Sense of Gender Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2019) grand prize
Yukiko Seike
せいけ ゆきこ
Seike Yukiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- manga artist
- Active Years
- 2013-
- Nominations
- 1st Next Manga Award — nominated, 2nd Next Manga Award — ranked 17th
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Japan Media Arts Festival (Manga) Newcomer Award | Tsuki ni Hoerannee | 新人賞 | Japan Media Arts Festival | Winner |
| 2019 | Sense of Gender Award (19th) | Tsuki ni Hoerannee | 大賞 | Gender-SF Research Group (Sense of Gender Award) | Winner |
| 2015 | Koremo Gakushuu Manga da! — World Discovery Project (selection) | Tsuki ni Hoerannee | — | Koremo Gakushuu Manga da! — World Discovery Project | Selected |
Japan Media Arts Festival (Manga) Newcomer Award
2017
Work:
Tsuki ni Hoerannee
Category:
新人賞
Organization:
Japan Media Arts Festival
Result:
Winner
Sense of Gender Award (19th)
2019
Work:
Tsuki ni Hoerannee
Category:
大賞
Organization:
Gender-SF Research Group (Sense of Gender Award)
Result:
Winner
Koremo Gakushuu Manga da! — World Discovery Project (selection)
2015
Work:
Tsuki ni Hoerannee
Organization:
Koremo Gakushuu Manga da! — World Discovery Project
Result:
Selected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tsuki ni Hoerannee
2013 Seinen manga, FantasyA fantasy manga set in the fictional town of "Shikakugai," where characters inspired by modern Japanese poets and lyricists live. The discovery of an unidentified corpse on a hill prompts investigations that explore themes such as awakening self-consciousness, literary figures' war responsibility, and poetic imagination.
awakening self-consciousnesswar responsibilitypoetry and literaturefantastical city
Adaptations
- [reboot work] Tsuki ni Hoetannee (reboot)
Bibliography
- Tsuki ni Hoerannee (11 volumes)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic, fantastical imagerypersonification of images from real authors' works
- Recurring Motifs
- the moonpersonified poets and lyricistscity memorytime and flashback
Legacy
The work drew critical attention for its poetic, original worldbuilding and literary motifs, winning the Japan Media Arts Festival Newcomer Award and the Sense of Gender Award (Grand Prize). Exhibitions such as the one at Maebashi Literary Museum helped cement its critical reception and fanbase.
Museums
- Hagiwara Sakutarō Memorial Maebashi Literary Museum (exhibition)
Trivia
- The official abbreviation of the title is "月吠" (Tsukiboe).
- Many characters are personifications inspired by works of modern Japanese poets and writers.