Sneaker Grand Award
1回登壇
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第3回（1998年） grand prize
Kentaro Yasui
やすい けんたろう
Yasui Kentarou
ペンネーム:
Kentaro Yasui（Pen name used for published light novels; same as the author's credited name.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Light novel author
- 活動期間
- 1998年〜
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Sneaker Awards (3rd) | «Twilight of the Gods» Ragnarok (later published as Ragnarok: Kuroki Kemono) | 大賞 | Kadokawa Shoten (Sneaker Bunko) | winner |
Sneaker Awards (3rd)
1998
対象作品:
«Twilight of the Gods» Ragnarok (later published as Ragnarok: Kuroki Kemono)
部門:
大賞
主催:
Kadokawa Shoten (Sneaker Bunko)
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Ragnarok
1998年 Light novelA fantasy novel series known for its strong action scenes and distinctive first-person narrator voice. Originally published under Kadokawa's Sneaker Bunko imprint; the main story was left incomplete under that imprint but later saw attempts at re-release.
fantasyactionmythic motifs
Devil May Cry 4 (novelization, story contributor)
2008年 NovelizationParticipated as a story contributor for the novelization of the game Devil May Cry 4. Official author credit is given to others, while Yasui contributed to the story.
actiondark fantasy
Ark IX
2013年 Light novelA series published by Kodansha's Ranobe Bunko imprint marking a re-debut; illustrated by Takeshi Ogata.
fantasyadventure
Ragnarok:Re
2018年 Light novelA reworked and retitled re-release of Ragnarok published by Overlap Bunko, issued alongside web serialization.
fantasyreconstruction
Kamikari
Light novelA series published by Overlap Bunko (illustrated by kakao). The series has a limited number of volumes.
fantasy
全著作
- Ragnarok (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko) / Ragnarok:Re (Overlap Bunko)
- Devil May Cry 4 (novelization, story contributor)
- Twelve Gods World Stories (serialized in The Sneaker; unfinished)
- Ark IX (Kodansha Ranobe Bunko)
- Kamikari (Overlap Bunko)
作風・主題
- 文体
- first-person narrator voicefast-paced action descriptionlight-novel conversational, brisk narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- mythic elementsfate and destinysymbols of darkness and beasts
評価・遺産
Debuted after winning the Sneaker Award in 1998 and became one of Sneaker Bunko's notable authors. Despite interruptions in serialization and a public estrangement from the editorial department, his narrative voice and action writing have been recognized in the light novel community; subsequent re-debuts and web serializations have kept his works in circulation and reassessment.
豆知識
- Debuted in 1998 after winning the 3rd Sneaker Award (Grand Prize).
- Served as a judge for the Sneaker Awards from 2006 to 2011.
- In 2012 he began using X (formerly Twitter) and publicly announced an estrangement from the Sneaker Bunko editorial department.
- Re-debuted with Kodansha Ranobe Bunko in 2013; from 2017 onward he has published via web serialization and with Overlap Bunko.