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Koyoharu Gotouge

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Koyoharu Gotouge
吾われ峠とうげ 呼よび世よ晴はれ
Born (1989-05-05) May 5, 1989 (age 35)
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Awards
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Koyoharu Gotouge (Japanese: 吾われ峠とうげ 呼よび世よ晴はれ, Hepburn: Gotōge Koyoharu, born May 5, 1989) is a Japanese manga artist, known for the manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2016–2020). By February 2021, the manga had over 150 million copies in circulation (including digital copies), making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.

Gotouge was included as "Phenoms" in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People, becoming the first manga artist to receive the achievement.

Early life

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Gotouge was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on May 5, 1989.[1] The author uses a pen name to maintain anonymity.[2]

Career

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In 2013, Gotouge debuted in the 70th Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Awards with the one-shot work Kagarigari (過か狩かり狩かり).[3][4] Three more one-shots followed: Monju Shirō Kyōdai (文殊もんじゅ史郎しろう兄弟きょうだい), published in Jump Next! in 2014; Rokkotsu-san (肋骨あばらぼねさん), published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2014; and Haeniwa no Zigzag (蠅はえ庭にわのジグザグ), published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2015.[5]

After Haeniwa no Zigzag failed to become a series, Tatsuhiko Katayama (Gotouge's first editor) suggested starting a series with an "easy-to-understand theme".[6] Gotouge's debut work Kagarigari would serve as a basis for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.[6] The series was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 15, 2016, to May 18, 2020.[7][8] It became a success, with over 150 million copies in circulation (including digital copies) by February 2021, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.[9][10]

In February 2021, Gotouge commented that their next project would be a science fiction romantic comedy story.[11]

Influences

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Gotouge has mentioned Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure; Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto; Tite Kubo's Bleach; and Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama as influences on their work.[12][13][14]

Awards and honors

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In 2020, Gotouge received the 2nd Kodansha's Noma Publishing Culture Award, which honors those who have contributed to "reinventing publishing". Gotouge received the award due to the franchise's sales, which boosted the entire publishing industry from 2019 to 2020.[15] In the same year, Gotouge also won the award for best screenplay/original story at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival.[16]

In February 2021, Gotouge was included as "Phenoms" in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People, making them the first manga artist to receive the achievement.[2][17] In March 2021, Gotouge won the Newcomer Award in the media fine arts category of the 2020 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Fine Arts Recommendation Awards.[18][19][20] In 2021, Gotouge received the Special Prize of the 25th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[21][22] In 2021, Gotouge won the Comic division's grand prize of the 50th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.[23]

Works

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  • Kagarigari (過か狩かり狩かり) (2013; one-shot)
  • Monju Shirō Kyōdai (文殊もんじゅ史郎しろう兄弟きょうだい) (2014; one-shot published in Shueisha's Jump Next!)
  • Rokkotsu-san (肋骨あばらぼねさん) (2014; one-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump)
  • Haeniwa no Zigzag (蠅はえ庭にわのジグザグ) (2015; one-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump)
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼おに滅めつの刃は, Kimetsu no Yaiba) (2016–2020; serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, and collected in 23 tankōbon volumes)[24][25]
  • Koyoharu Gotouge Before Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (吾われ峠とうげ呼よび世よ晴はれ短たん編集へんしゅう, Gotōge Koyoharu Tanpenshū) (2019; collected volume of Gotouge's four one-shots published by Shueisha)

References

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  1. ^ ついに最終さいしゅう回かい！『鬼おに滅めつの刃は』作者さくしゃ「吾われ峠とうげ呼よび世よ晴はれ」ちゃんと読よめてる？ファンなら常識じょうしきクイズ！. News Livedoor (in Japanese). May 18, 2020. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Moon, Kat (February 17, 2021). "Koyoharu Gotouge Is on the TIME100 Next 2021 List". Time. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Ressler, Karen (January 31, 2016). "Weekly Shonen Jump Launches 2 New Series in February". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ 2013年ねんのJUMPトレジャー新人しんじん漫画まんが賞しょう. shonenjump.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  5. ^ ジャンプで新鋭しんえいが描えがく心しん優やさしき少年しょうねんの冒険ぼうけん譚たん、連載れんさい記念きねんに過去かこの読切よみきも公開こうかい. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "The birth of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba"". Manga Plus. Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  7. ^ ジャンプで新鋭しんえいが描えがく心しん優やさしき少年しょうねんの冒険ぼうけん譚たん、連載れんさい記念きねんに過去かこの読切よみきも公開こうかい. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  8. ^ 「鬼おに滅めつの刃は」4年ねん3カ月かげつの連載れんさいに幕まく. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 18, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Loo, Egan (February 14, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Tops 150 Million Copies in Circulation". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  10. ^ 「鬼おに滅めつの刃は」累計るいけい1億おく5000万まん部ぶを突破とっぱ！3月には塗絵ぬりえ帳ちょうが2冊さつ同時どうじ発売はつばい. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 15, 2021. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 3, 2021). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Creator Koyoharu Gotouge Wants to Make Sci-Fi Romantic Comedy Next". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  12. ^ 『鬼おに滅めつの刃は』完結かんけつ?ジョジョ方式ほうしきで続つづく?予想よそう合戦かっせんが過熱かねつ 過去かこジャンプ作品さくひんから展開てんかい考察こうさつ. Oricon (in Japanese). May 15, 2020. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  13. ^ 『鬼おに滅めつの刃は』大だいブレイクの陰かげにあった、絶たえ間まない努力どりょく―――初代しょだい担当たんとう編集へんしゅうが明あかす誕生たんじょう秘話ひわ. News Livedoor (in Japanese). February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  14. ^ Schley, Matt (October 21, 2020). "Koyoharu Gotoge Reveals the Manga That Inspired Demon Slayer". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  15. ^ Mateo, Alex (November 2, 2020). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's Koyoharu Gotouge Wins Noma Publishing Culture Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  16. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (February 6, 2020). "Uta no Prince-sama Movie Nabs TAAF 2019 Anime Fan Vote". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  17. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 17, 2021). "Time Magazine Selects Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's Koyoharu Gotouge on Time100 Next List". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  18. ^ 「巡めぐり合あわせていただいた御ご縁えんに感動かんどう」…「鬼おに滅めつ」作者さくしゃの吾われ峠とうげ呼よび世よ晴はれさん. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  19. ^ 「作品さくひん通とおした縁えんに感動かんどう」 漫画まんが家かの吾われ峠とうげ呼よび世よ晴はれさん、芸術げいじゅつ選奨せんしょう新人しんじん賞しょう. Jiji Press (in Japanese). March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  20. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 4, 2021). "Director Masaaki Yuasa, Demon Slayer's Gotouge Wins Agency for Cultural Affairs' Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  21. ^ Loo, Egan (February 25, 2021). "Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Promised Neverland Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  22. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 27, 2021). "Land, Frieren, Demon Slayer Manga Win Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  23. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 26, 2021). "Demon Slayer Manga Wins Japan Cartoonists Association Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  24. ^ 鬼おに滅めつの刃は 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  25. ^ 鬼おに滅めつの刃は 23 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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