Satoru Noda (artist) explained

Name Nonen:野田サトル
Nonus:ja
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Place:Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan
Area:Manga artist
Manga Artist:yes

is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series Golden Kamuy, for which he won the 2016 Manga Taishō and the 2018 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Biography

Noda was born in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan. His great-grandfather was a military settler in Hokkaido and veteran of the Russo-Japanese War; Noda named the protagonist of his manga series Golden Kamuy after him. After moving to Tokyo at the age of 23, he entered the manga industry as an artist assistant. Noda was an assistant to Mitsurou Kubo for two years, and later worked under . He made his debut as a manga artist in 2003, with the one-shot published in . His second one-shot story, 2006's, won a in the Young Artist division.

After working as an artist assistant for nearly a decade, Noda made his serialized manga debut in 2011 with Supinamarada!, serialized in Weekly Young Jump. After Supinamarada! was a commercial failure, Noda took a year before developing his next series, 2014's Golden Kamuy. The series would become a widespread critical and commercial success, and won the Manga Taishō in 2016 and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018. Following the conclusion of Golden Kamuy in 2022, Noda announced that he would relaunch Supinamarada!.[1] Noda debuted the ice hockey manga reboot under the new name Dogsred in Weekly Young Jump on July 27, 2023.[2]

Little is known about Noda's personal life. Though he maintains an online presence and is interviewed by the press about his work, he does not make public appearances; upon winning the Manga Taishō in 2016, the award was accepted by his editor, with Noda delivering an audio-only acceptance speech.

Style

Noda draws using digital illustration exclusively. While Noda is noted for conducting in-depth research on subject material that appears in his manga, he has stated that he is not interested in maintaining strict historical accuracy in his work, citing historically inaccurate elements in Golden Kamuy such as skiing and certain firearms that were added for dramatic effect.

Noda cites JoJo's Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki and the manga Keiji, Kinnikuman, and as among his influences. Hallmarks of his work include visual references to pop culture, and narratives that juxtapose gag comedy against violent or dramatic moments. Handsome and muscular men are a recurring element of Noda's work; he has voiced his distaste for -styled manga, and has stated that he "draw[s] without compromise the beautiful bodies of men."

Works

Serials

One-shots

Awards

|-! scope="row" | 2006| Gōrī wa Mae Shika Mukanai| Young Artist Division| | | | [3] |-! scope="row" | 2016| Golden Kamuy| Male Readers| Kono Manga ga Sugoi!| | | [4] |-! scope="row" | 2016| Golden Kamuy| Grand Prize| Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize| | | [5] |-! scope="row" | 2016| Golden Kamuy| | Manga Taishō| | | [6] |-! scope="row" | 2017| Golden Kamuy| Grand Prize| Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize| | | [7] |-! scope="row" | 2018| Golden Kamuy| Grand Prize| Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize| | | [8] |-! scope="row" | 2018| Golden Kamuy| Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia| Eisner Award| | English-language translation by Viz Media| [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . Golden Kamuy's Satoru Noda Relaunches Supinamarada! Ice Hockey Manga . . 29 April 2022 . 28 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Mateo . Alex . Golden Kamuy's Satoru Noda Reveals New Ice Hockey Sports Manga's Title DOGSRED . . 21 August 2023 . 19 July 2023.
  3. Web site: ja:野田サトル . https://natalie.mu/comic/artist/9514 . . 8 December 2019 . ja.
  4. Web site: Ressler . Karen . Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Male Readers . . 8 December 2019 . 10 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Ressler . Karen . 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced . . 8 December 2019 . 25 February 2016.
  6. Web site: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy Wins 9th Manga Taisho Award . . 8 December 2019 . 30 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced . . 8 December 2019 . 23 February 2017.
  8. Web site: Ressler . Karen . Golden Kamuy Wins 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award . . 8 December 2019 . 24 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . Gengoroh Tagame's My Brother's Husband Manga Wins Eisner Award . . 8 December 2019 . 21 July 2018.