Honkaku Mystery Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2014) award
Tomoki Morikawa
もりかわ ともき
Morikawa Tomoki
Pen Names:
Toi Yozora（Pen name used when submitting to the Kodansha BOX新人賞）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1984-01-01 （Kagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Kyoto University Mystery Club (alumnus)
- Memberships
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Science (Graduate School of Science) | Physics | 修士 | — | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Science (Graduate School of Science)
/ Physics
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program in physics at Kyoto University. Member of Kyoto University Mystery Club.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Honkaku Mystery Award (Novel) | Snow White: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Girl's Mirror with a Thousand Eyes | 小説部門 | Honkaku Mystery Writers Club | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award "Ashita no Sho" | Magical Lamp: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Spell of Magic for Magic | — | Kodansha BOX | 受賞 |
Honkaku Mystery Award (Novel)
2014
Work:
Snow White: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Girl's Mirror with a Thousand Eyes
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club
Result:
受賞
Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award "Ashita no Sho"
2008
Work:
Magical Lamp: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Spell of Magic for Magic
Organization:
Kodansha BOX
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cat Food: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Murder in the House of Many Orders
2010 Mystery novelDebut novel featuring Detective Ryo Sanzukawa. A classic-style mystery novel mixing humor and intricate tricks.
Classic mysteryDetectiveLocked-room/Manor mystery
Snow White: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Girl's Mirror with a Thousand Eyes
2013 Mystery novelWinner of the 14th Honkaku Mystery Award (Novel). Features sealed-room tricks and clever narrative involving mirrors and a girl.
Trick-based puzzlesNarrative twistMirrors
Dancing Doll: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Golem's E is the True E
2013 Mystery novelA volume in the Ryo Sanzukawa series dealing with mysteries surrounding dolls and a golem.
DollsGolemPuzzle solving
Detectives Under One Roof
2013 Mystery novelA work featuring multiple detectives living under the same roof tackling cases; has elements of a linked short-story collection.
Linked short storiesEnsemble of detectives
The Undefined Adventures of Semiconductor Detective Makina
2014 Sci-fi mysteryA mystery novel incorporating sci-fi elements; blends scientific motifs with detective work.
Sci-fiScientific motifsDetective
Bibliography
- Cat Food: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Murder in the House of Many Orders (2010)
- Snow White: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Girl's Mirror with a Thousand Eyes (2013)
- Dancing Doll: Detective Ryo Sanzukawa and the Golem's E is the True E (2013)
- Detectives Under One Roof (2013)
- The Undefined Adventures of Semiconductor Detective Makina (2014)
- Because It Was Raining (2014)
- Future Detective Ado's Twisted Casebook (2014)
- Torimonote (2016)
- A Dream Called Remini (2016)
- You Can't Kill with That Knife (2019)
- Do Not Exchange Words with the Dead (2020)
- The Corpse That Shouldn't Move: Tomoki Morikawa Short Stories (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Adopts classic honkaku mystery techniques with a light, readable proseA narrative tone that often incorporates humor
- Recurring Motifs
- Detective Ryo Sanzukawa (protagonist)Mirrors, dolls, cats, rainNarrative tricks and locked-room puzzles
Legacy
Although published on imprints close to light novels, he received the Honkaku Mystery Award, marking notable cross-genre recognition. A Kyoto University-trained scientist-turned-writer, he often employs scientific motifs in his work.
Academic Societies
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
Trivia
- Debuted in 2010 with "Cat Food" published by Kodansha BOX.
- Won the 2008 Kodansha BOX newcomer prize ("Ashita no Sho") under the pen name Toi Yozora.
- He was the first to win the Honkaku Mystery Award with a second work and with a title originating from a light-novel-oriented imprint.