is a Japanese writer of

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and thriller. He is a member of the

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. When he was at

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, he was moved and influenced by ''honkaku'' (orthodox) mystery novels such as ''

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'', written by

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, and

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's works and he started writing. He began his career as writer when he won the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Prize, an annual Japanese literary prize for unpublished mystery novels, in 2002 for the novel ''Mizu no Tokei'' (''Water Clock''). One of the selection committee members of the year was Yukito Ayatsuji. He is an avid fan of mystery novels of

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and

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Awards and nominations

* 2002 – Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Prize: ''Mizu no Tokei'' (''Water Clock'') * 2008 – Nominee for

Mystery Writers of Japan Award The are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year. MWJ Award for Best Novel winners (1948–1951, 1976–present) MWJ Award for Best ...

for Best Short Story: "Taishutsu Gēmu" ("Exit Game") (The third short story of ''

Haruchika , also called ''Haruta & Chika'', is a Japanese mystery novel series by Sei Hatsuno. Kadokawa Shoten has published five novels since October 2008. A manga adaptation published by Kadokawa Shoten in ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' began serializati ...

'' series) * 2013 – Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel or Linked Short Stories: ''Sennen Jurietto'' (''One Thousand Years Juliet'') (The fourth book of ''Haruchika'' series)

Bibliography

''Haruchika'' series (''Haruta & Chika'' series)

Each book includes four short stories. #, 2008 (''Exit Game'') #, 2009 (''First Love Sommelier'') #, 2010 (''Fantasy Organ'') #, 2012 (''Thousand-year Juliet'') #, 2015 (''Planet Karon'')

Standalone novels

* , 2002 (''Water Clock'') * , 2004 (''The Jet Black Prince'') * , 2008 (''1/2 Knight'') * , 2009 (''Twilight Museum'') * , 2011 (''My Norma Jean'') * , 2012 (''The Ulterior Amusement Park'') aka. * , 2015 – based on the fictional manga series seen in ''

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