Shogakukan Light Novel Award - Gagaga Bunko Division
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2008) Gagaga grand prize
Wataru Watari
わたり わたる
Watari Wataru
Pen Names:
Watarin（Nickname / used in events）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1987-01-24 （Chiba City, Chiba, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Light novel author, Company employee
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Influenced By
- Romeo Tanaka, Wang Jue-sun
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | School of Information and Communication | — | — | 2005-2009 | Japan |
Meiji University
School of Information and Communication
Period:
2005-2009
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Work:
Ayakashi Gatari
Category:
ガガガ文庫部門
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ayakashi Gatari
2009 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 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
Adaptations
- [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 Light novelA co-authored work with Sagara Sou. A serious-leaning light novel about battles and youth.
combatcollaborationyouth
Girlish Number
2016 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
Adaptations
- [TV anime] Girlish Number (2016)
Qualidea Code
2016 Light novelA series released as part of a collaborative project. One of the works linked with an anime.
collaborative projectmilitary elements
Adaptations
- [TV anime] Qualidea Code (2016)
GETUP! GETLIVE!
2020 Light novelA single-volume work themed on idols/music. He handled the story.
musicidols
Bibliography
- 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!
Adaptations
- My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected (TV anime)
- Girlish Number (TV anime)
- Qualidea Code (TV anime)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Conversational, fast-paced light novel styleSharp lines often using irony
- Recurring Motifs
- high-school lifeirony and humorfriendship and growth
Legacy
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.
Quotes
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The composition and research are solid, the prose is without flaw, and he occasionally delivers incisive sentences.
Source: Romeo Tanaka (comment as judge for the Shogakukan Light Novel Award) (2009)
Trivia
- 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.