Nihon SF Grand Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 26 (2005) award
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Edition 38 (2017) award
Hirotaka Tobi
とび ひろたか
Tobi Hirotaka
Pen Names:
Hirotaka Tobi（Pen name used for fiction writing）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-01-01 （Shimane Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Affiliations
- Japan SF Writers Club
- Memberships
- Japan SF Writers Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimane University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Shimane University
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Shimane University (year not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story) | Kaerareta Chikara ("The Modeled Power") | — | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Japan SF Award | Kaerareta Chikara (collection) | — | Japan SF Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Sense of Gender Award (Grand Prize) | Ragged Girl (Haien no Tenshi II) | — | Gender SF Study Group | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story) | Jisei no Yume ("Dreams Growing Naturally") | — | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story) | Umi no Yubi ("Finger of the Sea") | — | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Japan SF Award | Jisei no Yume (collection) | — | Japan SF Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Seiun Award (Japanese Long Form) | Reigokin | — | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story)
2005
Work:
Kaerareta Chikara ("The Modeled Power")
Organization:
Seiun Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan SF Award
2005
Work:
Kaerareta Chikara (collection)
Organization:
Japan SF Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Sense of Gender Award (Grand Prize)
2007
Work:
Ragged Girl (Haien no Tenshi II)
Organization:
Gender SF Study Group
Result:
受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story)
2010
Work:
Jisei no Yume ("Dreams Growing Naturally")
Organization:
Seiun Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Story)
2015
Work:
Umi no Yubi ("Finger of the Sea")
Organization:
Seiun Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan SF Award
2018
Work:
Jisei no Yume (collection)
Organization:
Japan SF Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Long Form)
2019
Work:
Reigokin
Organization:
Seiun Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Sense of Gender Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2006) grand prize
Seiun Award
3 appearances
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Edition 41 (2010) award
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Edition 46 (2015) award
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Edition 50 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
Gran Vacances: Haien no Tenshi I
2002 Science fictionThe first novel in the "Haien no Tenshi" series; a novel depicting ruined places and strange beings.
ruinsmemorythe uncanny
Ragged Girl: Haien no Tenshi II
2006 Science fictionA sequel containing short stories; addresses themes of gender and corporeality.
genderbodyidentity
Reigokin
2018 Science fictionA long novel characterized by a surreal and experimental narrative.
musicexperimentationruptures in the world
Kaerareta Chikara (The Modeled Power)
2004 Science fiction (short/medium-length story collection)A collection of medium and short-length stories; several included pieces have won or been nominated for awards.
research and experimentbordersfolkloric elements
Jisei no Yume (Dreams Growing Naturally)
2016 Science fiction (short story collection)A collection of short stories depicting delicate images and intersections of nature and otherworldliness.
natureotherworlddreams
Polyphonic Illusion
1982 Science fiction (short story)Debut short story published while still at university; depicts a polyphonic fantasy.
polyphonyfantasymemory
Bibliography
- Polyphonic Illusion
- Kaerareta Chikara
- Gran Vacances: Haien no Tenshi I
- Ragged Girl: Haien no Tenshi II
- Jisei no Yume
- Reigokin
Adaptations
- Umi no Yubi (adapted as a webcomic, serialized on Moai)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed, often dark descriptionshighly experimental narrationpoetic metaphors
- Recurring Motifs
- ruins/abandoned gardensmemory and forgettingbody and genderboundaries with other worlds
Legacy
One of contemporary Japan's notable SF authors. Highly regarded for his distinctive fantastical imagination and experimental prose; multiple recipient of the Seiun Award and the Japan SF Award.
Academic Societies
- Japan SF Writers Club
Trivia
- Debuted in 1982 while at university with "Polyphonic Illusion."
- Won the Seiun Award (Japanese short story) and the Japan SF Award in 2005 for works collected in Kaerareta Chikara.