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Ueo Hisamitsu

うえお ひさみつ

Ueo Hisamitsu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Light novel author
Active Years
2002-

Awards

8th Dengeki Game Novel Award
2000
Work: Mi-kuruzu Suggestion "Polish Apples"
Organization: MediaWorks
Result: 銀賞 (Silver Prize)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Akuma no Mikata

2002 Light novel / Fantasy

A light-novel series that marked the author's debut after winning a prize; it centers on magic and supernatural elements and spans multiple volumes.

MagicFriendshipYouth

Shift - The World Awaits Clear

2005 Light novel / SF

A series originally published in hardcover and later moved to Dengeki Bunko for subsequent volumes.

Science fictionGame-like elementsExploration of worldbuilding

Just Boiled O'Clock

2006 Light novel

A standalone light novel published by Dengeki Bunko in 2006.

YouthEveryday anomalies

Purple Qualia

2009 Light novel / SF

A work that attracted not only light-novel readers but also SF fans and critics; it incorporates philosophical and sci-fi elements.

ConsciousnessPhilosophyScience and technology
Adaptations
  • [Manga adaptation] Purple Qualia (2011)

Vehicle End

2010 Light novel

Published in 2010; detailed synopsis is not specified in available sources.

Mystery elementsHuman relationships

Bibliography

  • Akuma no Mikata (series, 2002 - ongoing as of sources)
  • Shift - The World Awaits Clear (2005 - )
  • Just Boiled O'Clock (2006)
  • Purple Qualia (2009)
  • Vehicle End (2010)
  • Dengeki Collaboration: My Imagination (anthology contribution, 2008)

Adaptations

  • Purple Qualia (manga adaptation by Shirou Tsunashima, Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh 2011-2013)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Light-novel narrative stylePhilosophical and reflective elementsSF settings with character-focused depiction
Recurring Motifs
Boundaries between consciousness and realityEthics and moral lawTechnology and humanity

Legacy

Debuted as a light-novel author and gained recognition for works combining SF elements with philosophical depth. Purple Qualia attracted attention from critics and SF writers and received a manga adaptation, contributing to his visibility.

In Popular Culture

  • The manga adaptation of Purple Qualia was serialized in a magazine and reached audiences beyond light-novel readers.

Quotes

  • The stars that shine in the heavens and the inner moral law of my heart
    Source: Author's motto (source unknown)

Trivia

  • Debuted after winning the Silver Prize at the 8th Dengeki Game Novel Award.
  • Purple Qualia received praise from SF writers and critics.
  • No new installments of the Akuma no Mikata series were confirmed after 2009 (as of 2023).