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25th Honkaku Mystery Award Prediction Challenge Overview

Dwango, the company behind one of Japan's largest book review sites, BookMeter, is launching an exciting event, the "Honkaku Mystery Award Prediction Challenge." Starting April 14 and running until May 8, participants will have the opportunity to predict the winning titles from the nominated works for the 25th Honkaku Mystery Award, which is organized by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club.

Event Details

The mystery genre has a strong following on BookMeter, and this event aims to engage both devoted fans of the genre and newcomers who may not yet be familiar with it. The voting process will take place on a dedicated page within the BookMeter platform. Users who successfully predict the winning title will be awarded the "Prediction Prize" - earning up to 1,000 yen worth of "BOOK☆WALKER coins" for purchasing eBooks on the BOOK☆WALKER platform. Every voter will receive a participation prize of 100 yen worth of coins, and the results will be announced around May 15.

Key Dates

• - Voting Period: From April 14 (Monday) at 12:00 to May 8 (Thursday) at 23:59
• - Special Page URL: Voting Challenge Page
• - How to Vote: Register for free on BookMeter and vote via the special page
• - Voting Rules: Each participant may only vote once, with mandatory voting in the novel section and optional voting in the critique/research section.

Prizes

1. Prediction Prize: Participants who guess the winning title correctly will receive 500 yen worth of coins per work predicted correctly, with a maximum of 1,000 yen.
2. Participation Prize: Each voter will get 100 yen worth of coins (except for those who won the Prediction Prize).

Nominees for the 25th Honkaku Mystery Award

Here are the ten nominated works, presented in alphabetical order by title:

Novel Category

• - Hiroshi Itsuki – "If She Weren't a Detective"
• - Kenji Shiotani – "The Count and the Three Coffins"
• - Tomoyuki Shirai – "I Am a Monster, You Are a Monster"
• - Yu Nankai – "The Everlasting Mansion Series of Continuous Murders: The Witch Decided to Die with X"
• - Haruo Yuki – "Salome's Guillotine"

Critique/Research Category

• - Yuzo Iijima – "Structural Analysis of Honkaku Mystery: Mazes of Fantasy, Narrative, and Reasoning"
• - Hiroko Ooya – "Reading Christie!: An Introduction to the Queen of Mystery's Masterpieces"
• - Rintaro Hōzuki & Hiroshi Shinbo – "Waiting for a Meeting at the Morgue: Correspondence Between Hiroshi Shinbo and Rintaro Hōzuki"
• - Mako Sujie – "Japanese Crime Novels"
• - Akira Senmitsu – "Looking at '2020' Through Mystery"

About BookMeter

BookMeter is renowned as Japan's leading book review platform, boasting over 34 million total reviews. Users can register their read or desired titles, managing their reading history through an app and website. This promotes reading habits and helps users avoid purchasing mistakes. The service enhances the joy of reading through engagements with other users and sharing reviews.

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About BOOK☆WALKER

Launched in 2010, BOOK☆WALKER stands as a comprehensive eBook store, gearing up to celebrate its 14th anniversary in December 2024. Collaborating with over 1,500 publishers, it offers a vast selection of over 1.7 million works, including manga, light novels, and various genres. Unique subscription services and reading experiences tailored for digital formats enhance the user experience.

This campaign is separate from the official 25th Honkaku Mystery Award event, operated independently by BookMeter, and may be modified or canceled without prior notice.