Japanese Literary Awards

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GA Bunko Grand Award じーえーぶんこたいしょう

Edition 1 (2009)

Light novelLiterary award

Winners

11 people
大門剛明 excellence award

A parody-rich romantic comedy light novel in which a girl bearing a name from Cthulhu mythos appears before an ordinary boy on Earth. Retitled after its award submission, it turns mythic material into brisk banter.

這いよれ!ニャル子さん is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.

light novelromantic comedyparodyCthulhu mythos
白石かおる World D

A mystery-leaning light novel set at school, where a detective-like girl and a murder-game puzzle intersect. It combines a detective framework with strategic exchanges among characters.

月見月理解の探偵殺人 is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.

school mysterylight noveldetectivemind games
仲町六絵 editorial department special prize

A comic light novel built around family lines and future generations, as suggested by its title. As a new writer award work, it foregrounds a forceful premise and lively character exchanges.

子孫繁栄! is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.

light novellineagecomedynew writer award
石居椎 encouragement award

A novice mediator arrives on an island inhabited by fantastic beings and faces negotiations with wildly unpredictable counterparts. Verbal sparring and odd everyday details give the fantasy setting a brisk comic rhythm.

オルキヌス 稲朽深弦の調停生活 is read as a ライトノベル connected with 鳥羽徹's award recognition.

288 pages
negotiationfantastic beingscomedy
影山影司 encouragement award

A demon leaves the underworld to search the human world for true love. The comedy comes from a powerful being being thrown off balance by first love and its complications.

純愛を探せ! is read as a ライトノベル connected with 速水秋水's award recognition.

304 pages
first loveunderworldromantic comedy
烏本拓 encouragement award

Published under a revised title after the award, this fantasy centers on bonds and battle. Through paired knights, it explores how strength and trust become linked.

無限のリンケージ ―デュアルナイト― is read as a ライトノベル connected with あわむら赤光's award recognition.

328 pages
bondsknightsfantasy
君島慧是 encouragement award

Set in a magical-supplies shop, this fantasy follows the hardships of procurement and trade. Rather than focusing only on spellcasters, it looks at the materials and labor that support magic.

魔法の材料ございます ドーク魔法材店三代目仕入れ苦労譚 is read as a ライトノベル connected with 葵東's award recognition.

288 pages
magical materialstradework
国木映雪 encouragement award

An action story about swordswomen and a school attended by daughters of prominent families. The meeting of a common-born girl and a mysterious classmate sets the school order and battles in motion.

ノブレス・オブリージュ ~茅森楠葉の覚悟~ is read as a ライトノベル connected with 小松遊木's award recognition.

264 pages
schoolswordswomenduty
黒木あるじ encouragement award

A mystery-flavored light novel in which a wheelchair-using girl detective and a classmate are drawn into a contest over a killer hidden at school. Game-like deduction and provocative dialogue drive the story.

月見月理解の探偵殺人 is read as a ライトノベル connected with 明月千里's award recognition.

304 pages
detectiveschool mysterygame
紺詠志 encouragement award

An encouragement-prize work from the first GA Bunko Award. It is confirmed through the award page rather than a published book page, with comments noting the heroine’s cold precision and sharp dialogue.

Elder of Peerless is read as a 未刊行の受賞作 connected with 十目一八's award recognition.

award workheroinedialogue
葉越晶 encouragement award

A comedy light novel centered on family relationships. It portrays the distance between father and child through a lively premise, turning everyday bonds into exaggerated dialogue and commotion.

おとーさんといっしょ! is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.

familycomedylight noveleveryday life