Fantasia Grand Award ふぁんたじあたいしょう
Edition 21 (2009)
Winners
5 peopleAn end-of-the-world fantasy in which a gravekeeper girl encounters farewells and bonds in a world where no one is born and the dead do not truly die. Retitled after its award submission, it explores the boundary between life and death through a lonely girl's journey.
神さまのいない日曜日 is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.
A school romantic comedy about a boy confronted with an unflattering assessment of himself and forced to face his position and relationships at school. It links unstable self-esteem with comic competition.
中の下! ランク1.中の下と言われたオレ is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.
A boy-meets-girl story in which a middle-school boy is drawn into overlapping worlds after a mysterious girl's invitation to join her exploration squad. It depicts the collapse of everyday assumptions through brisk narration and adventure.
夏海紗音と不思議な世界1 is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.
A fantasy work recorded among the selections for the twenty-first Fantasia Award. Its otherworldly naming and sense of calamity suggest a distinctive setting among the year's recognized works.
黒巻き角帝国の厄日 is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.
A work included in the recognized selections of the twenty-first Fantasia Award. As an early submission by a writer later known in mystery fiction, it stands at the entrance to a cross-genre career.
ファンタジア大賞選考作 is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.