The Dengeki Novel Prize (電撃小説大賞, Dengeki Shōsetsu Taishō) is a literary award handed out annually (since 1994) by the Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) for their Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint. The contest has discovered many popular and successful light novelists, like Kouhei Kadono and Yashichiro Takahashi. Originally called the Dengeki Game Novel Prize, the name was changed in 2003. The main Dengeki Novel Prize awards consist of the Grand Prize (¥3 million), Gold Prize (¥1 million) and Silver Prize (¥500,000). In addition to the money received, the winning novelists get their work published under Dengeki Bunko with the addition of an artist for the illustrated aspects of the light novels. However, if an entry is awarded the Media Works Bunko Prize, the winning novel will be published under ASCII Media Works' Media Works Bunko imprint, along with the author winning ¥1 million.[1] Often, the name of the novel series is changed from what it was originally titled when it won the prize. There are over 5,000 submissions annually since 2011, and it is considered the largest prize for light novels.[2]

Committee members

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  • Hitoshi Yasuda: Novelist, translator
  • Mishio Fukazawa: Novelist
  • Kyōichirō Takahata: Novelist
  • Tatsuo Satō: The former board chairman of MediaWorks
  • Kazutomo Suzuki: The managing editor of Dengeki Bunko

Prizes

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Prizes Awards
(1994–2012)
Awards
(2013 on)
Grand Prize[A] ¥1 million ¥3 million
Gold Prize[A] ¥500,000 ¥1 million
Silver Prize[A] ¥300,000 ¥500,000
Media Works Bunko Prize[D] ¥500,000 ¥1 million
Dengeki Bunko Magazine Prize[C] ¥200,000 ¥300,000
Honorable Mention[B] ¥50,000

Prize winners

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1994–2007

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# Year Participants Grand Prize Gold Prize Silver Prize  
01 1994 656 Gorei Tōshi Ōki Den Gorei Tōshi Genrin!
Hiroyuki Domon
Criss Cross: Konton no Maoh
Kyoichiro Takahata
Bōken Phoniness Amurafi - Kaijin Doramu no Hiho
Yuji Nakasato
 
Kumo Yuki Ayashi, Ame ni Naran ya
Ryosuke Tsubota
02 1995 566 Blackrod
Hideyuki Furuhashi
Not awarded Yamai wa Chikara: Special Man
Naohiro Narishige
 
Koseki Gakari no Yūutsu
Ari Kayamoto
03 1996 953 Not awarded Panzer Polis 1935
Minoru Kawakami
Horogram Seed
Ayato Miyabi
 
Naniwa Sōsinki
Jiro Kurifu
Dark Eyes
Saya Amo
04 1997 869 Boogiepop[3]
Kouhei Kadono
Nekome Gari
Tsumugu Hashimoto
Boku no Chi o Suwanaide
Taro Achi
 
05 1998 996 Grand Prize Gold Prize Silver Prize Honorable Mention
Not awarded Gakuen Bugeicho 'Tsuki ni Waraku'
Nobutaka Shirai
Called Gehenna
Gakuto Mikumo
Tsuki to Anata ni Hanataba o
Kazuya Shimura
Gimmick Heart
Jun Nanami
06 1999 1,326 Ringtail Kachi Ikusa no Kimi
Muku Maruyama
Double Breed
Erika Nakamura
Wakagusa Yakyubu Kyosokyoku Submarine Girl
Ginga Isshiki
Not awarded
07 2000 1,469 Not awarded Tengoku ni Namida wa Iranai
Kei Sato
Wizard's Brain
Reiichi Saegusa
Ōdo Rakuga
Akihiko Odo
Onmyo no Miyako
Soichiro Watase
Tenken Ohki
Miwa Choshiro
08 2001 1,647 Daito Fūnki: Rakuyo no Shōjo
Tosei Tamura
Not awarded Akuma no Mikata
Hisamitsu Ueo
A/B Extreme CASE-314 Emperor
Yashichiro Takahashi
Infinity Zero: Fuyu~white snow
Mamizu Arisawa
Kyuketsuki no Oshigoto: The Style of Vampires
Suzu Suzuki
09 2002 2,080 Kiri: Shishatachi wa Koya ni Nemuru
Yukako Kabei
Nanahime Monogatari
Wataru Takano
Not awarded Sharp Edge - stand on the edge
Shinichi Sakairi
Baccano!: The Rolling Bootlegs
Ryohgo Narita
Sylph Night
Junichi Kamino
10 2003 2,015 Shio no Machi: Wish on My Precious
Hiro Arikawa
Wagaya no Oinari-sama.
Jin Shibamura
Senpai to Boku
Masashi Okita
Kekkaishi no Fugue
Hazuki Minase
Shupuru no Ohanashi: Grandpa's Treasure Box
Aki Amamiya
11 2004 2,603 Ruka: Rakuen no Torawarebitotachi
Hirotaka Nanae
Hikari no Machi: nerim's note
Masashi Hasegawa
Kiseki no Hyogen
Mitsutaka Yuki
Serious Rage
Toshiyuki Shirakawa
12 2005 3,022 Orusu Banshee
Masatake Ogawa
Kanashimi Chimera
Rei Rairaku
Spice and Wolf
Isuna Hasekura
Tenshi no Recipe
Makura Otogi
Hime no Miko
Hikaru Sugii
13 2006 2,931 Mimizuku to Yoru no Ō
Izuki Kogyoku
Sekai Heiwa wa Ikka Danran no Ato ni
Kazuya Hashimoto
Natsuki Fullswing: Ketsubatto Onna
Warau Natsuki, Hideto Kido
Not awarded
Tobira no Soto
Shinjirō Dobashi
14 2007 2,943 Hōkago Hyakumonogatari
Hirokazu Minemori
Kimi no Tame no Monogatari
Marehito Mikagami
Ikai Nostalgia
Kazuaki Sena
Hazakura ga Kita Natsu
Kōji Natsumi
Oshikake Ragnarok
Hyōsuke Takatō

2008–2021

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# Year Participants Grand Prize Gold Prize Silver Prize   Dengeki Bunko Magazine Prize Honorable Mention
15 2008 3,541 Accel World
Reki Kawahara
Parallel Lovers
Tōka Shigatsu
Tokyo Vampire Finance
Junjō Shindō
  Gankyū Kitan
Tomo Takaha
Kataribe Jinei
Kōzaburō Yamaguchi
Ro-Kyu-Bu!
Sagu Aoyama
Sukima Onna (Habahiro)
Hideto Maruyama
# Year Total Number of Participants Grand Prize Gold Prize Silver Prize Media Works Bunko Prize Dengeki Bunko Magazine Prize Honorable Mention
16 2009 4,602 Bakumatsu Mahoushi -Mage Revolution-
Tanabe Souji
Vandal Garougai no Kiseki
Minagawa Mamoru
Goshujin-san & Maid-sama
Enokizu Mudai
(Ei) Amrita
Nozaki Mado
Seiren Sangokushi
Nana Shuuniko
Natsukoi Shigure (Aozora Shigure)
Ayasaki Shun
Taiyou no Akubi
Arima Kaoru
Sora no Kanata
Hishida Manabi
17 2010 4,842 Shirokuro Necro
Taube Sadato
Seishun Lariat!!
SemigawaT akamaru
Hataraku Maou-sama! (originally Maoujou wa Rokujou Hitoma!; The Devil Is a Part-Timer! in English)
Wagahara Satoshi
Gyogan Lens
Natsu Asaba
See-through!?
Ifusei Amou
Not awarded
Idolizing!
Hirosawa Sakaki
Anti-literal no Suugaku
Uzuki Yagi
Ocharake!
Kuchibaya
Ten'i no Nyōbō
Mutsue Nakamachi
18 2011 5,293 Escape Speed
Nozomu Kuoka
Anata no Machi no Toshi Denki!
Shibai Kineko
Wizard & Warrior With Money
Ghost Mikawa
Shinryaku Kyōshi Seijin UMA
Edward Smith
Ashita kara Orera ga Yatte Kita
Rin Takaki
Minutes: Ichi Bunkan de Sekai o Horobosu Hōhō ni Tsuite
Yomoji Kiono
Yūsha ni wa Katenai
Shirō Kuta
Yamabiko no Iru Mado
Nariko Narita
19 2012 6,078 Kijikakushi no Niwa
Mina Sakurai
Ashita, Boku wa Shinu. Kimi wa Ikikaeru.
Maru Fuji
Tokyo Soul Withers
Nekotarō Aizen
Tamayura Toori Rinshitsu Yokochō Kana Hyōgu Ten
Naoki Gyōda
Shitsuren Tantei Hyakuse
Saginomiya Misaki
Summer Lancer
Natsuki Amasawa
Hello, Mr. Magnum
Matsuri Akaneya
Eco to Tōru to Bukatsu no Jikan
Kokkuri Yanagida
20 2013 6,554 Zero kara Hajimeru Mahō no Sho
Kakeru Kobashiri
In ga Orinasu Shōkan Mahō
Kimidori
Ōte Keika Tori!
Yūichi Aoba
World of Words: Kami wa Sekai o Kijutsu Suru
Minato Jūsan
Kyūshoku Sōdatsusen
Azumi
Mizuki Shigeko-san to Musubaremashita
Masaru Masaka
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
Saki Kizaki
San-nen B-gumi Nakazaki-kun (kari)
Hiroshi Ogawa
Hōkago Waisetsu Kurabu
Keishun Akizaka
21 2014 n/a Hitotsu Umi no Pallas Athena
Hatomi Suta
Unmei ni Aisarete Gomennasai
Uwami Kuruma
Retrica Chronicle: Usotsuki wajutsushi to kitsune no shisho
Mori Hyuganatsu
Chotto ima kara shigoto yamete kuru
Emi Kitagawa
Barrier Cracker
Kyousuke Seki
none
φ no Houseki -Hakuyudou maseki kitan-
Shusuke Nitta
Manga no Kamisama
Kazuyuki Sono
Ideologue!
Juzo Shiita
22 2015 n/a Tada, Soredake de Yokatta ndesu
Ryoya Matsumura
Valhalla no Bangohan -Inoshishi to dragon no kushi ryori-
Kazutoshi Mikagami
Retrica Chronicle: Usotsuki wajutsushi to kitsune no shisho
Chocolate Confusion
Hoshisona Natsume
Oretachi! Kiyupikyupi Q pits!!
Souta Nadasou
none
Tokyo Shitamachi Gold Crash
Kakuno Makoto
ORESUKI: Are You The Only One Who Loves Me?
Rakuda
Koisuru SP busho-kei danshi no mamori kata
Asami Yuzuki
23 2016 n/a 86 -eighty six-
Asato Asato
Tobakushi wa Inoranai
Sutou Ren
KiraPri Oji-san to Youjo-senpai
Iwasawa Ai
Kinema Tantei Kaleido Mystery
Shasendou Yuuki
none Olympus no Yuubin Post
Ashino Tamao
Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikarikagayaku
Sano Tetsuya
Meiji Ayakashi Shinbun: Taida na Kisha no Urakagyou
Satomi Sakura
Hikikomori no Otouto datta
Ashifune Natsu
24 2017 5,088 Tata no Mahoutsukai
Wooper
Hello, Hello and Hello
Hazuki Fumi
Sabikui Bisco
Kobukubo Shinji
Yoshiwara Hyakka Hitokuchi no Yume
Enaka Minori
none Nidaime Soufuutei Haraku-gatari (Hanashi-ka Monogatari ~Asakusa wa Kyou mo Nigiyaka desu~)
Basuko (Murase Ken)
Garakuta no Ou (Kono Sora no Ue de, Itsumademo Kimi wo Matteiru)
Kogarashi Rinne
Sekai no Hate no Random Walker
Saijou You
25 2018 4,843 none Tsurugi no Kanata
Shibuya Mizuya
Rebellio Machina -"Hakudanshiki" Minazuki no Saikidou- (originally Minazuki no Memory)
Misaki Nagi
Fushigi-sou de Yuushoku wo ~Yuurei, Tokidoki Curry Rice~ (originally Dormitory de Yuushoku wo)
Muratani Yukari
Oritsuru-hime no Keisan Shigen
Kida Samurou
Au Hi, Hana Saku.
Aomino Hai
Kagami no Mukou no Saihate Toshokan: Hikari no Yuusha to Itsuwari no Maou (originally Sekai no Hate de Hajimari wo)
Fuyutsuki Irori
Hametsu no Keishisha
Fukui Ken
Donkan Shujinkou ni Narenai Ore no Seishun
Naruse Yui
Mad Bullet Underground (originally Silver Bullet)
Nomiya Yuu
26 2019 4,607 Seiyū Radio no Ura Omote
Kō Nigatsu
Heat the Pig Liver
Takuma Sakai
Shōjo Negau ni, Kono Sekai wa Kowasubeki ~Tōgenkyō Hōraku~ (originally Shakka Ryōkyō)
Kozo Kobayashi
Kokoro wa Kimi o Kakukara (originally Kon'ya, Sekai kara Kono Koi ga Kiete mo)
none Soshite, Igai ga Inanaku -Shisha-tachi no Tegami- (originally Soshite, Igai ga Inanaku)
Kowareta Sekai no Mukouga wa ~Shōjo-tachi no Disutopia Seizonjutsu~ (originally Tengoku no Rajio)
Ōbāraito - Burisutoru no Gōsuto (originally Gurafiti Tantei - Burisutoru no Gōsuto)
27 2020 4,355 Your Forma
Mareho Kikuishi
Guild no Uketsukejō desu ga, Zangyō wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Tōbatsu Shiyō to Omoimasu (Uketsuke Jōdesuga, Teiji de Kaeritainode Bosu o Soro Tōbatsu Shiyō to Omoimasu)
Mato Kousaka
Bōkyaku no Rakuen Arusenon Kakusei (originally Out Of The Woods)
Taki Tsuchiya
Kimi to, Nemuranai Mama Yume o Miru (originally Sorekara ore wa Kakkoī Baiku o Katta)
none Bokura ga Shinigami ni Inoru hi (originally Mōngāta no Sasayaki ~Ichigo to Sakasa Jūjika~)
Influence Incident
Kei Shunme
Boku to Ita Natsu o, Kimi ga Wasurenai yō ni. (originally Hajimete no Natsu, Ningyo ni Sasageru Kyanbasu)
28 2021 4,411 Himekishi-sama no Himo
Tōru Shirogane
Kono △ Rabukome wa Shiawase ni Naru Gimu ga Aru. (originally Yuri Shōjo wa Shiawase ni Naru Gimu ga Arimasu)
Mimicry Girls (originally Tokkō Yarō L Team)
Hitaki
Kimi wa Yuki o Miru Koto ga Dekinai none Tonari no Seki no Yuki Moto-san ga i Sekai de Ōsama Yatterurashī.
End of Arcadia
Aoi Yūto
Ryūgoroshi no Brunhild
Yuiko Agarizaki
Amalgam Hound Sōsa-kyoku Keiji-bu Tokusō Han (originally Amalgam Hound)
Midori Komai
Yomosugara Seishun Hanashi Shi

2022–present

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# Year Total Number of Participants Grand Prize Gold Prize Silver Prize Media Works Bunko Prize Dengeki Bunko Magazine Prize Honorable Mention
29 2022 4,128 Replica Datte, Koi wo Suru. (originally Doppelgänger wa koi o suru)
Harunadon
Miri wa Neko no Hitomi no Naka ni Sundeiru
Shiki Taiga
Kuse Tsuyo i Shuzoku de Gyōretsu ga Dekiru Kekkonsōdansho ~Kanban Neko Musume wa Kawaī dake ja Tsutomaranai~ (originally Marīhausu ni Yōkoso ~Fantajī Sekai no Kekkonsōdansho~)
Sayonara, dare ni mo Aisa Renakatta-sha-tachi e (originally Sai no Kawara Kabushiki Gaisha) none Kimi ga Shinitakatta hi ni, Boku wa Kimi o kau koto ni Shita (originally Tōka Shikisai no Saika)
Yūsha Shōkōgun
Rei Ayatsuki

Notes

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  • A The Grand, Gold, and Silver Prizes were originally the only three prizes offered for the first four rounds between 1994 and 1997.
  • B Honorable mentions were added with the fifth round in 1998 and were originally called the "Special Prize". In the seventh round in 2000, the prize was renamed as "Honorable Mention".
  • C The Dengeki Bunko Magazine Prize was added with the fifteenth round in 2008.
  • D The Media Works Bunko Prize was added with the sixteenth round in 2009.

References

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  1. ^ メディアワークス文庫 [Media Works Bunko] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  2. ^ "The Dengeki Novel Prize's official website" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  3. ^ "Seven Seas Licenses Boogiepop". Mania.com. 2005-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
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