Da Vinci (magazine)


Da Vinci is a monthly magazine about books published by Kadokawa Corporation, launched in 1994 by Recruit Co. The first publisher was Yoshio Kimura, the editor-in-chief was Yasuhiro Nagazono, and the art director was Toshiaki Ichikawa.
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Overview

Da Vinci is a book information magazine that introduces new publications, popular books and comics. The magazine also features essays by famous people, reader-submitted columns, questionnaires, special features on the relationship between the world and books from a new perspective, and a wide range of information on new paperbacks, new books, and new comics. It also includes information on approaching authors for book signings.
  • Although it is a literary magazine, it is subculture-oriented, actively introducing not only general novels but also manga and light novels.
  • The covers are mainly modeled after popular young actors, musicians, and celebrities, each holding the book they like best.
  • It is the magazine that created the manga essay genre. The magazine selected Haruko Ohtagaki and Saori Oguri, who were not yet on the scene, to create a bestseller, and "Manga Essay Theater" was born from that.
Da Vinci was previously owned by Media Factory. Kadokawa has acquired Media Factory since then.

Da Vinci Literature Award

The Da Vinci Prize for Literature was a newcomer's literary prize offered by Media Factory's magazine Da Vinci, accepting novels of 100 to 200 pages in 400-character manuscript paper. Any genre of work was acceptable. The winner received a cash prize of one million yen, and the winning work was published by Media Factory .
Other than the Grand Prize, the cash prizes were 200,000 yen for the Excellence Award and Reader's Award, and 100,000 yen for the Editor-in-Chief's Special Award.
The contest ended with the 7th edition in 2012, and the Da Vinci "Story of Books" Grand Prize was established as the successor prize, limiting the content to "stories related to books.
YearAwardAward-winning workAuthor
2006Grand PrizeYo-chan's Night.Azusa Maekawa
2006Excellence AwardGo, HOMETachibana Natsumizu
2006Excellence AwardBut BeautifulMahiro Sawaki
2006Editor's Special PrizePOKKA POKKAMitsuru Nakagawa
2007Grand Prizerabbit breadAsako Takiwa
2007Excellence AwardYamashita Batting CenterAtsushi Sogabe
2007Editor's Special PrizeFISH IN THE SKYAo Okamoto
2008Grand PrizeMap manJunjo Shindo
2008Readers' Choice AwardMorning glory morningRiriko Tono
2008Editor's Special PrizeYoshino Kita High School Library CommitteeNagisa Yamamoto
2009Grand PrizeBurdock Kiyoko's Cat SoulKaeruko Akeno
2010Grand PrizeN/AN/A
2010Readers' Choice AwardGet marriedTomonori Satonaka
2011Grand PrizeLaughMizuo Kudo
2012Grand PrizeN/AN/A

Da Vinci "Book Story" Grand Prize

The Da Vinci "Book Story" Grand Prize is the successor to the Da Vinci Literature Award, which ended with the 7th edition in 2012. It launched in 2013, The prize is limited to "stories related to books," and invites entries of 250 to 350 pages of 400-character manuscript paper. The winner will receive a cash prize of one million yen, and the winning story will be published by Media Factory.There are also prizes for excellence, readers' prizes, and special prizes. The final selection is made not only by the editorial department, but also by 100 readers' judges and bookstore staff, making it a unique literary award in its selection method.
YearAwardAward-winning workAuthor
2013Grand PrizeFirst love goes beyond the slopeNamiya Fujiishi
2013Readers' Choice AwardIware KitaYanagasawa Kada
2014Grand PrizeBookstore with God Mahoroba no NatsuSenya Mihagi
2015Grand PrizeN/AN/A

Book of the Year Award

The "Da Vinci" Book of the Year is an annual ranking that started in 2001. The ranking is not simply based on sales order, but on the votes of "book connoisseurs" such as book critics, bookstore employees, Da Vinci survey members, and reading meter users from all over Japan.
#YearRecipient
1020101Q84 by Haruki Murakami
112011' by Hiro Arikawa
122012' by Hiro Arikawa
Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa
Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu
132013The Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi Ono
Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
142014' by Keigo Higashino
' by Keigo Higashino
Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
152015Spark by Naoki Matayoshi
' by Shion Miura
March Comes In like a Lion by Chica Umino
162016Your Name by Makoto Shinkai
' by Shuichi Yoshida
March Comes In like a Lion by Chica Umino
172017Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
Spark by Naoki Matayoshi
March Comes In like a Lion by Chica Umino
182018 by
A Forest of Wool and Steel by
Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama
192019Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara
202020Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge
212021Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge
222022Spy × Family by Tatsuya Endo
232023Ikoku Nikki
242024Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
252025Hon Nara Uru Hodo by Ao Kojima

Da Vinci E-book Award

The Da Vinci Electronic Book Award is a media award for electronic books established in 2011 by Media Factory Inc.
Since 2012, it has been known as the E-Book Award. All e-book titles distributed during the last year are eligible. The grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of one million yen.
The e-book awards are given to e-books and e-comics in all genres except for adult titles distributed in the previous year, and are based on an original bestseller ranking based on annual sales data from 21 e-bookstores. This year's awards are the fourth in the series. This year marks the fourth time it has been held. The aim is to keep e-books boom from declining hence a bestseller award. It stopped after 2014.
Selection method: Original best seller from annual sales data of e-bookstores' aggregate rankings. The readers prize is based on readers' vote.
YearGrand PrizeLiterature AwardBook AwardManga AwardSpecial AwardReaders' Prize
2011Marriage of NukakaSinging WhaleElemental Picture BookSennen GahoAppropriate DiaryMom, read! Otoehon before good night-reading Japanese folk tales-
2012Ichiro InterviewsShuntaro Tanikawa's" Tanigawapanologue vol.0Piyo-chan's FriendOur MangaIntroduction to Men's Style