Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award
オバケがシツジの夏休み (角川つばさ文庫)
Obake ga Shitsuji no Natsuyasumi is an entertaining children's novel by Kotae Tahara. It follows Ryo Nemuta, a boy who meets a strange ghostly butler in the mountains and is drawn into trouble involving his family's inherited power and a sealed creature.
Work Information
A timid boy and a meddlesome ghostly butler get swept into a wild sealed-creature incident during summer vacation.
The book was published by Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko in 2018 after winning the Gold Prize in the general division of the 6th Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award. The ISBN-13 and page count were checked through official KADOKAWA data and CiNii; the ISBN-10 was derived by standard conversion and used as the ASIN for the print book.
Review Summaries
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The judges highlighted the vivid characters and lively dialogue as central strengths. The work was praised for character energy that could support a series and for a bright pace that draws young readers in.
Book Information
- Publisher
- KADOKAWA
- Published
- 2018-09-15
- Pages
- 216 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- Size
- 11.5 x 1.3 x 17.3 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9784046318312
- ISBN-10
- 4046318317
- Price
- 93 JPY
- Category
- 本/絵本・児童書/読み物
第6回つばさ文庫小説賞〈金賞〉受賞作だよ! ハロー、ボクはオバケの「シツジ」ですぅ。 ご主人は眠田涼ですよ。ぷふっ、ヘンな名前! ある日、御山をフラフラしてたヘタレなご主人を ボクが、シュパッと助けてあげたんです。 しょーがないから、ご主人のそばにいて チョイチョイ助けてあげることにしました。 ボクって、ナイスで親切なオバケですから! ところがご主人ってば、 御山に眠るバケモノの封印を解いちゃったんですよ~。 うわ~やっちゃった。どうするつもりですかぁ~? 知らんけど! 【このあらすじは間違いだらけ!真実は読んでたしかめてね!(涼より)】
●田原 答:長崎県在住。しし座A型。「オバケがシツジの夏休み」で、第6回角川つばさ文庫小説賞<一般部門>金賞を受賞し、デビュー。 ●渡辺ナベシ:北海道生まれ、東京都在住のイラストレーター。本作が児童書デビュー作。
Related Literary Awards
- Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Novel Award Edition 6 (2017) ・gold prize