Naoshi Komi Explained

Name Nonen:古味直志
Birth Date:28 March 1986
Birth Place:Tsuno, Japan
Area:Manga artist
Signature:Naoshi Komi sign.svg
Notable Works:Nisekoi
Nonus:ja

is a Japanese manga artist. His works have debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine and its affiliates.

In 2008, he released Double Arts, which lasted for three tankōbon volumes. His best known and most widely circulated work, Nisekoi, about a pair of high school students from rival gang families that are forced to be a couple, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, and has spawned a wider media franchise, including an anime series and a live-action film.

Biography

Komi was born in Tsuno, Takaoka District in the Aichi Prefecture.[1] Komi debuted in Akamaru Jump in 2007. He said the magazine is known for featuring many newcomers.[2] His first serialized work in Weekly Shonen Jump was Double Arts.[1]

Influences

Komi has cited One Piece as one of his major influences.[2]

Works

Crossover works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Komi, Naoshi . Nisekoi: Vol. 1: False Love . 978-1-4215-5799-1 . January 2014 . Viz Media . Inside cover page .
  2. Web site: INTERVIEW: Naoshi Komi | Weekly Shonen Jump . Shonenjump.viz.com . 2013-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140425195818/http://shonenjump.viz.com/node/1743 . 2014-04-25 . dead.