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 is best known for creating ''

Haikyu!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbo ...

''.

Biography

Haruichi Furudate was born on March 7, 1983 in

Karumai, Iwate is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,895 in 3769 households, and a population density of 36 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Karumai is located in far northcentral Iw ...

. After graduating from high school, he attended in

Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...

. In 2008, Furudate wrote the one-shot ''King Kid'', which won an honorable mention for the . In 2010, Furudate launched his first full series 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 ...

'', ''Philosophy School, Yotsuya Sensei's Ghost Stories''. In the next year, Furudate wrote ''

'' starting as two one-shots that were published in ''Jump NEXT!'' and ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in January 2011 and April 2011 respectively. The one-shots were later turned into a full series, which started serialization in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on February 20, 2012. The series ended in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on July 20, 2020. While the series was serializing, it was awarded the 61st

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...

in the ''shōnen'' category and ranked in the top three manga series for the 2015 Sugoi Japan Award. In 2020, the series was in the top five best selling manga in Japan, with over seven million copies sold. The series has also been given numerous adaptations, notably an

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television series and a

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Influences

Furudate was a member of a volleyball club during middle and high school. Furudate often found himself going to school just to participate in the club activities, despite performing below average in classes.

Works

* ( One-shot) (2008) * (serialized in ''

'') (2010) * (serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') (2012–2020)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Furudate, Haruichi 1983 births Living people Manga artists from Iwate Prefecture