Ran'yo o Yuke: Oda no Adabana, Takigawa Kazumasu is a historical novel following the turbulent life of Takigawa Kazumasu, a warrior who served Oda Nobunaga.

Takigawa Kazumasu, a local lord of Koka ninja origin, wanders through many provinces before meeting Oda Nobunaga and rising as a trusted retainer.

Aki Takashiro's Sukuna-mura Kitan was a finalist for the ninth Kadokawa Haruki Novel Award, not a prize recipient. The award went to Isao Sasaki's Ransei o Yuke, later published as Ransei o Yuke: Oda no Adabana, Takigawa Kazumasu.

Jinno Minazuki's Satsuma Mumei Mongatari was a finalist for the ninth Kadokawa Haruki Novel Award, not the award-winning work.