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Edition 2 (2000) honorable mention
Kou Tobita
とびた こう
Tobita Kō
Pen Names:
Kou Tobita（Used as a pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Aichi Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2001-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Enterbrain Entame Prize — Novel Division (Honorable Mention) | Parallel Paradigm Paradise | 小説部門 | Enterbrain | 佳作 |
Enterbrain Entame Prize — Novel Division (Honorable Mention)
2000
Work:
Parallel Paradigm Paradise
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Enterbrain
Result:
佳作
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hybrid Universe
2001 Light novelDebut work. A light novel with SF elements focusing on young protagonists.
science fictionyouth
Stardust Irregulars
2002 Light novelPublished in 2002. A light novel containing fantasy elements.
fantasyadventure
Smile for Ghosts, Bouquets for the Living
2004 Light novelA work themed around ghosts and the afterlife. It ranked 50th in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2005 and received recognition.
ghostsdeath and rebirth
Let the Fox Spirit Dance at the Summer Festival
2005 Light novelPublished in 2005. A light novel centering on yokai (a fox spirit).
yokaifolkloreyouth
Bibliography
- Hybrid Universe
- Stardust Irregulars
- Smile for Ghosts, Bouquets for the Living
- Let the Fox Spirit Dance at the Summer Festival
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dialogue-driven, brisk proseLight-novel-typical lively expression
- Recurring Motifs
- ghostsyokai (folk spirits)youth
Legacy
Active in the 2000s as a light novel author; notably, 'Smile for Ghosts, Bouquets for the Living' received some recognition.
Trivia
- 'Smile for Ghosts, Bouquets for the Living' ranked 50th in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2005.
- Received an Honorable Mention in the 2nd Enterbrain Entame Prize (Novel Division) and debuted in 2001 with 'Hybrid Universe'.