TheMephisto Prize (メフィスト賞,Mefisuto Shō) is a Japaneseliterary award for unpublishedgenre fiction novels, mainly formystery novels. It was established in 1996 by the editors ofMephisto magazine and is awarded on an irregular basis. The winning work is published byKodansha and the winner receives a statue ofSherlock Holmes.
The BBB is a publishing group in which some Mephisto Prize winners participate. The group was established in 2012 byRyusui Seiryoin and other Mephisto Prize winners to translate their works into English and publish them as ebooks.
| Year | Winner | Winning entry | Available in English Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Hiroshi Mori | Subete ga F ni Naru (すべてがFになる) | |
| 2 | 1996 | Ryusui Seiryoin | Kozumikku (Cosmic) (コズミック) | |
| 3 | 1997 | Kenichi Sobu (ja) | Roku mai no Tonkatsu (六枚のとんかつ) | |
| 4 | 1998 | Kurumi Inui | J no Shinwa (Jの神話) | |
| 5 | 1998 | Kazuhiro Uraga (ja) | Kioku no Hate (記憶の果て) | |
| 6 | 1998 | Kyosuke Tsumiki (ja) | Yuganda Soseiki (歪んだ創世記) | |
| 7 | 1998 | Fuyuki Shindo (ja) | Chinurareta Shinwa (血塗られた神話) | |
| 8 | 1998 | Mitsufumi Asagure (ja)[2] | Dabu(e)suton Kaido (ダブ（エ）ストン街道) | |
| 9 | 1998 | Takafumi Takada (ja) | QED Hyakunin Isshu no Shu (QED 百人一首の呪) | |
| 10 | 1999 | Nozomu Nakashima (ja) | K no Ryugi (Kの流儀) | |
| 11 | 1999 | Shina Takasato (ja) | Gin no Ori o Tokashite (銀の檻を溶かして) | |
| 12 | 1999 | Takumi Kirisha (ja) | Dopperugenga (Doppelgänger) Kyu (ドッペルゲンガー宮) | |
| 13 | 1999 | Masayuki Shuno (ja) | Hasami Otoko (ハサミ男) | |
| 14 | 2000 | Seiji Kodokoro (ja) | Announ [Unknown] (アンノウン) | |
| 15 | 2000 | Toru Hikawa (ja) | Makkura na Yoake (真っ暗な夜明け) | |
| 16 | 2000 | Kenji Kuroda (ja) | Wedingu Doresu [Wedding Dress] (ウェディング・ドレス) | |
| 17 | 2000 | Kaju Koizumi (ja) | Higa (火蛾) | |
| 18 | 2000 | Koji Ishizaki (ja) | Nichiyobi no Chinmoku (日曜日の沈黙) | |
| 19 | 2001 | Otaro Maijo | Kemuri ka Tsuchi ka Kuimono (煙か土か食い物 Smoke, Soil or Sacrifices) | |
| 20 | 2001 | Ryosuke Akizuki (ja) | Getchoseki no Maken (月長石の魔犬) | |
| 21 | 2001 | Yuya Sato | Furikka (Flicker) Shiki (フリッカー式) | |
| 22 | 2001 | Takumi Tsumura (ja) | Doomsday (DOOMSDAY) | |
| 23 | 2002 | Nisio Isin | Kubikiri Saikuru (クビキリサイクル) | Zaregoto, Book 1: The Kubikiri Cycle |
| 24 | 2002 | Takekuni Kitayama (ja) | Kurokku [Clock] Jo Satsujin Jiken (『クロック城』殺人事件) | |
| 25 | 2002 | Megumi Tachimori (ja) | Sore de mo Keikan wa Warau (それでも警官は微笑う) | |
| 26 | 2002 | Akira Ishiguro (ja) | Shito Nippon (死都日本) | |
| 27 | 2003 | Shintaro Ikegaki (ja) | Furemu Auto [Flame-Out] (フレームアウト) | |
| 28 | 2003 | Namida Sekita (ja) | Mitsu no Mori no Kogoeru Megami (蜜の森の凍える女神) | |
| 29 | 2003 | Yukiya Shoji (ja)[3] | Sora o Miageru Furui Uta o Kuchizusamu (空を見上げる古い歌を口ずさむ) | |
| 30 | 2004 | Ryuoh Yano (ja) | Kyokugen Suiri Koroshiamu [Colosseum] (極限推理コロシアム) | |
| 31 | 2004 | Mizuki Tsujimura[4] | Tsumetai Kosha no Toki wa Tomaru (冷たい校舎の時は止まる) | A School Frozen in Time |
| 32 | 2005 | Yukiko Mari (ja)[5] | Kochusho (孤虫症) | |
| 33 | 2005 | Takeshi Moriyama (ja) | Mokka no Daisho (黙過の代償) | |
| 34 | 2006 | Hayato Okazaki (ja) | Shojo wa Odoru Kurai Hara no Naka Odoru (少女は踊る暗い腹の中踊る) | |
| 35 | 2007 | Mahoro Furuno (ja) | Tentei no Hashitanaki Kajitsu (天帝のはしたなき果実) | |
| 36 | 2007 | Reiichiro Fukami (ja) | Uruchimo Torukko [Ultimo Trucco] (ウルチモ・トルッコ) | |
| 37 | 2008 | Korumono Migiwa (ja) | Paradaisu Kurozudo [Paradise Closed] (パラダイス・クローズド) | |
| 38 | 2008 | Sosuke Watari (ja) | Horiwari de Warau Onna (掘割で笑う女) | |
| 39 | 2008 | Yushin Jiro (ja) | Mane Rodo [Money Road] (マネーロード) | |
| 40 | 2009 | Yamori Mochizuki (ja) | Muboden: Futago no Ko ra (無貌伝 双児の子ら) | |
| 41 | 2009 | Koichiro Akahoshi (ja) | Mushitori no Uta (虫とりのうた) | |
| 42 | 2009 | Mito Shirakawa (ja) | Puru [Pool] no Soko ni Nemuru (プールの底に眠る) | |
| 43 | 2010 | Ryo Amane (ja) | Kyokankaku (キョウカンカク) | |
| 44 | 2010 | Tenju Maruyama (ja) | Roya no Oni (琅邪の鬼) | |
| 45 | 2010 | Daisuke Takada (ja) | Toshokan no Majo (図書館の魔女) | |
| 46 | 2012 | Natsuki Kita (ja) | Koto no Kitsune-san (恋都の狐さん) | |
| 47 | 2013 | Ritsu Shuki (ja) | Gankyudo no Satsujin (眼球堂の殺人) | |
| 48 | 2013 | Yoichi Chikamoto | Ai no Shirushi Tengoku no Hogaku (愛の徴 天国の方角) | |
| 49 | 2013 | Sho Kazamori | Uzumaku Kairo no Rekuiemu [Requiem] (渦巻く回廊の鎮魂曲) | |
| 50 | 2014 | Yabusaka Hayasaka (ja) | Marumarumarumarumarumarumarumaru Satsujin Jiken (○○○○○○○○殺人事件) | |
| 51 | 2015 | Magi Inoue | Koi to Kinki no Purediketto [Predicate] (恋と禁忌の述語論理) |
Mephisto (メフィスト) is a Japanese literary magazine ofgenre fiction, mainly ofmystery fiction. It has been published triannually byKodansha since April 1994.
Koji Suzuki'sPromenade of the Gods was serialized in the magazine from 1995 to 2002. The first three stories ofNisio Isin'sMonogatari series were published in the magazine in 2005-2006.