is a Japanese

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

and writer. After publishing manga anonymously, he launched his first series, '' Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler'', in 2014, which has achieved commercial success. Following ''Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler''s success, Kawamoto has been involved with many other manga, anime, and video game series, such as '' Cheat Slayer'', ''

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'', and ''

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Biography

Kawamoto began working as a manga artist in 2009, when he began posting manga to the Nitosha manga website under the pen name . In 2014, he launched his first series, '' Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler'', in ''

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''. The series has performed well, with over five million copies in print. The series has also received multiple adaptations, notably an

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television series. A spin-off, titled ''

Kakegurui Twin is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki. It is both a spin-off and a prequel to '' Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler'', which is written by Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. It has been s ...

'', was launched in 2015. In 2021, Kawamoto launched '' Cheat Slayer'' in ''

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''. However, following the release of the first chapter, readers began to notice similarities to other popular series. This eventually lead to ''Cheat Slayer'' being canceled after one chapter. Kawamoto later apologized on Twitter.

Works

Manga

* '' Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler'' (2014–present) (serialized in ''

''; illustrated by Tōru Naomura) * ''

'' (2015–present) (serialized in ''Gangan Joker''; illustrated by Kei Saiki) * ''Rengoku Deadroll'' (2015–2017) (serialized in ''

''; illustrated by Hideyaki Yoshimura) * ''Isekai Hōtei: Rebuttal Barrister'' (2016–2018) (serialized in ''

Young Ace is a monthly ''seinen'' manga magazine in Japan published by Kadokawa Shoten, started in 2009. A spin-off web manga magazine titled ''Young Ace UP'' began publication in December 2015. Series ''Young Ace'' *''Akuma no Ikenie'' ('' Devil's Sacri ...

''; illustrated by Shimomon Ohba) * ''Chrono Ma:gia: Mugen no Haguruma'' (2018–2019) (serialized in ''

Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, ...

''; co-written by Hikaru Muno and illustrated by Takeshi Azuma) * ''Legal Egg'' (2020–2021) (serialized in ''

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''; illustrated by Yasoko Momen) * ''Greatest M: Ijin Mahjong Taisen'' (2020–present) (serialized in ''Sunday Webry''; co-written by Hikaru Muno and Mika Mizuguchi and illustrated by Shutaro Yamada) * ' (2020–present) (serialized in ''

Monthly Comic Zenon is a Japanese manga anthology. It is marketed to ''seinen'' public (young adult men), edited and published monthly by Coamix. From 2010 to 2020, it was formerly published by North Stars Pictures and Tokuma Shoten. It was produced as a replaceme ...

''; illustrated by Makoto Shizuoka) * '' Cheat Slayer'' (2021) (serialized in ''Monthly Dragon Age''; illustrated by Aki Yamaguchi) * ''Humanity's Existence Depends on Love Gambling with Another World's Princess'' (2021–present) (serialized in ''

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''; illustrated by Zuzu Kamiya) * ''Bakumatsu Tobaku Barbaroi'' (2022–present) (serialized in ''

Shōnen Jump+ is a Japanese online magazine for manga created by Shueisha, spin-off from its ''Jump'' line of magazines. Launched on September 22, 2014, the magazine operates as a free mobile app and website. The magazine serializes original titles and titles ...

''; illustrated by Toyotaka Haneda) * ''Yūsha Party no Nimotsu Mochi'' (2022–present) (serialized in ''Gangan Joker''; illustrated by Ryō Yajima) * ''

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'' (2023–present) (serialized in '' Monthly CoroCoro Comic''; illustrated by

Posuka Demizu is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator and designer. She is particularly known for having drawn ''The Promised Neverland''. She debuted as a manga artist with the 2013 CoroCoro Comic series ''Oreca Monster Bouken Retsuden''. A collection of ...

)

Anime

* ''

'' (2021–2022) (co-creator) * ''

'' (2023) (co-creator)

Games

* ''Yurukill: The Calumniation Games'' (2022) (writer)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kawamoto, Homura Japanese male writers Living people Manga artists Year of birth missing (living people)