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Nagisa Yamamoto

やまもと なぎさ

Yamamoto Nagisa

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1979 （Tokushima Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Okayama Prefecture, Japan (resident in the past) → Tokushima City, Japan (current residence)

Career

Occupations
novelist, former race queen
Active Years
2008-
Affiliations
Style Corporation (former affiliation)

Education

Kagawa Medical University
Department of Nursing / Nursing
Country: Japan

Awards

Da Vinci Literary Prize (3rd)
2008
Work: Yoshinokita High School Library Committee
Organization: Media Factory (MF Bunko Da Vinci)
Result: 編集長特別賞 (Editorial Director's Special Prize)
R-18 Literary Prize for Women by Women (17th)
2018
Work: Apple Days
Organization: R-18 Literary Prize Committee
Result: 友近賞 (選考者: 友近)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Yoshinokita High School Library Committee

2008 Light novel / Coming-of-age novel

A coming-of-age story set around a high school library committee; it portrays the daily life, conflicts, friendships, and romances of the committee members.

coming-of-ageschool lifelibrary committeefriendshipromance

Yoshinokita High School Library Committee 2: The Chairperson's First Love

2009 Light novel / Coming-of-age novel

Second in the series. Focusing on the chairperson, it presents episodic stories about first love and personal growth.

first lovecoming-of-ageschool life

Yoshinokita High School Library Committee 3: Friends and Matters of the Heart

2009 Light novel / Coming-of-age novel

Third in the series, focusing on friendships and shifting romantic feelings; it highlights changes in relationships among the characters.

friendshipromanceinterpersonal relationships

Shirasagi Nursing University: Love Chart - The Syndrome of First Love in Bloom

2012 Light novel / Romance

A romance set at a nursing university, depicting students' love stories intertwined with everyday aspects of nursing.

romancestudent lifenursing

Apple Days

2018 Short story

A short story about the daily life of a mother and daughter. Its delicate depiction of everyday emotions drew empathy and earned an R-18 literary prize.

familymother-daughter relationshipeveryday life

When Is Your First Love? (Part 1 & 2)

2020 Linked short stories

A linked set of short stories published in a web magazine, exploring the theme of first love from multiple angles.

first loveromancereminiscence

Bibliography

  • Yoshinokita High School Library Committee
  • Yoshinokita High School Library Committee 2: The Chairperson's First Love
  • Yoshinokita High School Library Committee 3: Friends and Matters of the Heart
  • Shirasagi Nursing University: Love Chart - The Syndrome of First Love in Bloom
  • Apple Days (short story, magazine)
  • When Is Your First Love? (Part 1 & 2, web publication)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
plain, approachable narrative voiceattention to everyday detailsempathetic depiction of characters' emotions
Recurring Motifs
first lovelibrary/library committeemother-daughter relationshipslife in regional cities

Legacy

Recognized as a female writer based in a regional city, blending light-novel elements with attentive everyday depictions. Noted for prize wins and as an example of a novelist active outside major urban centers.

Trivia

  • Former race queen affiliated with Style Corporation.
  • Won the Editorial Director's Special Prize at the 3rd Da Vinci Literary Prize in 2008.
  • Won the Tomochika Prize at the 17th R-18 Literary Prize for Women by Women in 2018 for 'Apple Days'.
  • Previously maintained a Yahoo! Blog (archived).
  • Social account: X (formerly Twitter) @sanaginagisan