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 ...

born in

Tomakomai is a city and port in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture, and the fourth largest city in Hokkaido. As of 29 February 2012, it had an estimated population of 174,216, with 83,836 households ...

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

and raised in

Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...

. He has formerly worked under the pseudonym . He is married to illustrator . Sanbe was an honorable mention in the 1990 40th

Tezuka Award The is a semi-annual manga award offered by the Japanese publisher Shueisha since 1971, under the auspices of its ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine. It awarded new manga artists in the Story Manga category. Its counterpart award, Akatsuka Award, a ...

and a semi-final winner in the 41st iteration. His manga, '' Erased'', was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award.

History

After graduating from high school, Sanbe moved to

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to study background art production at the Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. He cites ''

Lupin the Third , also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the endeavors of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène ...

s ''

The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 Japanese animated action-adventure comedy film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with animation produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS). It is the second feature film featuring Monkey Punch's master thief Arsène Lupin III, f ...

'' as the driving force behind his enrollment and overall interest in drawing background art. He made his debut in the game magazine '' Dengeki Adventures''. During his time in school, Sanbe came across a job listing in ''

Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run ...

'' from

Hirohiko Araki is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his long-running series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', which began publication in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 1987 and has over 120 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling ...

, requesting for new assistants. While not particularly a fan of the ''

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...

'' series, its variety of backgrounds and foreign settings enticed him to submit an application. After applying twice, Sanbe was accepted into Araki's team around the time of ''

Battle Tendency is the second story arc of the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was serialized for around years in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from November 2, 1987, to March 27, 1989, for 69 c ...

s serialization and was eventually promoted to chief assistant. He would go on to work for Araki for a total of eight years before leaving halfway through '' Golden Wind'' to pursue his own career as a manga artist. When '' Testarotho'', '' Kamiyadori'', and '' Erased'' were published in

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form, Araki gave his endorsement on the

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Works

* '' Testarotho'' (2001–02) * '' Kamiyadori'' (2004–06) * '' Kamiyadori no Nagi'' (2008–2010) * '' Hohzuki Island'' (2008–09) * ''

Mōryō no Yurikago is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe. The series ran from 2010 to 2012 published by Square Enix and serialized in their ''Young Gangan'' magazine. The series has been published in French by Ki-oon under the title ''L ...

'' (2010–12) * ''Black Road'' * ''Hataru'' * ''Puzzle'' * ''Nanako-san Teki na Nichijō'' * ''Nanako-san Teki na Nichijō Re'' * ''Nanako-san Teki na Nichijō Dash!!'' * '' Erased'' (2012–2016) * ''For the Kid I saw in my Dreams'' * '' Island in a Puddle''

References

External links

* * Living people Manga artists from Hokkaido People from Tomakomai, Hokkaido Year of birth missing (living people) {{manga-artist-stub