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 ...

known for his ''seinen'' manga series ''

Kokou no Hito or ''The Climber'' is a Japanese manga series written by Shin-ichi Sakamoto and Yoshirō Nabeda and illustrated by Sakamoto, based on a novel by Jirō Nitta. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young ...

'' and the ''

Innocent Innocence is a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence is to the lack of legal guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime. In other contexts, it is a lack of experience. In relation ...

'' duology. Both ''Kokou no Hito'' and ''Innocent'' were awarded an Excellence Award at the

Japan Media Arts Festival The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based on judging by ...

. His newest series '' #DRCL midnight children'' began serialization in ''

Grand Jump is a Japanese semi-monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under their ''Jump'' line of magazines. Launched in November 2011 as a merging of ''Business Jump'' and '' Super Jump'', it carried over nine series from the former and thre ...

'' in 2021.

Works

Manga

* (1995) * (1995) * (April 19, 2004 – November 18, 2005) * (2005 – 2006, illustrations) * (2007 – 2012) * (January 31, 2013 – April 16, 2015) * (May 20, 2015 – January 8, 2020) * ''#

DRCL midnight children ''#DRCL midnight children'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto. It is based on Bram Stoker's novel ''Dracula''. It is being serialized monthly in Shueisha's ''Grand Jump'', with its chapters has been collec ...

'' (January 20, 2021 – present)

Other

* (2020, Artbook) * (2020,

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doujinshi , also romanized as ', is the Japanese term for self-published print works, such as magazines, manga, and novels. Part of a wider category of '' doujin'' (self-published) works, ''doujinshi'' are often derivative of existing works and created by ...

'') * (2021, Cover art)

Awards

*2010 (14th)

, Excellence Prize for Manga (for ''Kokou no Hito'') *2011 Prix Mangawa Awards, Best Seinen Manga (for ''Kokou no Hito'') *2013 (17th) Japan Media Arts Festival, Jury Selection for Manga (for ''Innocent'') *2014 (18th)

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Current ...

, Reader Award Nomination (for ''Innocent'') *2015 (8th)

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 ...

, Nomination (for ''Innocent'') *2021 (24th) Japan Media Arts Festival, Excellence Award for Manga (for ''Innocent Rouge'')

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakamoto, Shin-ichi 1972 births Living people Manga artists from Osaka Prefecture