Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Award
Encyclopedia
The is an annual award given by Shueisha's
Super Dash Bunko
imprint
for the best new light novel
of the year. The award was first presented in 2001. Submissions are accepted until October 25 each year, and announced on April 25 of the following year.
and fantasy
author Motoko Arai
, anime
director, screenwriter, and producer Ryōsuke Takahashi
, video game designer Yūji Horii
, and Akutagawa Prize
-winning author Kazushige Abe. In 2006, Abe was replaced on the panel by novelist Kō Nakamura.
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
Super Dash Bunko
Super Dash Bunko
is a Shueisha publishing imprint established in July 2000 for publishing light novels aimed at teenage boys. In April 2001, the label inherited a strong lineup from the discontinued Super Fantasy Bunko label, in addition to inheriting all of their school life and slapstick light novel series...
imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
for the best new light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
of the year. The award was first presented in 2001. Submissions are accepted until October 25 each year, and announced on April 25 of the following year.
Selection committee
The selection committee for the first five years consisted of science fictionScience fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
author Motoko Arai
Motoko Arai
Motoko Arai is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer. Her first novel received an award in 1977 when she was in high school. In 1981 and 1982 she received the Seiun Award for short fiction. She graduated from Rikkyo University in 1983...
, anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
director, screenwriter, and producer Ryōsuke Takahashi
Ryosuke Takahashi
is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, and producer. He is among Sunrise's most renowned and noted directors, with his work epitomizing much of Sunrise's work in the 1980s, pioneering the real robot genre, with such noted works as Armored Trooper Votoms, Fang of the Sun Dougram and several...
, video game designer Yūji Horii
Yūji Horii
is a Japanese video game designer and scenario writer best known as the creator of the Dragon Quest series of console role-playing games, as well as the visual novel adventure game Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken.-History:Dragon Quest is recognized as the first role-playing game to posit the idea...
, and Akutagawa Prize
Akutagawa Prize
The is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. It was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then-editor of Bungeishunjū magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa...
-winning author Kazushige Abe. In 2006, Abe was replaced on the panel by novelist Kō Nakamura.
Recipients
| # | Year | Grand Prize | Honorable Mention |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Sekai Seifuku Monogatari: Yuma no Daibōken by Akira Kamishiro | D.I.Speed!! by Kyōsuke Sayama |
| 2 | 2002 | Ginban Kaleidoscope Ginban Kaleidoscope is a series of light novels written by Rei Kaibara and illustrated by Hiro Suzuhira. The manga adaptation is authored by Jun Hasegawa. There was an anime adaptation of the first arc of the novels, aired weekly on TV Tokyo from October 8, 2005 to December 24, 2005.The series won the 2nd Super Dash... by Rei Kaibara |
Chikatetsu Queen by Saki Azuma |
| 3 | 2003 | no prize given | 1. Denpa Biyori by Kentarō Katayama Kentaro Katayama is a Japanese author most notable for his light novel series Kure-nai. Kentarō Katayama's light novel has been adapted into an anime, and a manga in Jump SQ. Kure-nai has three individual books illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto... 2. Tono ga Kuru! by Masao Fukuda |
| 4 | 2004 | 1. Tatakau Shisho to Koisuru Bakudan Tatakau Shisho The series is a collection of Japanese light novels by Ishio Yamagata, with illustrations by Shigeki Maeshima. The series started with the release of the first volume on September 22, 2005, and as of January 22, 2010, ten volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko label... by Ishio Yamagata 2. Sono Kamen o Hazushite by Hironobu Okazaki |
Shadow & Light by Asami Kagena |
| 5 | 2005 | Kiiroi Hana no Aka by Asaura | Beurre Noisette Beurre noisette Beurre noisette is frequently used in French pastry production. It can also be used as a warm sauce to accompany many foods, such as winter vegetables, pasta, fish, omelettes, and chicken.Unsalted butter is melted over low heat and allowed to separate into butterfat and milk solids... by Riku Ranjō |
| 6 | 2006 | Iron Ball Princess Emily by Mazō Yanagita | 1. Keikyoku Madōka Chilby-sensei no Maigo na Hibi by Tada Yokoyama 2.Gun x School = Paradise! by Masahiro Homura |
| 7 | 2007 | no prize given | 1. Chōningen Iwamura by Kenji Takikawa 2. Sweets! by Yasuyuki Shinana 3. Treasoner: Unmei no Kaekata by Shōta Yayoi |