2015 in Japanese literature

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

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* Agatha Christie Award:
* Akutagawa Prize:
* Keisuke Hada [ja] for Scrap and Build (スクラップアンドビルド)
* Naoki Matayoshi for Hibana (火花) ("A Spark") [ja]
* Yūshō Takiguchi [ja] for 死んでいない者
* Yukiko Motoya for 異類婚姻譚
* Bungei Prize[1]
* Hiroka Yamashita [ja] for ドール
* Ushio Hatakeyama [ja] for 地の底の記憶
* Dazai Osamu Prize: Akari Itō [ja] 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] 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] for 冥途あり
* Katsuyuki Shinohara [ja] for 骨風
* Japan Booksellers' Award: Nahoko Uehashi for Shika no Ou [ja]
* Mephisto Prize: Magi Inoue [ja] 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] for Dobaku no Hana [ja]
* Kazuma Hayami [ja] 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] for 流
* Bunpei Aoyama [ja] 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] for Riku Onda's Sangatsu wa Fukaki Kurenai no Fuchi wo [ja]
* Noma Literary Prize : Mayumi Nagano [ja] 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] 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] for 女たち三百人の裏切りの書
* Drama: Haruhiko Arai for この国の空

## Best-sellers

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### Light novel titles

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The following is a list of the 10 best-selling light novel titles in Japan during 2015[2] according to Oricon.[3]

Rank | Title | Author(s) | Copies

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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

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The following is a list of the 10 best-selling light novel volumes in Japan during 2015[4] according to Oricon.[5]

Rank | Volume | Author(s) | Copies

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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

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* 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

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* May 1 - Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City by Ryō Kawakami (story) and Range Murata (art)

## References

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1. ^ "第 52 回文藝賞が決定". kawade.co.jp (in Japanese). Kawade Shobō Shinsha. September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
2. ^ From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
3. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2015". Anime News Network. November 29, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
4. ^ From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
5. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2015". Anime News Network. November 29, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

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