Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2 appearances
-
Edition 5 (1951) award
-
Edition 40 (1986) special award
Ryuuichi Yasugi
やすぎ りゅういち
Yasugi Ryuichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-04-12 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Memberships
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
1997-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Akutagawa Prize | Voices of Time | — | Japan Literature Promotion Society | Winner |
Akutagawa Prize
2025
Work:
Voices of Time
Organization:
Japan Literature Promotion Society
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Voices of Time
2024 Science Fiction 320 pagesA novel depicting a protagonist manipulated by the flow of time.
TimeExistence
Adaptations
- [Film] Voices of Time (Film) / 佐藤健 (2026)
Map of the Future
2022 Near-future Fiction 280 pagesA collection of short stories depicting a world after technological evolution.
FutureTechnology
Bibliography
- Voices of Time (2024)
- Map of the Future (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- DelicateLyrical
- Recurring Motifs
- ClocksMirrors
Legacy
He brought a fresh breeze to contemporary Japanese SF literature.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
Archives
- Ryuuichi Yasugi Archive
In Popular Culture
- Featured on the TV show 'Door to the Future'
Quotes
-
Time is an illusion.
Source: Voices of Time (2024)
Trivia
- He founded a sci-fi doujinshi in his university days.