Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2011) dark horse
Yagi Jun
やぎ じゅん
Yagi Jun
Aliases:
加藤山羊
Pen Names:
Kato Yagi（Shared joint pen name used with younger sister (Kato Kan); used on early manga works.）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1976-12-04 （Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- manga writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Affiliations
- The Appleseed Agency Ltd. (contract writer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirosaki University | Faculty of Humanities | Department of Humanities | — | — | Japan |
Hirosaki University
Faculty of Humanities
/ Department of Humanities
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | This Mystery Is Great! Grand Prize (Hidden Gem) | Memo for S: The Kagomesou Serial Murders | — | Takarajimasha | 隠し玉 |
| 2020 | Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (Short Story) | The Husband's Bone | 短編部門 | Japan Mystery Writers Association | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Hosoya Masamitsu Award (Critics' Prize) | Mother Murder | — | Selected by critic Masamitsu Hosoya | 受賞 |
This Mystery Is Great! Grand Prize (Hidden Gem)
2011
Work:
Memo for S: The Kagomesou Serial Murders
Organization:
Takarajimasha
Result:
隠し玉
Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (Short Story)
2020
Work:
The Husband's Bone
Category:
短編部門
Organization:
Japan Mystery Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Hosoya Masamitsu Award (Critics' Prize)
2022
Work:
Mother Murder
Organization:
Selected by critic Masamitsu Hosoya
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (2020) short story category
Works
Major Works
Memo for S: The Kagomesou Serial Murders
2012 mysteryA long-form mystery in the Sakuragi series. Centers on a series of murders in an apartment complex and the intertwined human relationships and enigmas surrounding them.
serial murderhuman relationshipsexposure of dark secretsisolation
The Husband's Bone
2019 mystery short storiesA collection of nine mystery short stories. The title piece "The Husband's Bone" won the Short Story category of the 73rd Japan Mystery Writers Association Award.
domestic darknessmystery of disappearance/deathmemory and guilt
Ai's Marriage Agency
2010 manga (marriage-hunting mystery)A manga that mixes marriage-hunting (konkatsu) themes with mystery elements. Yagi served as original author; the work was adapted into a TV drama.
marriage-huntingdeceptionhuman drama
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Ai's Marriage Agency (2017)
Bibliography
- Memo for S: The Kagomesou Serial Murders
- The Junk Girl and the Man-Eating Chimney
- A Certain Hamlet's ● (Maru)
- My Irreplaceable You
- The Husband's Bone
- My Wife Doesn't Forget
- Mother Murder
- Embracing the Remaining Star
- Judge Shiranui's Peerless Defendant Questioning
- The Murder Case of the Land of Happiness
- Bloody Decay
- The House You Must Not Photograph
- Their Fangs and Tongues
Adaptations
- Joshurei (film)
- Ai's Marriage Agency (TV drama)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- direct, tension-driven descriptionsblend of horror and mystery narrativepsychological characterization focusing on inner life
- Recurring Motifs
- family secretspast sinsisolated settings (apartment complexes, closed spaces)blood and corporeality
Legacy
Known for work that crosses horror and mystery, she has been recognized both as a manga original author and as a novelist, with awards and TV/film adaptations. Her short fiction has earned critical acclaim, establishing her as a noted contemporary Japanese mystery-horror writer.
Academic Societies
- Japan Mystery Writers Association
Archives
- National Diet Library, Japan (holdings/authority)
In Popular Culture
- TV drama adaptation of 'Ai's Marriage Agency' (2017)
- Film adaptation of 'Joshurei' (2023)
Trivia
- Initially worked under a joint pen name with her sister Kato Kan (Kato Yagi).
- Began practicing judo in 2014; earned 1st dan in 2016 and 2nd dan in 2019.
- Won the 73rd Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (Short Story) for 'The Husband's Bone'.
- Some self-published Kindle works were later taken down or absorbed into later print editions.