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Dengeki Novel Grand Prize でんげきしょうせつたいしょう

Edition 12 (2005)

Light novelNewcomer literary award

Winners

4 people
伊岡瞬 grand prize

In an age reminiscent of the Industrial Revolution, a young banshee living in a dwindling fairy sanctuary takes on an important role. It is a fantasy where charm and sadness coexist.

In a fading world of fairies, a banshee girl takes on her duty.

252 pages
fantasyfairiesIndustrial Revolutiongirl protagonisthistorical feel
秋芳雅人 gold prize

A strange event in an elevator leaves several young people fused with inhuman beings, and they must face the changes in themselves. The story leans heavily on claustrophobic unease and the scent of the uncanny.

Inside a sealed box, the young people become connected to the grotesque.

312 pages
occultfusionclosed spaceyouthbattle
雨川アメ silver prize

A peddler named Lawrence begins traveling with Holo, the wolf deity, and rediscovers the world through trade and conversation. It is a travel story driven by economics and shifting relationships.

A merchant and a wolf deity change how each other sees the world.

344 pages
economicstravelfantasydialoguerelationships
神森繁 encouragement award

A linked collection about angels who repair relationships, including the short story ‘Chokokuhaku.’ It is a light, sweet volume of slightly uncanny romantic comedy.

A slightly uncanny linked collection about angels who repair romance.

307 pages
short storiesromanceangelsschool liferomantic comedy