title: 2015 in Japanese literature
text: # 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
  
  * 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
     * 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
  
  ### Light novel titles
  
  The following is a list of the 10 best-selling light novel titles in Japan during 2015 according to Oricon.
  
  | 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 2015 according to Oricon.
  
  | 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
  
  * February 28 - Isekai Shokudō by Junpei Inuzuka (story) and Katsumi Enami (art)
  * August 1 - Gangsta by Jun'ichi Kawabata
  * 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
  
  * May 1 - Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City by Ryō Kawakami (story) and Range Murata (art)
  