Naoshi Arakawa Explained
is a Japanese manga artist, known for his work Your Lie in April.
Early life
Naoshi Arakawa grew up in the countryside of Japan with an older brother.[1] They used to get manga magazines like Weekly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Shōnen Magazine often, so he was exposed to manga from a young age.[1] That, along with his love for Fist of the North Star and Kinnikuman was what ultimately made him decide to become a manga author.[2] However, he elected not to tell anyone due to the conservative nature of his hometown and his shy personality.[1]
Career
After getting advice from a friend at college, Naoshi Arakawa decided to enter for the Monthly Shōnen Magazine Grand Challenge. The one-shot he submitted would become the basis for Your Lie in April.[2] Afterwards, he then worked as an assistant before making his serial debut with the manga adaptation of A School Frozen in Time.[2] It ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from December 2007 to April 2009, and was published in four volumes.[3] At the time, he was also working on a one-shot manga prototype, which would eventually become his second serial, Sayonara, Football.[2] It ran in Magazine E-no from June 20, 2009, to August 20, 2010,[4] [5] and was published in two volumes.[6] [7]
After finishing Sayonara, Football, he wanted to try something new.[1] He eventually decided on doing a music-focused anime, however, his first attempt was turned down.[8] To find inspiration, he decided to go back to the original one-shot he entered in the contest.[2] He eventually created Your Lie in April. It ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from April 6, 2011, to February 6, 2015,[9] [10] and was published in eleven volumes.[11] It won the award for Best manga at the 37th Kodansha Manga Awards.[12] He also made a spinoff manga for the Japanese blu-ray release of the anime adaptation and was later published in format.[13] He also did the illustrations for the light novel spinoff.[14] Around this time, he also did an illustration for the endcard (the drawing at the end of the episode) for the fifth episode of Occultic;Nine.[15]
For his next series, he decided to make a sequel to Sayonara, Football in the form of Farewell, My Dear Cramer. It ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from May 6, 2016, to December 4, 2020,[16] [17] and is being published in volumes, with fourteen having been released as of August 2022 (last release April 2021).[18] A volume zero to Farewell, My Dear Cramer was also given out to people who saw the movie adaptation of Sayonara, Football in theaters.[19]
On September 21, 2022, Arakawa released a preview for his new manga series, titled Atwight Game, in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine.[20] It was serialized from September 28, 2022,[21] to April 12, 2023.[22]
Arakawa's next series, Orion's Board, began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on January 10, 2024.[23]
Works
Manga
- (2007–2009) (serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine)
- (2009–2010) (serialized in Magazine E-no)
- (2011–2015) (serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine)
- (2016) (included with the Japanese blu-ray release of the main series' anime adaptation)
- (2016–2020) (serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine)
- (2022–2023) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
- (2024–present) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
Other
- (2014) (illustrations)
- (2016) (episode 5 endcard)
Notes and References
- Web site: Report from Anime Expo: An exclusive interview with Naoshi Arakawa. Kodansha Comics. August 8, 2016. February 12, 2021.
- Web site: ja:足りないのはLOVEとヤンキー〈『四月は君の嘘』新川直司インタビュー前編〉. https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E1327416504902/?p=all. Excite News. January 25, 2012. February 12, 2021. ja.
- Web site: Mateo. Alex. Kodansha Comics, Vertical License Summer of You, Haru's Curse Manga. Anime News Network. July 17, 2020. February 12, 2021.
- Web site: ja:マガジンイーノ No.2号 2009年06月20日. http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/magazine/index.php/04778/newest/521. Kodansha. February 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20090921134805/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/magazine/index.php/04778/newest/521. September 21, 2009. ja.
- Web site: ja:「たま♡はな」安原いちる新連載、男子中学生が魔女になる. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/36469. Comic Natalie. February 12, 2021. ja. August 20, 2010.
- Web site: ja:さよならフットボール(1). https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000044645. Kodansha. February 12, 2021. ja.
- Web site: ja:さよならフットボール(2)<完>. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000044749. Kodansha. February 12, 2021. ja.
- Web site: Aoki. Deb. Interview: Your Lie in April Mangaka Naoshi Arakawa. Anime News Network. August 12, 2016. February 12, 2021.
- Web site: ja:「さよならフットボール」新川、月マガで恋物語スタート. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/47420. Comic Natalie. February 12, 2021. ja. April 6, 2011.
- Web site: Ressler. Karen. Your Lie in April Manga to End in February. Anime News Network. February 12, 2021. December 26, 2014.
- Web site: http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063714678. ja:四月は君の嘘(11)<完>. Your Lie in April (11) . Kodansha. February 12, 2021. ja.
- Web site: Ressler. Karen. Animal Land, Ore Monogatari!! Win 37th Kodansha Manga Awards. Anime News Network. May 9, 2013. February 12, 2021.
- Web site: http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063925401. ja:四月は君の嘘Coda. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Coda. Kodansha. February 12, 2021.
- Book: Tokiumi, Yui. A Six Person Etude. 2017. Vertical. V. 978-1945054266.
- Web site: ja:Site 05 ここが新しい世界なのね She's Lost Control. https://occultic-nine.com/story/05.html. Occultic;Nine official website. November 4, 2016. February 12, 2021. ja.
- Web site: ja:新川直司、個性豊かな少女たちのサッカー物語「さよなら私のクラマー」開幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/186155. Comic Natalie. February 12, 2021. ja. May 6, 2016.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. 'Farewell, My Dear Cramer' Manga Ends in December. Anime News Network. February 12, 2021. November 5, 2020.
- Web site: ja:さよなら私のクラマー(14). https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000350971. Kodansha. April 18, 2021. ja.
- Web site: ja:さよなら私のクラマー:劇場版アニメの入場者特典にマンガ"第0巻" 新川直司描き下ろし 中学生編と高校生編の幕間描く. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210416dog00m200043000c.html. Mantan Web. April 19, 2021. April 19, 2021. ja.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Your Lie in April Author Naoshi Arakawa Announces New Manga. Anime News Network. September 13, 2022. September 13, 2022.
- Web site: ja:「さよなら私のクラマー」新川直司の新連載「アトワイトゲーム」週マガで始動. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/495391. Comic Natalie. April 19, 2023. ja. September 28, 2022.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Naoshi Arakawa's Atwight Game Fantasy Manga Ends on April 12. Anime News Network. April 19, 2023. April 6, 2023.
- Web site: ja:『四月は君の嘘』『さよなら私のクラマー』作者の新連載は将棋×青春×ラブストーリー PV公開. https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2309914/full/. Oricon. January 10, 2024. January 10, 2024. ja.