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 ...

, novelist, and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He started writing manga in 1999 and since has had multiple of his series adapted into other media. In addition to manga, he also did screenwriting for ''

Psycho-Pass ''Psycho-Pass'' (stylized as ''PSYCHO-PASS'') is a Japanese cyberpunk psychological thriller anime television series produced by Production I.G. It was co-directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani and Katsuyuki Motohiro and written by Gen Urobuchi, ...

'' and its first film '' Psycho-Pass: The Movie'' in 2012 and 2015 respectively, both of which have been well received.

Biography

Makoto Fukami was born in

Kumamoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...

on August 5, 1977. In 1999, Fukami created the

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

''Wild Diamond'', which won the for manga in that year. In 2005, he launched his first major novel series, ''

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''. In 2012, he started working as a

for various

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series with ''

''. In 2013, the manga series '' The Torture Club'' received a

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film adaptation. Later that year, in the ''

Newtype is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, manga, Japanese science fiction, seiyuu, and video games). It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, with i ...

'' anime awards, ''

'' was voted as fourth best title of the year. In 2014, the series was nominated for the

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. In 2015, '' Ōsama-tachi no Viking'' was nominated for the

Manga Taishō The is a Japanese comics award recognizing achievement in manga. It is awarded annually to a manga series published in the previous calendar year of eight or fewer collected volumes in length. The Manga Taishō was founded with the aim of re ...

. Later that year, '' Psycho-Pass: The Movie'' won the award for best film at the ''Newtype'' anime awards. For the movie, Fukami wanted the action scenes to be depicted as appealingly as possible. Studio:

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. Fellow co-writer

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praised Fukami's work in the movie as it helped to balance the script he originally wrote as well as give the casting enjoyable interactions. In 2019, Fukami once again worked in the franchise with ''

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''. Lead writer Tow Ubukata wanted the two main characters to be written solely by Fukami. Fukami was surprised with the ongoing dynamic between Shiotani and Ubukata as despite the new story sharing a new cast, the series still felt like ''Psycho-Pass''. ''Psycho-Pass: The Movie'' was also nominated for the Seiun Award for best media and the

Sugoi Japan Award is an event established by Yomiuri Shimbun in 2015. Awards are given in four categories: Manga, Anime, Light novel and Entertainment novel. In the first year, the award was given to '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' as 'Grand Prix'. The word ''Sugo ...

for best animation. In 2019, ''

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'' received an anime television series adaptation.

Works

Manga

* '' The Torture Club'' (2011–2015; illustrated by Alpha Alf Layla) * '' Ōsama-tachi no Viking'' (2013–2019; illustrated by Sadayasu) * ''

'' (2015–2021; illustrated by Seigo Tokiya) * '' Deep Insanity: Nirvana'' (2020–present; co-written with

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and illustrated by

Etorouji Shiono is a Japanese manga artist. After debuting in 2003, he launched ''Übel Blatt'' in the following year, which saw success internationally and won the Japan Expo Award in the ''seinen'' category in 2008. Starting in 2020, he did the illustrations ...

) * ' (2020–present; illustrated by Seigo Tokiya)

Novels

* ''

'' (2005–2010; illustrated by Tow Fukino) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Psycho-Pass: The Movie'' (2016) * '' Berserk: The Flame Dragon Knight'' (2017; illustrated by

Kentaro Miura was a Japanese manga artist. He was best known for his acclaimed dark fantasy series '' Berserk'', which began serialization in 1989 and continued until his death. As of 2021, ''Berserk'' had more than 50 million copies in circulation, making i ...

)

Screenwriter

* series head writer denoted in bold

TV series

* ''

'' (2012–2013) * ''

School-Live! is a Japanese manga series written by Norimitsu Kaihō and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba. The series was serialized from May 24, 2012 to November 22, 2019 in the Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' magazine and is licensed in English ...

'' (2015) * '' YuruYuri Nachuyachumi! +'' (2015) * '' Yuruyuri San Hai!'' (2015) * '' Berserk'' (2016–2017) * '' Revisions'' (2019) * ''

'' (2019) * ''

'' (2019) * '' Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall'' (2022) * ''

Heavenly Delusion is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since January 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by Production ...

'' (2023)

Web series

* '' Blade of the Immortal -Immortal-'' (2019–2020)

Films

* '' Psycho-Pass: The Movie'' (2015) * '' Resident Evil: Vendetta'' (2017) * '' Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System'' (2019) ** ''Case 2: First Guardian'' ** ''Case 3: On the Other Side of Love and Hate''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fukami, Makoto 1977 births Anime screenwriters Japanese novelists Japanese screenwriters Living people Manga artists People from Kumamoto Prefecture Writers from Kumamoto Prefecture