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Shogakukan Light Novel Award - Gagaga Bunko Division

Edition 8 (2013)

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Winners

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岩辻流 Gagaga grand prize

Published as Kikai-jikake no Bloodhound, this dark fantasy follows a young detective in a town struck by grotesque crimes as he is drawn into a fate bound to mysterious fingers.

Around fingers that embody desire, the detectives' tragedy and comedy begin to move.

310 pages
light noveldark fantasydetectivegrotesque crimedesire
境田吉孝 excellence award

Published as Natsu no Owari to Reset Kanojo, this coming-of-age novel follows a boy and a classmate who has lost her memory in an accident as they try to begin again despite apparently having been a couple.

A summer-ending youth story about beginning a forgotten romance once more.

262 pages
youthamnesiaromancesummernew beginning
伊崎喬助 excellence award

Published as Steam Heaven Freaks, this steampunk-flavored light novel is set in the American city of Visserburg, developed by steam and mystery, where strange figures run wild.

In a city of steam and mist, the chaos of eccentric figures unfolds with American-style momentum.

339 pages
steampunkAmericaeccentricscityadventure
夜森キコリ excellence award

Published as Crazy Hat wa Nusumanai, this action fantasy follows Charles, a thief who steals dolls, as an unfamiliar calling card leads him into the secrets of an island.

A doll-stealing phantom thief is drawn by a false calling card into the mystery of a witch's island.

325 pages
phantom thiefdollswitchislandfantasy
霧崎雀 jury special prize

A dark fantasy about parasitic flowers that bloom from humans and a young man who hunts their hosts. The story centers on the protagonist's burdened atonement, killing in the name of rescue.

To save hosts controlled by demonic flowers, a young man keeps hunting while bearing their hatred.

326 pages
dark fantasyparasiteatonementsalvationdemonic flowers