Kazuki Sakuraba
Kazuki Sakuraba | |
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Born |
Shimane Prefecture, Japan | July 26, 1971
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Japanese |
Genre | Fiction, light novel, crime fiction |
Notable works | Gosick series, Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas |
Notable awards |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2007) Naoki Prize (2007) |
Kazuki Sakuraba (æ¡œåº ä¸€æ¨¹ Sakuraba Kazuki) is a Japanese author of novels and light novels, and a Naoki Prize winner.
Born in 1971, she began her career writing novelizations, but the bestselling mystery series Gosick brought her work with several light novel publishers, and her novel A Lollypop or a Bullet placed third in the 2006 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! ranking. The novel proved so popular it was republished by Kadokawa as a mainstream novel. In recent years, she has published several novels through other mainstream publishers as well, making her one of the few light novelists to make that leap. In 2007, her novel Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas was nominated for the Naoki Prize.[1] In 2008, she was nominated for a second time, for Watashi no Otoko (My Man), and won the prize.[2]
Works in English translation
Gosick series
- Gosick, Volume 1 (Tokyopop. 2008. ISBN 9781427805690)
- Gosick, Volume 2: The Crime That Has No Name (Tokyopop. 2010. ISBN 9781427805706)
Other novel
- Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas (original title: Akakuchiba-ke no Densetsu), trans. Jocelyne Allen (Haikasoru, 2015)
Awards and nominations
- Japanese Awards
- 2007 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
- 2007 – Nominee for Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
- 2007 – Nominee for Naoki Prize: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
- 2007 – Naoki Prize: Watashi no Otoko (My Man)
- U.S. Awards
- 2016 – Longlisted for the 2015 James Tiptree, Jr. Award: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
Bibliography
Gosick series
Books in the GOSICK series up to GOSICKs III were published originally by Fujimi Mystery Bunko; the publishing dates listed correspond to this printing. Between September 2009 and January 2011, these books were republished by Kadokawa Bunko. From February to November 2011 they were then republished by Kadokawa Beans Bunko. Starting with GOSICK VII the books have been published by Kadokawa Bunko exclusively.
Royalties from the first edition printing of GOSICK VII were donated to the Japanese Red Cross to aid victims of the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Year | Japanese Title | English Title | Publisher | ISBN |
2003 | GOSICK -ゴシック- Goshikku |
GOSICK -Gosick- | Fujimi Mystery Bunko Kadokawa Bunko Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
ISBN 4-8291-6229-5 ISBN 978-4-04-428106-9 ISBN 978-4-04-428116-8 |
2004 | GOSICK II -ゴシック・ãã®ç½ªã¯åã‚‚ãªã- Goshikku: Sono Tsumi wa Namonaki |
GOSICK II -Gosick: Those Sins are Nameless- | Fujimi Mystery Bunko Kadokawa Bunko Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
ISBN 4-8291-6254-6 ISBN 978-4-04-428107-6 ISBN 978-4-04-428117-5 |
2004 | GOSICK III -ゴシック・é’ã„薔薇ã®ä¸‹ã§- Goshikku: Aoi Bara no Shita de |
GOSICK III -Gosick: Beneath the Blue Rose- | Fujimi Mystery Bunko Kadokawa Bunko Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
ISBN 4-8291-6273-2 ISBN 978-4-04-428108-3 ISBN 978-4-04-428118-2 |
2005 | GOSICK IV -ゴシック・愚者を代å¼ã›ã‚ˆ- Goshikku: Kuja wo Daiben Seyo |
GOSICK IV -Gosick: Speaking on Behalf of Fools- | Fujimi Mystery Bunko Kadokawa Bunko Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
ISBN 4-8291-6288-0 ISBN 978-4-04-428110-6 ISBN 978-4-04-428122-9 |
2005 | GOSICKs -ゴシックエス・春æ¥ãŸã‚‹æ»ç¥ž- Goshikkuesu: Haru Kitaru Shinigami |
GOSICKs -Gosicks: The Death God that Came with Spring- | Fujimi Mystery Bunko Kadokawa Bunko Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
ISBN 4-8291-6310-0 ISBN 978-4-04-428109-0 ISBN 978-4-04-428120-5 |
2005 | GOSICK V -ゴシック・ベルゼブブã®é è“‹- Goshikku: Beruzebubu no Zugai |
GOSICK V -Gosick: Belzebub's Skull- | Fujimi Mystery Bunko Kadokawa Bunko Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
ISBN 4-8291-6328-3 ISBN 978-4-04-428111-3 ISBN 978-4-04-428125-0 |
2006 | GOSICKs II -ゴシックエス・å¤ã‹ã‚‰é ã–ã‹ã‚‹åˆ—車- Goshikkuesu: Natsu kara Toozakaru Ressha |
GOSICKs II -Gosicks: The Train Moving Away From Summer- | Fujimi Mystery Bunko Kadokawa Bunko Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
ISBN 4-8291-6352-6 ISBN 978-4-04-428112-0 ISBN 978-4-04-428123-6 |
2006 | GOSICK VI -ゴシック・仮é¢èˆžè¸ä¼šã®å¤œ- Goshikku: Kamen ButÅkai no Yoru |
GOSICK VI -Gosick: The Night of the Masquerade Ball- | Fujimi Mystery Bunko Kadokawa Bunko Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
ISBN 4-8291-6375-5 ISBN 978-4-04-428113-7 ISBN 978-4-04-428126-7 |
2007 | GOSICKs III -ゴシックエス・秋ã®èŠ±ã®æ€ã„出- Goshikuesu: Aki no Hana no Omoide |
GOSICKs III -Gosicks: Memories of Autumn Flowers- | Fujimi Mystery Bunko Kadokawa Bunko Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
ISBN 978-4-8291-6387-0 ISBN 978-4-04-428114-4 ISBN 978-4-04-100048-9 |
2011 | GOSICK VII -ゴシック・薔薇色ã®äººç”Ÿ- Goshikku: Barairo no Jinsei |
GOSICK VII -Gosick: Rose Coloured Life- | Kadokawa Bunko | ISBN 978-4-04-428115-1 |
2011 | GOSICKs IV -ゴシックエス・冬ã®ã‚µã‚¯ãƒªãƒ•ァイス- Goshikkuesu: Fuyu no Sakurifaisu |
GOSICKs IV -Gosicks: Winter's Sacrifice- | Kadokawa Bunko | ISBN 978-4-04-428119-9 |
2011 | GOSICK VIII -ゴシック・神々ã®é»„æ˜- Goshikku: Kamigami no Tasogare |
GOSICK VIII -Gosick: Twilight of the Gods- | Kadokawa Bunko | First volume: ISBN 978-4-04-428121-2 Second volume: ISBN 978-4-04-428124-3 |
Other light novels
Year | Japanese Title | English Title | Publisher | ISBN |
1999 | ãƒãƒ³ãƒªãƒã‚¹ãƒ»ã‚¬ãƒ¼ãƒ†ã‚£ã‚¢ãƒ³ AD2015隔離都市 Ronrinesu GÄdian AD2015 Kakuri Toshi |
Loneliness Guardian: AD2015 Isolated Town | Famitsū Bunko | ISBN 4-7572-0619-4 |
2001 | ルナティック・ドリーマー Runatikku DorÄ«mÄ |
Lunatic Dreamer | EX Novels | ISBN 4-7575-0601-5 |
2002 | Girl's Guard å›ã®æŒã¯åƒ•ã®æŒ Girl's Guard: Kimi no Uta wa Boku no Uta |
Girl's Guard: Your Song is My Song | Famitsū Bunko | ISBN 4-7577-0710-X |
2002 | B-EDGE AGE ç…åãŸã¡ã¯ã‚¢ãƒªã‚¹ã®åºã§ B-EDGE AGE: Shishi-tachi wa Arisu no Niwa de |
B-EDGE AGE: The Shishi are in Alice's Garden | Fujimi Mystery Bunko | ISBN 4-8291-6167-1 |
2002 | B-EDGE AGE ç…åãŸã¡ã¯ãƒŽã‚¢ã®æ–¹èˆŸã§ B-EDGE AGE: Shishi-tachi wa Noa no Hakobune de |
B-EDGE AGE: The Shishi are in Noah's Ark | Fujimi Mystery Bunko | ISBN 4-8291-6186-8 |
2002 | 竹田ãã‚“ã®æ‹äºº Takeda-kun no Koibito |
Takeda-kun's Lover | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko | ISBN 4-04-428101-7 |
2003 | 赤×ピンク Aka × Pinku |
Red × Pink | Famitsū Bunko | ISBN 4-7577-1283-9 |
2004 | 推定少女 Suitei ShÅjo |
Presumptuous Girl | Famitsū Bunko | ISBN 4-7577-1995-7 |
2004 | ç ‚ç³–è“åã®å¼¾ä¸¸ã¯æ’ƒã¡ã¬ã‘ãªã„ SatÅgashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai |
A Lollypop or A Bullet (lit. Can't Shoot a Lollypop Bullet) |
Fujimi Mystery Bunko | ISBN 4-8291-6276-7 |
2005 | è’é‡Žã®æ‹ 第一部 catch the tail KÅya no Koi Dai Ichi Bu catch the tail |
Love of the Wilderness, Volume One: catch the tail | Famitsū Bunko | ISBN 4-7577-2289-3 |
2006 | è’é‡Žã®æ‹ 第二部 bump of love KÅya no Koi Dai Ni Bu bump of love |
Love of the Wilderness, Volume Two: bump of love | Famitsū Bunko | ISBN 4-7577-2604-X |
Mainstream novels
Sakuraba's mainstream novels have been released by a variety of publishers. The bulk of them have also been rereleased several years after their original publishing dates by different publishers.
Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas was the winner of the 60th Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 2007, and Watashi no Otoko (My Man) won the 138th Naoki Prize in the latter half of the same year.
Year | Japanese Title | English Title | Publisher | ISBN |
2005 | 少女ã«ã¯å‘ã‹ãªã„è·æ¥ ShÅjo ni wa Mukanai ShokugyÅ |
Girls Aren't Suited to Business | TÅkyÅ SÅgensha Mystery Frontier SÅgensuiri Bunko |
ISBN 4-488-01719-3 ISBN 978-4-488-47201-6 |
2005 | ブルースカイ Burū Sukai |
Blue Sky | Hayakawa Bunko JA Bunshun Bunko |
ISBN 4-15-030820-9 ISBN 978-4-15-031028-8 ISBN 978-4-16-778405-8 |
2006 | 少女七竈ã¨ä¸ƒäººã®å¯æ„›ãã†ãªå¤§äºº ShÅjo Nanakamodo to Shichinin no KawaisÅ na Otona |
Girl Rowans and Seven People Make Cute Adults | Kadokawa Shoten Kadokawa Bunko |
ISBN 4-04-873700-7 ISBN 978-4-04-428105-2 |
2006 | 赤朽葉家ã®ä¼èª¬ Akakuchiba-ke no Densetsu |
Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas | TÅkyÅ SÅgensha SÅgensuiri Bunko |
ISBN 4-488-02393-2 ISBN 978-4-488-47202-3 |
2007 | é’å¹´ã®ãŸã‚ã®èªæ›¸ã‚¯ãƒ©ãƒ– Seishun no Tame no Dokusha Kurabu |
For the Sake of Youth Reading Club | Shinchosha ShinchÅ Bunko |
ISBN 978-4-10-304951-7 ISBN 978-4-10-135681-5 |
2007 | ç§ã®ç”· Watashi no Otoko |
My Man | Bungeishunjū Bunshun Bunko |
ISBN 978-4-16-326430-1 ISBN 978-4-16-778401-0 |
2008 | ファミリーãƒãƒ¼ãƒˆãƒ¬ã‚¤ãƒˆ FamirÄ« PÅtoreito |
Family Portrait | Kodansha | ISBN 978-4-06-215132-0 ISBN 978-4-06-277062-0 |
2009 | 製鉄天使 Seitetsu Tenshi |
Blacksmith Angel | TÅkyÅ SÅgensha | ISBN 978-4-488-02450-5 |
2010 | é“å¾³ã¨ã„ã†åã®å°‘å¹´ DÅtoku to Iu Na no ShÅnen |
A Boy Named Moral | Kadokawa Shoten | ISBN 978-4-04-874058-6 |
2010 | ä¼ è´‹ä½œãƒ»é‡Œè¦‹å…«çŠ¬ä¼ Fuse Gansaku: Satomi Hakkenden |
The Fake Fuse: Satomi Hakkenden | Bungeishunjū | ISBN 978-4-16-329760-6 |
2011 | ã°ã‚‰ã°ã‚‰æ»ä½“ã®å¤œ Barabara Shitai no Yoru |
Night of the Scattered Corpse | Shueisha | ISBN 978-4-08-771402-9 |
2012 | å‚·ç—• Kizuato |
Scar | Kodansha | ISBN 978-4-06-217459-6 |
Anthologized Works
In addition to her full-length works, Sakuraba has contributed short stories to a number of literary anthologies.
Year | Japanese Title | English Title | Anthologized In | ISBN' |
2005 | æš´å› BÅkun |
Tyrant | IgyÅ Korekushon: Obakeyashiki 異形コレクション・オãƒã‚±ãƒ¤ã‚·ã‚ Grotesque Collection: Haunted House |
ISBN 978-4334739317 |
2006 | è„‚è‚ªéŠæˆ¯ ShibÅ YÅ«gi |
Blubber Games | IgyŠKorekushon: Yami Denwa 『異形コレクション・闇電話 Grotesque Collection: Dark Phone |
ISBN 978-4334740665 |
2006 | å°‘å¹´ãƒãƒ³ã‚³ãƒ©ãƒ³ï¼ 夜æ©ã犬 ShÅnen Bankoran! Yoru Aruku Inu |
Boy Bencolin! Night Walking Dog | Misshitsu to Kiseki: J.D. KÄ Seitan Hyakunen Kinen AnsorojÄ« 密室ã¨å¥‡è¹Ÿ J・D・カー生誕百周年記念アンソãƒã‚¸ãƒ¼ Locked Rooms and Miracles: J.D. Carr Hundred Year Anniversary Anthology |
ISBN 978-4488023928 |
2008 | ライティング Raitingu |
Lighting | Sakuraba Kazuki: Monogataru ShÅjo to YajÅ« 桜åºä¸€æ¨¹ 物語る少女ã¨é‡Žç£ Kazuki Sakuraba: To Tell of Girls and Beasts |
ISBN 978-4048738750 |
2009 | A A |
A | Mijikai Nemurinitsuku Mae ni III ã¿ã˜ã‹ã„çœ ã‚Šã«ã¤ãå‰ã«III A While Before You Sleep III |
ISBN 978-4861766824 |
Essay collections
Aside from her works of fiction, Sakuraba has written a number of essays that have been compiled into collection. Her first essay collection, Nidaime no Baka ni Tsukeru Kusuri, was published under the masculine penname Sakuramaru Yamada (山田桜丸 Yamada Sakuramaru).
Year | Japanese Title | English Title | Publisher | ISBN |
1996 | 二代目ã®ãƒã‚«ã«ã¤ã‘ã‚‹è–¬ Nidaime no Baka ni Tsukeru Kusuri |
Remedies for a Second Generation Fool | Ihatov Shuppan | ISBN 4-900779-08-3 |
2006 | 桜åºä¸€æ¨¹æ—¥è¨˜ BLACK AND WHITE Sakuraba Kazuki Nikki: BLACK AND WHITE |
Kazuki Sakuraba Diary: BLACK AND WHITE | Fujimi Shobo | ISBN 4-8291-7610-5 |
2007 | 桜åºä¸€æ¨¹èªæ›¸æ—¥è¨˜ å°‘å¹´ã«ãªã‚Šã€æœ¬ã‚’è²·ã†ã®ã 。 Sakuraba Kazuki Dokusha Nikki: ShÅnen ni Nari, Hon wo Kau no da. |
Kazuki Sakuraba Reading Diary: If I Was a Boy, I Would Buy Books. | TÅkyÅ SÅgensha SÅgen Library |
ISBN 978-4-488-02395-9 ISBN 978-4-488-07064-9 |
2008 | 書店ã¯ã‚¿ã‚¤ãƒ マシーン 桜åºä¸€æ¨¹èªæ›¸æ—¥è¨˜ Shoten wa Taimu MashÄ«n: Sakuraba Kazuki Dokusha Nikki |
Bookstores are Time Machines: Kazuki Sakuraba Reading Diary | TÅkyÅ SÅgensha | ISBN 978-4-488-02435-2 |
2009 | ãŠå¥½ã¿ã®æœ¬ã€å…¥è·ã—ã¾ã—㟠桜åºä¸€æ¨¹èªæ›¸æ—¥è¨˜ Okonomi no Hon, NyÅ«kashimashita: Sakuraba Kazuki Dokusha Nikki |
My Favourite Books Have Arrived: Kazuki Sakuraba Reading Diary | TÅkyÅ SÅgensha | ISBN 978-4-488-02452-9 |
TV and film adaptations
- TV Anime
- Gosick (2011)
- Anime film
- Live action films
- Girl's Blood (2014)
- My Man (2014)
External links
- Kazuki Sakuraba Official Site (in Japanese)
- J'Lit | Authors : Kazuki Sakuraba | Books from Japan (English)
References
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