Yuji Kaku Explained

Name Nonen:賀来ゆうじ
Nonus:ja
Nationality:Japanese
Collaborators:Tatsuki Fujimoto
Relatives:Takeshi Tsuruno (cousin)
Manga Artist:y

is a Japanese manga artist. Originally an editor, Kaku began working as manga artist in 2009 with Memory Customs, a one-shot published in Jump Square. In 2013, he launched his first series, Fantasma. After working as an assistant to Tatsuki Fujimoto, Kaku launched his second series, , in Shōnen Jump+, which quickly became the most popular manga on the platform. It was adapted into an anime in 2023.

Biography

As a child, Kaku often spent time painting and practicing swordplay with his cousin, Takeshi Tsuruno. Tsuruno feels this swordplay experience would influence Kaku's later works.[1] Kaku entered the manga industry in 2007, when he began working as an editor for Weekly Shōnen Champion.[2] After leaving Akita Shoten in 2008, Kaku wrote a one-shot, titled Memory Customs, which was published in Jump Square in 2009. It later received an honorable mention in the Jump Square Comic Grand Prix. In 2013, Kaku began his first full series, . It was serialized in Jump Square until the following year. From 2016 to 2018, Kaku worked as an assistant to Tatsuki Fujimoto with his work on Fire Punch.[3]

In 2018, Kaku began serializing on the Shōnen Jump+ website, where it ran until 2021. The series quickly grew in popularity. By August 2018, it was the most popular series on Shōnen Jump+.[4] In the same year, it also ranked eleventh in the Next Manga Award in the web manga category.[5] In the 2019 edition of Kono Manga ga Sugoi!, the series was one of three series tied for 16th place on its list of the top manga series for male readers.[6] An anime adaptation of the series has also been produced.[7] In 2021, Kaku began serializing Ayashimon in Weekly Shōnen Jump, where it ran until 2022.

Works

One-shots

Manga series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 賀来ゆうじ. Takeshi Tsuruno's blog. January 23, 2018. January 1, 2022. ja.
  2. Web site: 【20話】持ち込め!新人作家!持ち込みの極意!!. Shōnen Jump+. October 17, 2018. January 1, 2022. ja.
  3. Web site: Yuji Kaku breaks down the maniac characters from Chainsaw Man!. Manga Plus. January 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: https://ddnavi.com/news/478886/a/. ja:「ジャンプ+」人気No.1作品『地獄楽』、ジャンプ出張掲載が大好評!. Da Vinci News. Kadokawa Corporation. August 13, 2018. January 1, 2022. ja.
  5. Web site: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii, Senpai ga Uzai Kōhai no Hanashi Take Top Prizes at Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards. Anime News Network. Loveridge. Lynzee. August 23, 2018. January 1, 2022.
  6. Web site: Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Male Readers. Pineda. Rafael. October 10, 2018. Anime News Network. January 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: Yūji Kaku's Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Manga Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. January 24, 2021. January 1, 2022.
  8. Book: Kaku, Yuji. About the Author. Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku. March 17, 2020. 1. Viz Media. March 17, 2020. 209. 978-1-974713-20-2.
  9. Web site: ja:ジャンプSQ.(ジャンプスクエア)増刊 (2016年2月号) - ジャンプSQ.CROWN 2016 WINTER. https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-04-4910051520265. Kinokuniya Web Store. ja.
  10. Web site: SQ.でマフィアファンタジー新連載&「‪貧乏神が!‬」最終回. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. July 4, 2013. January 1, 2022. ja.
  11. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Hell's Paradise Manga Ends on January 25. Anime News Network. January 1, 2022. January 18, 2021.
  12. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Yūji Kaku's Ayashimon Manga Ends. Anime News Network. May 29, 2022. May 29, 2022.