2015 in Japanese literature

none The following is an overview of the year 2015 in Japanese literature. It includes winners of literary awards, yearly best-sellers, title debuts and endings, and deaths of notable Japanese literature-related people, as well as any other relevant Japanese literature-related events. For an overview of the year in literature from other countries, see 2015 in literature; for an overview of the year in manga (Japanese comics), see 2015 in manga. Awards Agatha Christie Award: Akutagawa Prize: Keisuke Hada (writer) ja 羽田圭介 Keisuke Hada for Scrap and Build スクラップアンドビルド Naoki Matayoshi for Hibana (novel) ja 火花 (小説) Hibana (火花) ("A Spark") Yūshō Takiguchi ja 滝口悠生 for 死んでいない者 Yukiko Motoya for 異類婚姻譚 Bungei Prize http://www.kawade.co.jp/news/2015/09/-52.html 第 52 回文藝賞が決定 September 3, 2015 September 8, 2016 kawade.co.jp Kawade Shobō Shinsha Japanese Hiroka Yamashita ja 山下紘加 for ドール Ushio Hatakeyama ja 畠山丑雄 for 地の底の記憶 Dazai Osamu Prize: Akari Itō ja 伊藤朱里 for 変わらざる喜び Dengeki Novel Prize Grand Prize: 松村涼哉 for ただ、それだけでよかったんです 角埜杞真 for トーキョー下町ゴールドクラッシュ！ Edogawa Rampo Prize: Katsuhiro Go for Dotoku no Jikan 道徳の時間 Honkaku Mystery Award: Best Fiction: Yutaka Maya ja 麻耶雄嵩 for Sayonara Kamisama さよなら神様 Best Critical Work: Aoi Shimotsuki for Agasa Kurisuti Kanzen Koryaku アガサ・クリスティー完全攻略 The Definitive Guide to Agatha Christie Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature Mayumi Nagano ja 長野まゆみ for 冥途あり Katsuyuki Shinohara ja 篠原勝之 for 骨風 Japan Booksellers' Award: Nahoko Uehashi for Shika no Ou ja 鹿の王 Shika no Ou Mephisto Prize: Magi Inoue ja 井上真偽 for Koi to Kinki no Purediketto [Predicate] 恋と禁忌の述語論理 Mishima Yukio Prize: Takahiro Ueda for 私の恋人 Mystery Writers of Japan Award: Best Novel: Ryōe Tsukimura ja 月村了衛 for Dobaku no Hana ja 土漠の花 Dobaku no Hana Kazuma Hayami ja 早見和真 for Inosento Deizu イノセント・デイズ Innocent Days Best Critical/Biographical Work: Masahiko Kikuni for Hondana Tantei Saigo no Aisatsu 本棚探偵最後の挨拶 Aoi Shimotsuki for Agasa Kurisuti Kanzen Koryaku アガサ・クリスティー完全攻略 The Definitive Guide to Agatha Christie Naoki Prize: Akira Higashiyama ja 東山彰良 for 流 Bunpei Aoyama ja 青山文平 for つまをめとらば Nihon SF Taisho Award: Koronbia zero (Columbia Zero) by Kōshū Tani Toppen by Hiroyuki Morioka Noma Award for the Translation of Japanese Literature: Kwon Young-joo ja クォン・ヨンジュ for Riku Onda's Sangatsu wa Fukaki Kurenai no Fuchi wo ja 三月は深き紅の淵を Sangatsu wa Fukaki Kurenai no Fuchi wo Noma Literary Prize : Mayumi Nagano ja 長野まゆみ for 冥途あり Seiun Award: Best Japanese Novel: Orbital Cloud オービタル・クラウド by Taiyō Fujii Best Japanese Short Story: "Umi no Yubi" 海の指星 by Hirotaka Tobi Sogen SF Short Story Prize: Iori MIyazawa ja 宮澤伊織 for 神々の歩法 Tanizaki Prize: Kaori Ekuni for ヤモリ、カエル、シジミチョウ Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize: Asako Yuzuki for ナイルパーチの女子会 Yomiuri Prize: Fiction: Hideo Furukawa ja 古川日出男 for 女たち三百人の裏切りの書 Drama: Haruhiko Arai for この国の空 Best-sellers September 2016 Light novel titles The following is a list of the 10 best-selling light novel titles in Japan during 2015From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015. according to Oricon. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-light-novels-in-japan-by-series-2015/.95914 Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2015 November 29, 2015 September 8, 2016 Anime News Network Rank Title Author(s) Copies 1 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Fujino Ōmori (story), Suzuhito Yasuda (art) 1,220,217 2 The Irregular at Magic High School Tsutomu Satō (story), Kan Ishida (art) 1,175,978 3 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Wataru Watari (story), Ponkan8 (art) 1,050,446 4 Overlord Kugane Maruyama (story), so-bin (art) 927,413 5 Naruto Story Series several 883,833 6 Sword Art Online Reki Kawahara (story), abec (art) 788,895 7 Kagerou Daze Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) (story), Sidu (art) 494,721 8 Kokuhaku Yokō Renshū Tōko Fujitani (story), Yamako (art) 413,663 9 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Kazuma Kamachi (story), Kiyotaka Haimura (art) 405,666 10 Sword Art Online: Progressive Reki Kawahara (story), abec (art) 390,856 Light novel volumes The following is a list of the 10 best-selling light novel volumes in Japan during 2015From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015. according to Oricon. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-light-novels-in-japan-by-volume-2015/.95916 Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2015 November 29, 2015 September 8, 2016 Anime News Network Rank Volume Author(s) Copies 1 Sword Art Online: Progressive vol. 3 Reki Kawahara (story), abec (art) 325,991 2 Sword Art Online vol. 16 Reki Kawahara (story), abec (art) 285,081 3 Kagerou Daze VI -over the dimension- Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) (story), Sidu (art) 255,785 4 The Irregular at Magic High School vol. 16 Tsutomu Satō (story), Kan Ishida (art) 251,640 5 The Irregular at Magic High School vol. 15 Tsutomu Satō (story), Kan Ishida (art) 247,532 6 The Boy and the Beast Mamoru Hosoda 244,336 7 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU vol. 10 Wataru Watari (story), Ponkan8 (art) 224,761 8 Naruto: Kakashi's Story Akira Higashiyama 217,136 9 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU vol. 10.5 Wataru Watari (story), Ponkan8 (art) 207,460 10 The Irregular at Magic High School vol. 17 Tsutomu Satō (story), Kan Ishida (art) 194,973 Title debuts September 2016 January 25 - Ascendance of a Bookworm by Miya Kazuki (story) and You Shiina (art) February 7 - Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter by Futaba Hazuki February 28 - Isekai Shokudō by Junpei Inuzuka (story) and Katsumi Enami (art) March 20 - 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team by Yukako Kabei (story) and Aiji Yamakawa (art) June 20 - Assault Lily by Kasama Hiroyuki (story), Yaegashi Nan and Mieko Hosoi (art) June 25 - Arifureta by Ryo Shirakome (story) and Takayaki (art) August 1 - Gangsta by Jun'ichi Kawabata October 20 - Babylon by Mado Nozaki (story) and Zain (art) December 18 - Dagashi Kashi: Mō Hitotsu no Natsu Yasumi by Manta Aisora December 25 - Violet Evergarden by Kana Akatsuki (story) and Akiko Takase (art) Title endings September 2016 May 1 - Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City by Ryō Kawakami (story) and Range Murata (art) References Literature Category:2015 in literature Category:Japanese literature by year Category:21st-century Japanese literature