Shika Nai!)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43rd Mephisto Prize | Kyōkankaku | — | Mephisto editorial (Kodansha) | winner |
| 2022 | 18th Sakenomi Booksellers' Award | Nazotoki PR Division | — | Sakenomi Booksellers' Award organizers | winner |
| 2013 | 13th Honkaku Mystery Award | Requiem for Funerals | — | Honkaku Mystery Writers Club | nominee |
| 2013 | 66th Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Short Story) | Father's Funeral | 短編 | Mystery Writers of Japan | nominee |
| 2015 | Japan 'Title Only' Grand Prize (nominee) | Only the Cult Leader Left! | — | Japan Title Only Prize organizers | nominee |
43rd Mephisto Prize
2010
Work:
Kyōkankaku
Organization:
Mephisto editorial (Kodansha)
Result:
winner
18th Sakenomi Booksellers' Award
2022
Work:
Nazotoki PR Division
Organization:
Sakenomi Booksellers' Award organizers
Result:
winner
13th Honkaku Mystery Award
2013
Work:
Requiem for Funerals
Organization:
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club
Result:
nominee
66th Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Short Story)
2013
Work:
Father's Funeral
Category:
短編
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
nominee
Japan 'Title Only' Grand Prize (nominee)
2015
Work:
Only the Cult Leader Left!
Organization:
Japan Title Only Prize organizers
Result:
nominee
Awards & Nominations
Sake-drinking Bookstore Staff Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2023) award
Works
Major Works
Kyōkankaku
2010 MysteryDebut winning work; a classic puzzle-oriented mystery focusing on locked-room elements and clever tricks.
puzzle mysterylocked-roomtrick
Requiem for Funerals
2012 Short story collection / MysteryA short-story collection themed around funerals; includes 'Father's Funeral', which received critical attention.
familylossrituals and secrets
Nazotoki PR Division
2015 MysteryA series set in a public relations division; notable for readable dialogue and clever puzzle-solving.
workplace mysteryinvestigationteamwork
The Night Hope Died
2017 MysteryPart of the Nakata series; intertwines strained human relationships with a criminal case.
human dramadetective fiction
That Girl's Murder Plan
2020 MysteryA suspense-leaning mystery focused on young characters; received favorable rankings.
youthpremeditated crime
Bibliography
- Kyōkankaku
- Yami Tsuki Children
- Imaginary Detective and the Locked-room Maker
- Requiem for Funerals
- Only the Cult Leader Left!
- Haruka Flowers
- Detective Families
- The Sinner's Hand
- Ghost: Until My First Love Disappears
- Nazotoki PR Division
- The Night Hope Died
- That Girl's Murder Plan
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- classical puzzle-oriented mystery structurereadable dialogue-driven prosefocus on clever tricks
- Recurring Motifs
- funerals and deathfamily secretsmysteries within workplaces/organizations
Legacy
A honkaku-style mystery writer who debuted with the Mephisto Prize. Known for multiple series and short stories; recognized in rankings and both nominations and awards.
Trivia
- Wrote a mystery as a middle-school summer research project.
- Debuted by winning the 43rd Mephisto Prize with 'Kyōkankaku'.