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Yusa Masahiro

ゆさ まさひろ

Yusa Masahiro

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Light novel author
Active Years
2011-

Awards

7th MF Bunko J Light Novel Rookie Award (Honorable Mention)
Work: Over Image
Category: 佳作
Organization: MF Bunko J (Media Factory / Kadokawa)
Result: 受賞
Min'na de Erabu Best Light Novel 2011 (Newcomer category)
2011
Work: Over Image
Category: 新人部門
Organization: LN News Online
Result: 8位

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Over Image: Kin'iro Hankyō

2011 School, Battle

High-school first-year Mashiro Sai becomes entangled in the game "Over Image," which grants wishes. This first volume follows her as she is drawn into battles and alliances while uncovering the game's mysteries.

wishesgame-like trialsschool life
Adaptations
  • [Manga] Over Image (2012)

Over Image 2: Shikkoku Eiken

2012 School, Battle

Second volume of the series. Conflicts among characters deepen and the chaos caused by the "Over Image" game intensifies.

conflictrevelation of secretsgrowth

Over Image 3: Ningen Shikkaku

2013 School, Battle

Third volume. The story grows darker, focusing on characters' inner lives and pasts.

inner conflictshadows of the pastbonds

Over Image 4: Shūketsu Shōshitsu

2013 School, Battle

Final volume of the series. Depicts decisive confrontations surrounding "Over Image" and the revelation of truths.

resolutionuncovering truthfarewell and renewal

Bibliography

  • Over Image: Kin'iro Hankyō (2011)
  • Over Image 2: Shikkoku Eiken (2012)
  • Over Image 3: Ningen Shikkaku (2013)
  • Over Image 4: Shūketsu Shōshitsu (2013)

Adaptations

  • Over Image (Manga: Chibimaru, serialized in Monthly Comic Alive, 2 volumes)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Light-novel brisk narrativeTempo-driven descriptions grounded in school setting
Recurring Motifs
gameified trialswish-granting premisetransfer-student heroine

Legacy

Debuted as an Honorable Mention in the 7th MF Bunko J Rookie Award and was published under MF Bunko J from 2011 to 2013. The series was adapted into a manga, receiving media-mix exposure and attention as a notable newcomer in the light-novel field.

In Popular Culture

  • Media-mix exposure via MF Bunko J publication and manga adaptation

Trivia

  • Over Image won an Honorable Mention in the 7th MF Bunko J Rookie Awards.
  • Original work by Yusa Masahiro with illustrations by Santa Mari; published by Media Factory (MF Bunko J).
  • The manga adaptation, drawn by Chibimaru, ran in Monthly Comic Alive from September 2012 to July 2013.