The Mephisto Prize (メフィスト賞, Mefisuto Shō) is a Japanese literary award for unpublished genre fiction novels, mainly for mystery novels. It was established in 1996 by the editors of Mephisto magazine and is awarded on an irregular basis. The winning work is published by Kodansha and the winner receives a statue of Sherlock Holmes.
Winners whose works are available in English
- Writers engaged in The BBB
The BBB is a publishing group in which some Mephisto Prize winners participate. The group was established in 2012 by Ryusui Seiryoin and other Mephisto Prize winners to translate their works into English and publish them as ebooks.
- Hiroshi Mori
- Ryusui Seiryoin (Chief Editing Officer of The BBB)
- Kenichi Sobu
- Kyosuke Tsumiki
- Takafumi Takada
- Ryosuke Akizuki
- Ryuoh Yano
- Other writers
Winners
| Year | Winner | Winning entry | Available in English Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Hiroshi Mori | Subete ga F ni Naru (すべてがFになる) | |
| 2 | 1996 | Ryusui Seiryoin | Kozumikku (Cosmic) (コズミック) | |
| 3 | 1997 | Kenichi Sobu (ja) | Roku mai no Tonkatsu (六枚のとんかつ) | |
| 4 | 1998 | Kurumi Inui | J no Shinwa (Jの神話) | |
| 5 | 1998 | Kazuhiro Uraga (ja) | Kioku no Hate (記憶の果て) | |
| 6 | 1998 | Kyosuke Tsumiki (ja) | Yuganda Soseiki (歪んだ創世記) | |
| 7 | 1998 | Fuyuki Shindo (ja) | Chinurareta Shinwa (血塗られた神話) | |
| 8 | 1998 | Mitsufumi Asagure (ja) | Dabu(e)suton Kaido (ダブ（エ）ストン街道) | |
| 9 | 1998 | Takafumi Takada (ja) | QED Hyakunin Isshu no Shu (QED 百人一首の呪) | |
| 10 | 1999 | Nozomu Nakashima (ja) | K no Ryugi (Kの流儀) | |
| 11 | 1999 | Shina Takasato (ja) | Gin no Ori o Tokashite (銀の檻を溶かして) | |
| 12 | 1999 | Takumi Kirisha (ja) | Dopperugenga (Doppelgänger) Kyu (ドッペルゲンガー宮) | |
| 13 | 1999 | Masayuki Shuno (ja) | Hasami Otoko (ハサミ男) | |
| 14 | 2000 | Seiji Kodokoro (ja) | Announ (アンノウン) | |
| 15 | 2000 | Toru Hikawa (ja) | Makkura na Yoake (真っ暗な夜明け) | |
| 16 | 2000 | Kenji Kuroda (ja) | Wedingu Doresu (ウェディング・ドレス) | |
| 17 | 2000 | Kaju Koizumi (ja) | Higa (火蛾) | |
| 18 | 2000 | Koji Ishizaki (ja) | Nichiyobi no Chinmoku (日曜日の沈黙) | |
| 19 | 2001 | Otaro Maijo | Kemuri ka Tsuchi ka Kuimono (煙か土か食い物 Smoke, Soil or Sacrifices) | |
| 20 | 2001 | Ryosuke Akizuki (ja) | Getchoseki no Maken (月長石の魔犬) | |
| 21 | 2001 | Yuya Sato | Furikka (Flicker) Shiki (フリッカー式) | |
| 22 | 2001 | Takumi Tsumura (ja) | Doomsday (DOOMSDAY) | |
| 23 | 2002 | Nisio Isin | Kubikiri Saikuru (クビキリサイクル) | Zaregoto, Book 1: The Kubikiri Cycle |
| 24 | 2002 | Takekuni Kitayama (ja) | Kurokku Jo Satsujin Jiken (『クロック城』殺人事件) | |
| 25 | 2002 | Megumi Tachimori (ja) | Sore de mo Keikan wa Warau (それでも警官は微笑う) | |
| 26 | 2002 | Akira Ishiguro (ja) | Shito Nippon (死都日本) | |
| 27 | 2003 | Shintaro Ikegaki (ja) | Furemu Auto (フレームアウト) | |
| 28 | 2003 | Namida Sekita (ja) | Mitsu no Mori no Kogoeru Megami (蜜の森の凍える女神) | |
| 29 | 2003 | Yukiya Shoji (ja) | Sora o Miageru Furui Uta o Kuchizusamu (空を見上げる古い歌を口ずさむ) | |
| 30 | 2004 | Ryuoh Yano (ja) | Kyokugen Suiri Koroshiamu (極限推理コロシアム) | |
| 31 | 2004 | Mizuki Tsujimura | Tsumetai Kosha no Toki wa Tomaru (冷たい校舎の時は止まる) | A School Frozen in Time |
| 32 | 2005 | Yukiko Mari (ja) | Kochusho (孤虫症) | |
| 33 | 2005 | Takeshi Moriyama (ja) | Mokka no Daisho (黙過の代償) | |
| 34 | 2006 | Hayato Okazaki (ja) | Shojo wa Odoru Kurai Hara no Naka Odoru (少女は踊る暗い腹の中踊る) | |
| 35 | 2007 | Mahoro Furuno (ja) | Tentei no Hashitanaki Kajitsu (天帝のはしたなき果実) | |
| 36 | 2007 | Reiichiro Fukami (ja) | Uruchimo Torukko (ウルチモ・トルッコ) | |
| 37 | 2008 | Korumono Migiwa (ja) | Paradaisu Kurozudo (パラダイス・クローズド) | |
| 38 | 2008 | Sosuke Watari (ja) | Horiwari de Warau Onna (掘割で笑う女) | |
| 39 | 2008 | Yushin Jiro (ja) | Mane Rodo (マネーロード) | |
| 40 | 2009 | Yamori Mochizuki (ja) | Muboden: Futago no Ko ra (無貌伝 双児の子ら) | |
| 41 | 2009 | Koichiro Akahoshi (ja) | Mushitori no Uta (虫とりのうた) | |
| 42 | 2009 | Mito Shirakawa (ja) | Puru no Soko ni Nemuru (プールの底に眠る) | |
| 43 | 2010 | Ryo Amane (ja) | Kyokankaku (キョウカンカク) | |
| 44 | 2010 | Tenju Maruyama (ja) | Roya no Oni (琅邪の鬼) | |
| 45 | 2010 | Daisuke Takada (ja) | Toshokan no Majo (図書館の魔女) | |
| 46 | 2012 | Natsuki Kita (ja) | Koto no Kitsune-san (恋都の狐さん) | |
| 47 | 2013 | Ritsu Shuki (ja) | Gankyudo no Satsujin (眼球堂の殺人) | |
| 48 | 2013 | Yoichi Chikamoto | Ai no Shirushi Tengoku no Hogaku (愛の徴 天国の方角) | |
| 49 | 2013 | Sho Kazamori | Uzumaku Kairo no Rekuiemu (渦巻く回廊の鎮魂曲) | |
| 50 | 2014 | Yabusaka Hayasaka (ja) | Marumarumarumarumarumarumarumaru Satsujin Jiken (○○○○○○○○殺人事件) | |
| 51 | 2015 | Magi Inoue | Koi to Kinki no Purediketto (恋と禁忌の述語論理) |
Mephisto (magazine)
Mephisto (メフィスト) is a Japanese literary magazine of genre fiction, mainly of mystery fiction. It has been published triannually by Kodansha since April 1994.
Koji Suzuki's Promenade of the Gods was serialized in the magazine from 1995 to 2002. The first three stories of Nisio Isin's Monogatari series were published in the magazine in 2005-2006.
- Short stories available in English translation which were originally published in Mephisto magazine
- Hiroshi Mori
- "The Girl Who Was the Little Bird" (December 1997 issue)
- "A Pair of Hearts" (October 1998 issue)
- "Which Is the Witch?" (September 1999 issue)
- Rintaro Norizuki
- "An Urban Legend Puzzle" (September 2001 issue)
- Soji Shimada
- "The Locked House of Pythagoras" (September 1999 issue)
- Takafumi Takada
- "Three Little Bonzes: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" (September 2000 issue)
- "A Goat on a Boat to Float: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" (September 2002 issue)
- Contributors
- Jiro Akagawa
- Taku Ashibe
- Yukito Ayatsuji
- Keigo Higashino
- Kouhei Kadono
- Shinji Kajio
- Hideyuki Kikuchi
- Natsuhiko Kyogoku
- Otaro Maijo
- Hiroshi Mori
- Kyotaro Nishimura
- Nisio Isin
- Rintaro Norizuki
- Fuyumi Ono
- Yuya Sato
- Ryusui Seiryoin
- Soji Shimada
- Koji Suzuki
- Katsuhiko Takahashi
- Masaki Yamada
See also
- Japanese mystery awards for unpublished novels
- Japanese mystery awards for best works published in the previous year
References
- Ryusui Seiryoin (Chief Editing Officer of The BBB) - The BBB
- J'Lit | Authors : Mitsufumi Asagure | Books from Japan
- J'Lit | Authors : Yukiya Shōji | Books from Japan
- J'Lit | Authors : Mizuki Tsujimura | Books from Japan
- J'Lit | Authors : Yukiko Mari | Books from Japan
External links
- Official Website of Mephisto magazine (in Japanese)
- The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books - Website of some Mephisto Prize winners (in English)