Aka Akasaka
Aka Akasaka (赤坂 アカ, Akasaka Aka) is a Japanese manga artist and writer. His series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War was serialized in Shueisha's Miracle Jump between May 2015 and January 2016, and was then transferred to Weekly Young Jump starting from March 2016. It was the 9th best selling manga in Japan in 2019, with over 4 million copies sold.[1] In 2020, he won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category with the manga.[2]
| Aka Akasaka | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1988 Sado, Niigata, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist, Writer |
Notable works | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Oshi no Ko |
Starting from April 2020, his work Oshi no Ko, which is illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari, is serialized on Weekly Young Jump and is his second active series on the magazine at the same time.[3] In August 2021, Oshi no Ko won the Next Manga Award in the print category.[4]
Following the end of Kaguya-sama, Akasaka announced on November 3rd, 2022 that he would retire from drawing manga to instead focus on writing.[5]
In addition, he contributed to the background assets of the visual novel video game Subarashiki Hibi, released in Japan in 2010.[6]
Works
- Sayonara Piano Sonata (さよならピアノソナタ) (2011-2012, story by Hikaru Sugii, character design by Ryō Ueda)
- Ib -instant bullet- (ib －インスタントバレット－) (2013-2015)
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2015–2022)
- Oshi no Ko (【推しの子】) (2020–present, illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari)
See also
References
- Loo, Egan (November 27, 2019). "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- Sherman, Jennifer (January 23, 2020). "Aoashi, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, More Win 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- 『かぐや様』作者、ヤンジャンで2作品同時連載開始 原作担当の新連載は芸能界描く. Oricon (in Japanese). April 23, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- "NEXT MANGA AWARDS 2021". NEXT MANGA AWARDS 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- Antonio Pineda, Rafael (2023-11-03). "Kaguya-sama Creator Aka Akasaka Retires from Drawing Manga to Focus on Writing". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- Twitter https://twitter.com/akasaka_aka/status/1203260023272439809. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
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External links
- Aka Akasaka on Twitter (in Japanese)
- Aka Akasaka (February 16, 2020). "Wielding emotions to create a story: "Kaguya-sama Wants to Be Confessed To" author Aka Akasaka shares his strategy for writing manga". Guya.moe (Interview). Interviewed by Daisuke Okamoto. Translation by Kaguya-sama Discord. Retrieved July 8, 2020. based on Aka Akasaka (January 30, 2020). "感情を操り、物語を創る。『かぐや様は告らせたい』赤坂アカが考える"戦略的"漫画論" [Manipulate emotions and create stories. "Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai" Akasaka's "strategic" comic theory]. Livedoor News (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Daisuke Okamoto. Retrieved July 8, 2020.