Takeru Hokazono
Japanese manga artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Takeru Hokazono (Japanese: 外薗健, Hepburn: Hokazono Takeru, born September 6, 2000) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for Kagurabachi, which is serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since September 2023, and licensed by Viz Media in North America.
Takeru Hokazono | |
|---|---|
| 外薗健 | |
| Born | September 6, 2000[1] Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Known for | Kagurabachi |
Biography
Takeru Hokazono was born in the Osaka Prefecture, Japan on September 6, 2000. He grew up reading Weekly Shōnen Jump and had a desire to have a work serialized in the magazine. The author is a fan of Naruto, and the series inspired him to become a manga artist.[2] Hokazono started making manga during the COVID-19 pandemic while he was in college.[2] His first manga was the one-shot Enten published in Jump Giga Spring 2021 issue and won the 100th Tezuka Award. His other one-shot Farewell! Cherry Boy! was also published in the same issue.[3]
Career
In September 2023, the serialized version of Kagurabachi premiered in Weekly Shōnen Jump.[4] Hokazono created Kagurabachi because he wanted to write a revenge story. He had already tackled the theme in his one-shots, which led his editor to take on the challenge of serializing Kagurabachi.[2]
Hokazono's Kagurabachi was the highest-voted work in the Manga Plus AX poll, beating out Sakamoto Days, RuriDragon, and Blue Box.[5] The manga won the 10th Next Manga Award in the print category,[6] and has been nominated for the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award.[7]
Style and influences
He is a fan of western movies, especially Quentin Tarantino and John Wick movies.[2] This prompted the author to go for a revenge-themed story in Kagurabachi.[2] Along with the Tarantino, the author is also a fan of directors Christopher Nolan and David Fincher.[8]
Hokazono's story elements in Kagurabachi were also inspired by Naruto, Chainsaw Man, Ajin: Demi-Human, and Attack on Titan. His earlier one shots, especially Enten, were influenced more by Naruto.[2]
Works
- Serializations
- Kagurabachi (カグラバチ) (September 2023 – present; serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump)
- One-shots
- Enten (炎天) (April 2021; published in Jump GIGA)
- Farewell! Cherry Boy! (さらば！チェリーボーイ！) (April 2021; published in Jump GIGA)
- Chain (チエイン) (July 2021; published in Jump GIGA)
- Madogiwa de Amu (まどぎわで編む, Knitting by the Window) (April 2022; published in Weekly Shonen Jump)
- Roku no Meiyaku (ロクの冥約) (August 2022; published in Weekly Shonen Jump)
References
External links
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