Ryuhei Tamura Explained

Ryūhei Tamura
Native Name:	田村 隆平
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	18 April 1980
Birth Place:	Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Occupation:	Manga artist
Signature:	Tamura Ryūhei sign.svg

is a Japanese manga artist.^[1] He is best known for being the author and illustrator of the manga Beelzebub, which was first published as a one-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump, 2008. It was then serialized in 2009. Tamura was formerly an assistant/student to Toshiaki Iwashiro, the author of Psyren, which was also serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump.^[2]

Works

One-shots

• Ura Beat (2003, Weekly Shōnen Jump)^[3]
• Tiger Dragon Brother (2015, Weekly Shōnen Jump)
• Rappa Rendan (2019, Weekly Shōnen Jump)

Series

• Beelzebub (2009-2014, Weekly Shōnen Jump)
• Beelzebub Bangai Hen (2015, Weekly Shōnen Jump) ^[4]
• Hungry Marie (2017, Weekly Shōnen Jump, U.S. edition of Weekly Shonen Jump, via Jump Start) ^{[5] [6]}
• Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin (2020–2021, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Viz Media Shonen Jump)
• Pyramid no Himitsu (2023–present, Bentame Jump)^[7]
• Cosmos (2023–present, Monthly Sunday Gene-X)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crunchyroll to Simulcast Beelzebub Shōnen Anime. 3 January 2011. Anime News Network.
2. Weekly Shonen Jump No. 13, 2009, from commentary
3. Weekly Shonen Jump No. 37/38, 2003, page 86
4. Web site: Beelzebub:Bangai-hen Spinoff Manga Ends in March. 3 March 2015. Anime News Network.
5. Web site: Viz Media to Preview All 6 New Shonen Jump Manga in English. 27 January 2017. Anime News Network.
6. SASAKI_Hisashi. SHONENJUMP SASAKI. 836288867879702528. 27 February 2017. No.13 is live now! Our 4th JUMP START is HUNGRY MARIE 1st chapter is full of excitement & so unpredictable!….
7. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Shueisha to Publish Bentame Jump Magazine With Educational Manga. Anime News Network. March 17, 2023. March 5, 2023.
8. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Beelzebub's Ryūhei Tamura Launches New Manga on April 19. Anime News Network. March 17, 2023. March 17, 2023.