Yūki Tabata 田畠裕基 | |
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Born | Fukuoka Prefecture |
Nationality | Japanese |
Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Black Clover |
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Yūki Tabata ( Japanese: 田畠裕基, Hepburn: Tabata Yūki) is a Japanese manga artist. After working as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro, he created the one-shot Hungry Joker, which was later serialized as a full series. After its conclusion, he launched Black Clover.
Yūki Tabata was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. [1] Before launching his own series, he worked as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro. [2] In 2011, Tabata entered the one-shot Hungry Joker in the Golden Future Cup , which earned first place in the award. [1] This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2012 to 2013. [3] [4]
Following Hungry Joker's completion, Tabata published another one-shot, titled Black Clover, in Shōnen Jump Next!!. [5] This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 16, 2015. [6] Soon after Black Clover's debut as a full series, Tabata got married. [1] In the first half of 2017, Black Clover was the 28th best-selling manga in Japan. [7] One year later, the entire Black Clover media franchise was the 24th best-selling media franchise in Japan. [8] The series has been given numerous adaptations, notably an anime television series. [9]
Tabata stated that when making stories, he wants to give each character a chance in the spotlight. [10] When it comes to the characters, he likes to give each a defining trait to make them memorable to the reader. As for their designs, he stated that he likes to have fun drawing, so if part of a character's design frustrates him, he changes it. [10]
Tabata has cited Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball as a major influence over his work, even stating it was one of the main reasons he decided to become a manga artist. [11] Tabata has also cited Kentaro Miura's Berserk [12] and Tite Kubo's Bleach as sources of inspiration. [13]
Yūki Tabata of Black Clover wrote, "It had a lot of influence on me. Kubo-sensei, serializing it for such a long time must have been a lot of work!"
Yūki Tabata 田畠裕基 | |
---|---|
Born | Fukuoka Prefecture |
Nationality | Japanese |
Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Black Clover |
Signature | |
Yūki Tabata ( Japanese: 田畠裕基, Hepburn: Tabata Yūki) is a Japanese manga artist. After working as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro, he created the one-shot Hungry Joker, which was later serialized as a full series. After its conclusion, he launched Black Clover.
Yūki Tabata was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. [1] Before launching his own series, he worked as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro. [2] In 2011, Tabata entered the one-shot Hungry Joker in the Golden Future Cup , which earned first place in the award. [1] This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2012 to 2013. [3] [4]
Following Hungry Joker's completion, Tabata published another one-shot, titled Black Clover, in Shōnen Jump Next!!. [5] This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 16, 2015. [6] Soon after Black Clover's debut as a full series, Tabata got married. [1] In the first half of 2017, Black Clover was the 28th best-selling manga in Japan. [7] One year later, the entire Black Clover media franchise was the 24th best-selling media franchise in Japan. [8] The series has been given numerous adaptations, notably an anime television series. [9]
Tabata stated that when making stories, he wants to give each character a chance in the spotlight. [10] When it comes to the characters, he likes to give each a defining trait to make them memorable to the reader. As for their designs, he stated that he likes to have fun drawing, so if part of a character's design frustrates him, he changes it. [10]
Tabata has cited Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball as a major influence over his work, even stating it was one of the main reasons he decided to become a manga artist. [11] Tabata has also cited Kentaro Miura's Berserk [12] and Tite Kubo's Bleach as sources of inspiration. [13]
Yūki Tabata of Black Clover wrote, "It had a lot of influence on me. Kubo-sensei, serializing it for such a long time must have been a lot of work!"