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MediaWorks Bunko Award めでぃあわーくすぶんこしょう

Edition 3 (2011)

General literature

Winners

2 people
エドワード・スミス えどわーど すみす award

A young man calling himself an alien arrives as a teacher at a high school in a quiet port town. His grand, cosmic way of thinking and direct engagement with students bring both energy and confusion into school life.

A self-proclaimed alien teacher brings lessons far beyond the ordinary into a port-town classroom.

280 pages
school novelalien teacheryoutheducation
Narita Nariko なりた なるこ award

The story follows a protagonist awkward with human distance who begins interacting with a younger boy under moonlight. Through watching, being seen, and being noticed, it depicts the fragile boundary between loneliness and connection.

The loneliness watched only by the moon changes shape the moment someone notices it.

338 pages
lonelinessgazeyounger boyemotional distance