Ken Wakui Explained

Name Nonen:和久井健
Nonus:ja
Nationality:Japanese
Awards:2020 Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category
Manga Artist:y

is a Japanese manga artist best known for his works Shinjuku Swan and Tokyo Revengers.

Wakui debuted with Shinjuku Swan in 2005 which became a notable commercial success and received multiple adaptations; the series concluded in 2013. His three shorter series, Abaddon, Budgerigar and Desert Eagle were released from 2010 to 2016. Wakui's most critically acclaimed work, Tokyo Revengers, was first published in 2017 and concluded in 2022; with more than 70 million copies in circulation, Tokyo Revengers has since become one of the best-selling manga series of all time and it has been adapted into an anime series and several live-acton films.

Biography

After being fired from his first job, during his happy high-school years, Wakui often spent time with street gangs. However, he later found work as a bar host and eventually graduated from high school.[1] In 2004, Wakui entered Shinjuku Swan into the Weekly Young Magazine Newcomer Award, where it earned an honorable mention. The next year, it began serialization in Weekly Young Magazine, where it ran until 2013. The series performed well and earned a jury recommendation at the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival.[2] It was also adapted into two live-action films, which were released in May 2015 and January 2017.[3] [4]

In March 2017, Wakui launched Tokyo Revengers in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. The series quickly became popular and won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2020.[5] It has also received multiple adaptations, notably an anime television series and a live-action film.[6] [7]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Tokyo Revengers": un manga de voyous écrit par un ancien voyou. Le Monde. Croquet. Pauline. August 31, 2019. January 6, 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards. Anime News Network. Loo. Egan. December 10, 2008. January 6, 2022.
  3. Web site: 'Shinjuku Swan' Red-Light District Manga Gets Live-Action Film. Anime News Network. Loo. Egan. February 24, 2013. January 6, 2022.
  4. Web site: Sion Sono Returns to Direct Shinjuku Swan Sequel. Anime News Network. Loo. Egan. February 15, 2016. January 6, 2022.
  5. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. 44th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced. Anime News Network. January 6, 2022. May 12, 2020.
  6. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. Tokyo Revengers Manga Gets TV Anime in 2021. Anime News Network. January 6, 2022. June 18, 2020.
  7. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers Manga Gets Live-Action Film This Fall. Anime News Network. January 6, 2022. February 18, 2020.
  8. Web site: 和久井健. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. January 6, 2022. ja.
  9. Web site: 「新宿スワン」和久井健、ヤンマガで2本同時連載に挑戦. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. March 8, 2010. January 6, 2022. ja.
  10. Web site: 木多康昭「喧嘩稼業」が始動！次号、和久井健が新連載. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. December 9, 2013. January 6, 2022. ja.
  11. Web site: 自殺がテーマの「煉獄のカルマ」最終回、次号マガジンで和久井健の新連載. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. July 29, 2015. January 6, 2022. ja.
  12. Web site: Shinjuku Swan Author Starts Tokyo Revengers Manga Series. Anime News Network. Ressler. Karen. March 3, 2017. January 6, 2022.
  13. Web site: Tai. Anita. Tokyo Revengers' Ken Wakui, 2 Others Launch New Manga in Shonen Jump (Updated). Anime News Network. April 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240408005931/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-07/tokyo-revengers-ken-wakui-2-others-launch-new-manga-in-shonen-jump/.209617. April 8, 2024. April 7, 2024. live.

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