The is a Japanese literary award for unpublished genre fiction novels, mainly for mystery novels.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)Ryusui Seiryoin (Chief Editing Officer of The BBB) - The BBB Kenichi Sobu Kyosuke Tsumiki Takafumi Takada Ryosuke Akizuki Ryuoh Yano
Other writers Otaro Maijo Yuya Sato Nisio Isin
Winners YearWinnerWinning entryAvailable in English Translation 1 1996Hiroshi Mori 2 1996Ryusui Seiryoin 3 1997Kenichi Sobu (ja) 4 1998Kurumi Inui 5 1998Kazuhiro Uraga (ja) 6 1998Kyosuke Tsumiki (ja) 7 1998Fuyuki Shindo (ja) 8 1998Mitsufumi Asagure (ja)J'Lit | Authors : Mitsufumi Asagure | Books from Japan 9 1998Takafumi Takada (ja) 10 1999Nozomu Nakashima (ja) 11 1999Shina Takasato (ja) 12 1999Takumi Kirisha (ja) 13 1999Masayuki Shuno (ja) 14 2000Seiji Kodokoro (ja) 15 2000Toru Hikawa (ja) 16 2000Kenji Kuroda (ja) 17 2000Kaju Koizumi (ja) 18 2000Koji Ishizaki (ja) 19 2001Otaro Maijo 20 2001Ryosuke Akizuki (ja) 21 2001Yuya Sato 22 2001Takumi Tsumura (ja) 23 2002Nisio IsinZaregoto, Book 1: The Kubikiri Cycle 24 2002Takekuni Kitayama (ja) 25 2002Megumi Tachimori (ja) 26 2002Akira Ishiguro (ja) 27 2003Shintaro Ikegaki (ja) 28 2003Namida Sekita (ja) 29 2003Yukiya Shoji (ja)J'Lit | Authors : Yukiya Shōji | Books from Japan 30 2004Ryuoh Yano (ja) 31 2004Mizuki TsujimuraJ'Lit | Authors : Mizuki Tsujimura | Books from JapanA School Frozen in Time 32 2005Yukiko Mari (ja)J'Lit | Authors : Yukiko Mari | Books from Japan 33 2005Takeshi Moriyama (ja) 34 2006Hayato Okazaki (ja) 35 2007Mahoro Furuno (ja) 36 2007Reiichiro Fukami (ja) 37 2008Korumono Migiwa (ja) 38 2008Sosuke Watari (ja) 39 2008Yushin Jiro (ja) 40 2009Yamori Mochizuki (ja) 41 2009Koichiro Akahoshi (ja) 42 2009Mito Shirakawa (ja) 43 2010Ryo Amane (ja) 44 2010Tenju Maruyama (ja) 45 2010Daisuke Takada (ja) 46 2012Natsuki Kita (ja) 47 2013Ritsu Shuki (ja) 48 2013Yoichi Chikamoto (ja) 49 2013Sho Kazamori (ja) 50 2014Yabusaka Hayasaka (ja) 51 2015Magi Inoue (ja)522017Mafuyu Miyanishi (ja)532017Masamune Masaki (ja)542017Takumi Mochizuki552018Kanata Kimoto562018Suika Akiu572018Izumi Kurosawa (ja)582018Amu Nagura (ja)592019Hiromasa Togami (ja)602020Mikoto Mashita (ja)622020Ritsuto Igarashi (ja)632021Ken Shiotani (ja)642023Kotori Sudō (ja)652024Reisuke Kaneko (ja)
Mephisto (magazine) 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
See also Japanese mystery awards for unpublished novels Edogawa Rampo Prize Ayukawa Tetsuya Award Agatha Christie Award Japanese mystery awards for best works published in the previous year Mystery Writers of Japan Award Honkaku Mystery Award
References
External links Official Website of Mephisto magazine The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books - Website of some Mephisto Prize winners