HJ Bunko Grand Award えいちじぇいぶんこたいしょう
Edition 6 (2011)
Winners
7 peoplePublished under the title Maou na Ore to Ghoulish Princess no Yubiwa, this HJ Bunko Grand Prize winner follows high-school student Chiharu Kuzumi after he is chosen as a monster tamer. Surrounded by girls who carry monster powers, he is drawn into a comic fantasy struggle over his potential to become the strongest tamer, the Demon King.
A battle-romantic comedy that begins with a mysterious message and a houseful of monster girls.
Published as Samurai Blood: Tenshu Musou, this Japanese-style magical battle fantasy is set centuries after Oda Nobunaga unified Japan through onmyodo. Kachou, daughter of the Asai dojo, and the blind boy Ryu enter a world of formidable warriors known as bushi.
In a Japan reshaped by onmyodo, a spectacular battle among supernatural warriors begins.
Published as Anuvis! Koushite Ore wa Saikyou no Death Worm ni Narimashita, this offbeat cohabitation romantic comedy begins when a boy accidentally revives a beautiful mummy girl. A wish-granting promise sends him through bizarre fantasy detours, including transformation into a Mongolian death worm.
A chance encounter with a mummy girl tumbles into unpredictable fantasy chaos.
Published as Akahagane no Evoluther, this military fantasy follows Rios, one of the rare warriors able to use magic as an Evoluther. Transferred to an island posting, he is caught in a rebellion and fights alongside a rookie dragoon and an engineer.
On a rebellious island, Evoluthers and dragoons ignite a hard-fought battle.
Ore to Kanojo no Love Comedy ga Zenryoku de Kuro Rekishi is a school comedy about Ryuki Kurosu, a high-school boy stuck in an all-boys school who desperately wants the romantic-comedy youth he imagines. His overeager pursuit of encounters turns into a chain of embarrassing incidents.
A yearning for romantic comedy turns into a full-force embarrassing past.
Published as Moebuta ni Tsugu: Dramatic Revenge Story, this high-energy romantic comedy centers on Moezo, a cross-dressing school idol whose cheerful persona hides a desire for revenge. The arrival of a fairy of moe turns that grudge into a chaotic psychological comedy.
A scheming revenge comedy begins when a fairy of moe becomes a tool for payback.
The award-submission title was retitled for publication as Intelligentsia-buru Suiri Shoujo to Hametai Sensei: In Terrible Silly Show, Jawed at Hermitlike SENSEI. It follows a literature-club adviser known as Sensei and the middle-school literary girl Rei Hirasaka, who believes the world runs by logic, as they enter a battle of wits and emotional tension on an isolated island.
On an isolated island, a battle over logic and randomness entangles itself with romance.