Hitoshi Iwaaki Explained
is a Japanese manga artist, whose works include the science-fiction/horror series Parasyte.
Career
During high school, he was reading a lot of manga by Osamu Tezuka, which inspired him to begin drawing manga himself. He began working as an assistant for manga artist Kazuo Kamimura in 1984. In 1985, his short story "Gomi no Umi" won the newcomer award Tetsuya Chiba Award and was published in a special edition of Morning magazine. Since then, he has worked mainly for Kodansha, especially Monthly Afternoon magazine.[1]
In 1993, Iwaaki received the Kodansha Manga Award for Parasyte.[2] In 2010, Historie took the grand prize in the manga division of the Japan Media Arts Festival.[3] Historie also earned him the 2012 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize.[4] Iwaaki won the 2020 Saito Takao Award for his work on Reiri.[5]
Works
- (1985; published in Kodansha's Morning Open Zōkan)
- (1986–1988; serialized in Kodansha's Morning; 4 volumes)
- (1989–1994; serialized in Kodansha's Morning Open Zōkan (1989) and Monthly Afternoon (1989–1994); 10 volumes)
- (1990; short stories collection volume published by Kodansha)
- (1996–1999; serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits;[6] 4 volumes)
- (2001;[7] collected volume of two stories published in Kodansha's Morning Shin-Magnum Zōkan (1999) and Akita Shoten's Young Champion (2000))[8]
- (2001–2002; serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal Arashi;[9] [10] 1 volume)
- (2003–present (on hiatus since 2022);[11] serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon; 11 volumes)
- (illustrated by Daisuke Muroi) (2015–2018; serialized in Akita Shoten's ; 6 volumes)[12] [13]
Notes and References
- Web site: Kido. Misaki. 2016-11-02. Creator Interview: Hitoshi Iwaaki on Parasyte. 2022-12-09. Kodansha. en-US. February 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230206150741/https://kodansha.us/2016/11/02/creator-interview-hitoshi-iwaaki-parasyte/. live.
- Web site: Kodansha Manga Awards. Joel Hahn. Comic Book Awards Almanac. 2007-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml. 2007-08-16. dead .
- Web site: Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. Anime News Network. 2010-12-08. 2011-01-03. December 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209104042/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-08/tatami-galaxy-historie-win-media-arts-awards. live.
- Web site: Tezuka Cultural Awards. 2016-09-10. June 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160627234645/http://www.asahi.com/shimbun/award/tezuka/12a.html. live.
- Web site: ja:さいとう・たかを賞受賞に岩明均「『レイリ』は僕が一兵卒だったから生まれた」. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/363546. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 29, 2021. ja. January 17, 2020. October 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026061616/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/363546. live.
- Web site: ja:「岩明均」全覧・著者略歴. https://ebookjapan.yahoo.co.jp/content/author/1794/index.html. . January 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240113120040/https://ebookjapan.yahoo.co.jp/content/author/1794/index.html. January 13, 2024. ja. live.
- Web site: ja:雪の峠・剣の舞. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3343871. Kodansha. January 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20040112151831/http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3343871. January 12, 2004. ja.
- Web site: ja:雪の峠・剣の舞. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000039391. Kodansha. January 13, 2024. ja. January 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240113121512/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000039391. live.
- Web site: ja:ヤングアニマル嵐 Vol.4. http://www.younganimal.com/yokoku/arasi/ya01arasi04.html. Hakusensha. January 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20011012231722/http://www.younganimal.com/yokoku/arasi/ya01arasi04.html. October 12, 2001. ja.
- Web site: ja:ヤングアニマル嵐 Vol.6. http://www.younganimal.com/yokoku/arasi/ya02arasi06.html. Hakusensha. January 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20021009202135/http://www.younganimal.com/yokoku/arasi/ya02arasi06.html. October 9, 2002. ja.
- ja:王宮の外・6. Outside the Royal Palace (6). Historie. Monthly Afternoon. Kodansha. October 2022. August 24, 2022. ja. 371.
- Web site: Pennyfeather. Kevin. Parasyte's Iwaaki Launches Reiri Manga With Artist Daisuke Muroi. Anime News Network. January 13, 2024. October 14, 2015. January 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240113115739/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-14/parasyte-iwaaki-launches-reiri-manga-with-artist-daisuke-muroi/.94114. live.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Parasyte's Hitoshi Iwaaki, Artist Daisuke Muroi End Reiri Manga. Anime News Network. January 13, 2024. November 11, 2018. January 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240113115738/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-11/parasyte-hitoshi-iwaaki-artist-daisuke-muroi-end-reiri-manga/.139322. live.