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Dempow Torishima

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Torishima Dempow

ペンネーム: Dempow TorishimaUsed as author name

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
Osaka Prefecture
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Designer, Illustrator
活動期間
2011年〜

学歴

Osaka College of Art
Graduate School of Arts
国: Japan
Reported graduate of the school's arts program (year unknown)

受賞歴

Tsogen SF Short Story Award (2nd)
2011
対象作品: Kaikin no To
主催: Tokyo Sogensha
結果: Winner
Nihon SF Taisho Award (34th)
2014
対象作品: Kaikin no To (short story collection)
主催: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (Nihon SF Taisho)
結果: Winner
S-F Magazine Reader Award (26th)
2014
対象作品: Kankinko
主催: Hayakawa Publishing (S-F Magazine)
結果: Winner
Nihon SF Taisho Award (40th)
2019
対象作品: Yadogari no Hoshi
主催: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (Nihon SF Taisho)
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Kaikin no To

2013年 Science Fiction

A collection of short and medium-length stories. The title piece "Kaikin no To" blends the mundane and the uncanny; it won the Tsogen SF Short Story Award and was included in an annual best-of SF selection.

Everyday uncannyLonelinessTechnology

Yadogari no Hoshi

2019年 Science Fiction

A work with novel-like elements. It won the 40th Nihon SF Taisho Award in 2019.

SpaceDriftSense of place

Octologue: Collected Works of Dempow Torishima

2020年 Science Fiction / Short Story Collection

A collected volume centered on previously published stories, containing a diverse set of short fiction.

Short fiction experimentationCity and otherworld

Run (warai)

2020年 Fiction

A 2020 book showcasing a mix of humor and SF-inspired ideas.

HumorEveryday vs. extraordinary

Kanadete no Nufuretsun

2023年 Science Fiction / Short Story

Published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha; the title story combines ritual elements with SF motifs.

RitualMemoryMachines

全著作

  • Kaikin no To
  • Yadogari no Hoshi
  • Octologue: Collected Works of Dempow Torishima
  • Run (warai)
  • Travel Letter Collection Yukiatte Shiasatte (co-authored)
  • Kanadete no Nufuretsun

作風・主題

文体
A precise, sometimes austere style seasoned with humorTechnique of inserting the uncanny into everyday sensations
頻出モチーフ
LonelinessEncounters between machines and daily lifeBelonging / drifting

評価・遺産

One of the notable Japanese SF writers since the 2010s. He has been acclaimed mainly for short fiction and gained broad recognition through awards such as the Nihon SF Taisho. His background in design and illustration informs a distinctive world-building approach.

豆知識

  • Has worked as a designer and illustrator.
  • Maintains a personal blog titled "Kanzume Kogyo no Coelacanth".
  • Public X (formerly Twitter) account: @dempow.