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Yaku Yuuki

やく ユウキ

Yaku Yuuki

Pen Names: Yaku Yuuki（Used as pen name / author name）

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
null （Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Ōmiya area (Saitama)

Career

Occupations
Light novel author, Screenwriter
Active Years
2016-

Awards

Shogakukan Light Novel Award
2015
Work: Mantensakari no Ganbariron!
Category: 優秀賞
Organization: Shogakukan
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki

2016 Light novel

A youth romantic comedy following high school student Tomozaki. The series frames interpersonal growth through game-like perspectives and self-improvement themes.

youthromantic comedyself-improvement
Adaptations
  • [TV anime] Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki (2021)
  • [TV anime] Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki 2nd STAGE (2024)

Night Jellyfish Can't Swim

2024 Light novel

An original-script based novel series blending fantastical settings with ensemble drama.

ensemble dramayouthfantastical elements
Adaptations
  • [TV anime] Night Jellyfish Can't Swim / 竹下良平 (2024)

Bibliography

  • Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki (2016– , Gagaga Bunko)
  • Night Jellyfish Can't Swim (2024– , Gagaga Bunko)
  • "To my former self" (anthology contribution, 2019)

Adaptations

  • Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki (TV anime: 2021; 2nd STAGE: 2024)
  • Night Jellyfish Can't Swim (TV anime: 2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear narrative voicedialogue-driven, brisk pacing
Recurring Motifs
growth and self-improvementgame-like metaphors

Legacy

Gained broad recognition through commercial success and anime adaptations. Influential among younger readers; works are noted for themes of self-improvement and interpersonal relationships.

In Popular Culture

  • Increased recognition due to the anime adaptation of 'Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki'

Trivia

  • Reported to have lived near Ōmiya from elementary school.
  • Worked as a comedian around age 18 and later uploaded videos online.
  • Won the 10th Shogakukan Light Novel Award (Excellence Prize) in 2015 for 'Mantensakari no Ganbariron!' and debuted as a novelist in 2016 with 'Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki'.