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Edition 3 (2007) special award
Ikuto Unabara
うなばら いくと
Unabara Ikuto
Pen Names:
Ikuto Unabara（Pen name used for regular literary publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 2007-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | C★NOVELS Grand Prize (3rd) - Special Prize | Dragon Killer Arimasu | 特別賞 | C★NOVELS Grand Prize (organizers) | 受賞 |
C★NOVELS Grand Prize (3rd) - Special Prize
2007
Work:
Dragon Killer Arimasu
Category:
特別賞
Organization:
C★NOVELS Grand Prize (organizers)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dragon Killer Arimasu
2007 Light novel / FantasyDebut novel; a fantasy light novel with a familiar LN tone. It won a Special Prize at the 3rd C★NOVELS Grand Prize and marked the author's commercial debut.
FantasyAdventureHumor
Lots of Dragon Killers
2007 Light novel / FantasyA follow-up volume in the Dragon Killer series; multiple volumes in the series were published in a short period.
Series workComedy-tinged adventure
Dragon Killers For Sale
2007 Light novel / FantasyAnother volume in the same series; part of a set of volumes released within 2007.
HumorSatirical fantasy elements
Renge-kun's Unfortunate Summer Vacation Vol.1
2010 Light novelThe first volume of a light novel series with episodic elements.
School lifeJuxtaposition of mundane and extraordinary
Renge-kun's Unfortunate Summer Vacation Vol.2
2011 Light novelSecond volume in the series; illustrated by Shimadoriru.
Interpersonal relationshipsComical misfortune
Renge-kun's Unfortunate Summer Vacation Vol.3
2011 Light novelThird volume in the series; published in 2011.
Coming-of-ageHumor
Renge-kun's Unfortunate Summer Vacation Vol.4
2013 Light novelFourth volume in the series; published in 2013.
Build-up toward series arcYouthful troubles
Bibliography
- Dragon Killer Arimasu (2007)
- Lots of Dragon Killers (2007)
- Dragon Killers For Sale (2007)
- Renge-kun's Unfortunate Summer Vacation Vol.1 (2010)
- Renge-kun's Unfortunate Summer Vacation Vol.2 (2011)
- Renge-kun's Unfortunate Summer Vacation Vol.3 (2011)
- Renge-kun's Unfortunate Summer Vacation Vol.4 (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Casual, light-novel style narrationHumor- and pace-focused prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Fantasy elements such as dragons and monstersContrast between the mundane and the extraordinary
Legacy
The author debuted commercially after winning a Special Prize at the 3rd C★NOVELS Grand Prize. He published several series volumes in a short span and became known among light novel readers.
Trivia
- Sources differ on birth year (both 1990 and 1980 appear in references).
- Debut work 'Dragon Killer Arimasu' was published by C★NOVELS Fantasia in 2007.