Yuji Kaku 賀来ゆうじ | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | |
Collaborators | Tatsuki Fujimoto |
Relatives | Takeshi Tsuruno (cousin) |
Yuji Kaku ( Japanese: 賀来ゆうじ, Hepburn: Kaku Yūji) 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, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, in Shōnen Jump+, which quickly became the most popular manga on the platform. It was adapted into an anime in 2023.
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. [3] In 2013, Kaku began his first full series, Fantasma . It was serialized in Jump Square until the following year. [4] From 2016 to 2018, Kaku worked as an assistant to Tatsuki Fujimoto with his work on Fire Punch. [5]
In 2018, Kaku began serializing Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku on the Shōnen Jump+ website, where it ran until 2021. [6] The series quickly grew in popularity. By August 2018, it was the most popular series on Shōnen Jump+. [7] In the same year, it also ranked eleventh in the Next Manga Award in the web manga category. [8] 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. [9] An anime adaptation of the series has also been produced. [10] In 2021, Kaku began serializing Ayashimon in Weekly Shōnen Jump, where it ran until 2022. [11]
Yuji Kaku 賀来ゆうじ | |
---|---|
Nationality | Japanese |
Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | |
Collaborators | Tatsuki Fujimoto |
Relatives | Takeshi Tsuruno (cousin) |
Yuji Kaku ( Japanese: 賀来ゆうじ, Hepburn: Kaku Yūji) 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, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, in Shōnen Jump+, which quickly became the most popular manga on the platform. It was adapted into an anime in 2023.
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. [3] In 2013, Kaku began his first full series, Fantasma . It was serialized in Jump Square until the following year. [4] From 2016 to 2018, Kaku worked as an assistant to Tatsuki Fujimoto with his work on Fire Punch. [5]
In 2018, Kaku began serializing Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku on the Shōnen Jump+ website, where it ran until 2021. [6] The series quickly grew in popularity. By August 2018, it was the most popular series on Shōnen Jump+. [7] In the same year, it also ranked eleventh in the Next Manga Award in the web manga category. [8] 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. [9] An anime adaptation of the series has also been produced. [10] In 2021, Kaku began serializing Ayashimon in Weekly Shōnen Jump, where it ran until 2022. [11]