Over 10,000 Entries! Winners of the 4th Drecom Media Awards Announced

Announcement of the Winners of the 4th Drecom Media Awards

Drecom Media, the publishing and video brand of Drecom Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hiroki Naito), has announced the winners of the 4th Drecom Media Awards, a new novelist competition.

Five winning works selected from over 10,000 entries!

We are pleased to announce the winning works and authors of the 4th Drecom Media Awards, a new novelist competition for which entries were accepted from October 10, 2025, to January 9, 2026. From a total of 10,537 entries, five works were selected as winners. Comments from the final selection committee for each work are now available on the official website.

Furthermore, the winning works will be published as books under the DRE Novels imprint and are also scheduled for comic adaptations. Please look forward to future developments.

Official Website for the 4th Drecom Media Awards

◆Gold Prize

"The Villainess Who Pulls the Strings Behind the World – But Only Her Love Life is Off Track" by Yuri Zenda

・Official Prize (Commemorative Trophy) + Supplementary Prize (1,000,000 yen prize money)

・Book publication under DRE Novels

・Guaranteed comic adaptation and book publication

◆Silver Prize

"Princess, 'What is This Rubber-Like Meat?!'" by Tomorokoshi

・Official Prize (Commemorative Trophy) + Supplementary Prize (500,000 yen prize money)

・Book publication under DRE Novels

・Guaranteed comic adaptation and book publication

◆Silver Prize

"Your Majesty the Imperial Consort, Please Take Care of Yourself ~ The Slow Life of a Reincarnated Dietary Therapist ~" by Rei Sareki

・Official Prize (Commemorative Trophy) + Supplementary Prize (500,000 yen prize money)

・Book publication under DRE Novels

・Guaranteed comic adaptation and book publication

◆Silver Prize

"The Reincarnated Lady's Sweet? Otherworldly Slow Life! ~ With a Fluffy Messenger of God ~" by Mebae

・Official Prize (Commemorative Trophy) + Supplementary Prize (500,000 yen prize money)

・Book publication under DRE Novels

・Guaranteed comic adaptation and book publication

◆Silver Prize

"Otherworldly Quiz King ~ The Fairy World and the Feast of Seven Kings ~" by MUMU

・Official Prize (Commemorative Trophy) + Supplementary Prize (500,000 yen prize money)

・Book publication under DRE Novels

・Guaranteed comic adaptation and book publication

*No Grand Prize winner.

*Titles and author names are as of the time of award. They may be subject to change upon release.

What is DRE Novels?

"Fun that exceeds your expectations"

A light novel label from Drecom. It releases a wide range of genre-defying works, including the full-scale dark fantasy "Blade & Bastard" and "The Holy Grail of Eris," which have been announced for anime adaptation, as well as "Love Your Dark Lord" and "My Fiancé Eloped with His Affair Partner. I'm Happy Being Doted on by the Prince, So Please Don't Ask Me to Come Back Now."

◆DRE Novels: https://drecom-media.jp/drenovels

About Drecom Co., Ltd.

[Company Overview]

Name: Drecom Co., Ltd.

Representative: Hiroki Naito, President and CEO

Established: November 13, 2001

Location: 19F ThinkPark Tower, 2-1-1 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

URL: https://drecom.co.jp/