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 ...

. He debuted in 2011 with ''

As the Gods Will is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Akeji Fujimura. The series is composed of two parts. The first part was adapted into a live action film directed by Takashi Miike released 15 November 2014. Plot ...

'', which was adapted into a

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. After serializing several other works, he launched ''

Blue Lock is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of Dece ...

'' with Yusuke Nomura in 2018, which won the 45th

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in the ''shōnen'' category.

Biography

Kaneshiro debuted as a manga artist in 2011, with the story for ''

'', which released its first chapter on February 9, 2011. The first series was completed on October 9, 2012, with a second series starting on January 16, 2013. The second series finished on December 28, 2016. In December 2013, it was reported the manga had sold 1.5 million copies. The series also received a

live-action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ga ...

film adaptation. In August 2011, Kaneshiro did the story for a manga adaptation of

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Dragon Collection is a Japanese social network game created by Konami that was released on the GREE social networking platform in 2010. A manga adaptation titled ''Dragon Collection: Ryū o Suberu Mono'' was serialized from 2011 to 2012 in Kodansha's ''sh� ...

''. In 2015, Keneshiro did the story for the manga ''Bokutachi ga Yarimashita'', which received a live-action television series adaptation. Starting on February 6, 2017, he did the story for the manga '' Jagaaan''. Starting in July 2017, he did the story for ''Gnoshros''. On August 1, 2018, he launched ''

'' with Yusuke Nomura. In August 2021, it was reported that ''Blue Lock'' had over 4.5 million copies in circulation. The series won the 45th

in the ''shōnen'' category in 2021. An

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television series adaptation premiered in October 2022.

Works

* (2011–2012) (serialized in ''

Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. Currently running manga series Past series * '' ×××Holi ...

''; illustrated by Akeji Fujimura) ** (2013–2016) (serialized in ''

Weekly Shōnen Magazine is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high ...

''; illustrated by Akeji Fujimura) * (2011–2012) (serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''; illustrated by Kyōta Shibano) * (2014–2017) (serialized in ''

Manga Box is a manga magazine mobile app developed by DeNA. It was launched on December 4, 2013 as free app foiOSanAndroiddevices and as a website platform. The app hosts manga by Kodansha, Shogakukan, and other manga publishers. Mangaka Shin Kibayashi s ...

''; illustrated by

Naoki Serizawa is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Serizawa. It was adapted into a television drama in 2009 and a live action film in 2010. A reboot series titled ''Saru Lock Reboot'' began serialization in Shonen Gahosha's ''Yo ...

) * (2015–2017) (serialized in ''

Weekly Young Magazine is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine was started on June 23, 1980 and is targeted at the adult male ( ''seinen'') demographic. It was published bimonthly (under the title ), on the seco ...

''; illustrated by Hikari Araki) * (2017–2021) (serialized in ''

Big Comic Spirits is a weekly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional va ...

''; illustrated by Kensuke Nishida) * (2017–2018) (serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''; illustrated by Akeji Fujimura) * (2018–present) (serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''; illustrated by Yusuke Nomura) * (2022–present) (serialized in ''

Big Comic Superior is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since July 1, 1987 by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for ''Big Comic Original'' and ''Big Comic Spirits''. The magazine has published works by a number ...

''; illustrated by

Akira Hiramoto is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut with ''Sono Tomodachi ni Gimon Ari'' story in 1995 in Weekly Young Magazine. He is best known as the creator of ''Prison School'', which won the General Manga Category award at the 2013 Kodansha A ...

)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaneshiro, Muneyuki Living people Manga artists Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen) Year of birth missing (living people)