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第3回（2008年） Gagaga grand prize
Wataru Watari
わたり わたる
Watari Wataru
ペンネーム:
Watarin（Nickname / used in events）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1987-01-24 （Chiba City, Chiba, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Light novel author, Company employee
- 活動期間
- 2009年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Romeo Tanaka, Wang Jue-sun
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | School of Information and Communication | — | — | 2005-2009 | Japan |
Meiji University
School of Information and Communication
期間:
2005-2009
卒業年:
2009
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko Grand Prize) | Ayakashi Gatari | ガガガ文庫部門 | Shogakukan | Winner |
Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Gagaga Bunko Grand Prize)
2009
対象作品:
Ayakashi Gatari
部門:
ガガガ文庫部門
主催:
Shogakukan
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Ayakashi Gatari
2009年 Light novelA light novel series drawing on yokai tales. His debut work, it depicts character interactions and supernatural incidents.
yokai (supernatural beings)human relationshipsyouth
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected
2011年 Light novelA series about high-school students that mixes irony and youth drama. It gained popularity for its sharp depiction of relationships and self-contradiction.
school lifeinterpersonal relationshipsirony and humor
映像化・舞台化
- [TV anime] My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected (2013)
- [TV anime] My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected. Zoku (2015)
- [TV anime] My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected. Kan (2020)
Project Qualidea (Kuzu to Kinka no Qualidea)
2015年 Light novelA co-authored work with Sagara Sou. A serious-leaning light novel about battles and youth.
combatcollaborationyouth
Girlish Number
2016年 Light novelA work themed on the voice-acting industry. He was involved in the anime as original creator and series composition / script writer.
voice-acting industrycareer and growth
映像化・舞台化
- [TV anime] Girlish Number (2016)
Qualidea Code
2016年 Light novelA series released as part of a collaborative project. One of the works linked with an anime.
collaborative projectmilitary elements
映像化・舞台化
- [TV anime] Qualidea Code (2016)
GETUP! GETLIVE!
2020年 Light novelA single-volume work themed on idols/music. He handled the story.
musicidols
全著作
- Ayakashi Gatari (4 volumes)
- My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected (ongoing)
- Project Qualidea
- Girlish Number (3 volumes)
- Qualidea Code (3 volumes)
- GETUP! GETLIVE!
翻案
- My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected (TV anime)
- Girlish Number (TV anime)
- Qualidea Code (TV anime)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Conversational, fast-paced light novel styleSharp lines often using irony
- 頻出モチーフ
- high-school lifeirony and humorfriendship and growth
評価・遺産
Known in the light novel field especially for the series 'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'. Widely influential among younger readers through anime and media adaptations.
引用
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The composition and research are solid, the prose is without flaw, and he occasionally delivers incisive sentences.
出典: Romeo Tanaka (comment as judge for the Shogakukan Light Novel Award) (2009年)
豆知識
- Nickname is 'Watarin'.
- He works as a company employee by day and writes novels by night (works concurrently).
- Member of the writer unit 'Speakeasy' with Sagara Sou and Tachibana Koshi.
- 'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected' has been adapted into anime multiple times.