Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Award

The **Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Award** (このミステリーがすごい！大賞(たいしょう), *Kono Misuteī ga Sugoi! Taishō*) is a literary contest established in 2002 by Takarajimasha. Unlike the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! rankings, which do not feature any works published by Takarajimasha to ensure fairness, the Award honors unpublished fiction, most of which ends up being released by Takarajimasha Bunko.

## Overview

The Grand Prize winners receive 12 million yen, while winners of the Excellence Award get 2 million. In addition, there is also a Takarajimasha Award (recommended by the editorial department) called the "Hidden Gem," which is given when the editorial department discovers a manuscript that they would like to publish even if it does not win an award, among the works that made it to the first round or were not selected as finalists.

All prize-winning works and Hidden Gems are published by Takarajimasha. The Grand Prize winner is published in January of the following year, the Excellence Award winner is published between February and May and the Hidden Gem winner is published after May. In addition to the Hidden Gems, finalists are sometimes released by other publishers. In 2017, as a commemorative project for the 15th anniversary, three works selected from among the previously unsuccessful entries were published as Super Hidden Gems.

The name of the "Excellence Award" was changed to the "Bunko Grand Prix" in the 19th edition.

## Selection Committee

**First Selection:**

* **Matsukoi Sugie** (杉江(すぎえ) 松恋(まつこい), *Sugie Matsukoi*)**:** 1st Prize - Present
* **Zenzou Zensha** (膳所(ぜんしゃ) 善造(ぜんぞう), *Zensha Zenzō*)**:** 1st Prize - Present
* **Hiroki Koyama** (古山(こやま) 裕樹(ひろき), *Koyama Hiroki*)**:** 1st Prize - Present
* **Takashi Murakami** (村上(むらかみ) 貴史(たかし), *Murakami Takashi*)**:** 1st Prize - Present
* **Naohiko Kitahara** (北原(きたはら) 尚彦(なおひこ), *Kitahara Naohiko*)**:** 5th Prize - Present
* **Takuya Utakawa** (宇田川(うたかわ) 拓也(たくや), *Utakawa Takuya*)**:** 8th Prize - Present
* **Kenta Fukui** (福井(ふくい) 健太(けんた), *Fukui Kenta*)**:** 8th Prize - Present
* **Fumihira Tsuchiya** (土屋(つちや) 文平(ふみひら), *Tsuchiya Fumihira*)**:** 11th Prize - Present

**Second Selection:**

* **Akiyuki Sengai** (千街(せんがい) 晶之(あきゆき), *Sengai Akiyuki*)**:** 1st Prize - Present
* **Takashi Murakami** (村上(むらかみ) 貴史(たかし), *Murakami Takashi*)**:** 1st Prize - Present
* **Norio Saki** (茶木(さき) 則雄(のりお), *Saki Norio*)**:** 1st Prize - 15th Prize
* **Nozomi Oomori** (大森(おおもり) 望(のぞみ), *Ōmori Nozomi*)**:** 16th Prize - Present

**Final Selection:**

* **Nozomi Oomori** (大森(おおもり) 望(のぞみ), *Ōmori Nozomi*)**:** 1st Prize - Present
* **Fumirou Kayama** (香山(かやま) 二三郎(ふみろう), *Kayama Fumirō*)**:** 1st Prize - Present
* **Norio Saki** (茶木(さき) 則雄(のりお), *Saki Norio*)**:** 1st Prize - 15th Prize
* **Jin Eshino** (吉野(えしの) 仁(じん), *Eshino Jin*)**:** 1st Prize - 18th Prize
* **Asayo Takii** (瀧井(たきい) 朝世(あさよ), *Takī Asayo*)**:** 19th Prize - Present

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Four Day Miracle (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Perfect Plan (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Endless Thirst (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Southpaw Killer (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 The Glory of Team Batista (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Breakthrough Trial (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Panda Prohibition (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Rooftop Missile (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Clinical Truth (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 TOGIO (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Goodbye Debussy (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 A Perfect Day for Plesiosaur (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Lawyer Detective Tale: The Angel's Quota (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Survivor Zero (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Survivor Zero (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 One Quadrillion Yen Ransom (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 The Queen Shall Not Return (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 The Price of God (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Black Venus: The Investment Goddess (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 The Mystery of Complete Remission: Cancer Extinction Trap (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 OOPARTS: The Treasure That Brings Death (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Monster the Woodman (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Paper Expert Case Files: The Dummy House Murder (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Will of the Ex-Boyfriend (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Sinking Fish (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Chatoon: Bear's Forest (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 A Stepping Stone to Success (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Cursed Eye Chain (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 Classroom of the Poisoning Devil (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 The Pachinko Pro Code (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 Love Chemistry (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Confession of a Certain Girls' Murder (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 I Sued My Dad (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 Beware of the Secret Society (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 The Strange Tale of Warashi Ishi (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 To the Me Who Is Gone (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 The Cherry Tree Deep Within the Mountain (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.
38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 Unendurable Goodbye (in Japanese). Published by Takarajimasha.