is a Japanese
manga artist
A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga.
Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...
. He was an assistant of
Yoshio Sawai, the manga artist of ''
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2001 to November 2005, with its chapters collected in 21 volumes. It was followed b ...
''.
He is the author and illustrator of three manga which are ''
Neuro: Supernatural Detective,
Assassination Classroom
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series follows the daily life of an extremely powerful octopus-like being working as a junior high homeroom teacher, and his students dedicated to the task of ass ...
, and
The Elusive Samurai
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since January 2021, with its chapters collected in 20 volumes as of May 2025. The series is ba ...
.''
Career
In 2000, with "Rubbing Dead" (an unknown manga), he won the fascinating manga award at the 51st manga festival, judged by the public who were surprised by the drawing style.
''
Neuro: Supernatural Detective'' was originally serialized in
Shueisha
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...
's ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair ...
'' from February 2005 to April 2009, with its chapters collected in 23 ''
tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...
'' (bound volumes). A 25-episode
anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
television series directed by
Hiroshi Kōjina
is a Japanese animator, character designer, and anime director. His directorial works include ''Grenadier'', '' Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro'', '' Kiba'', '' Rainbow - Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin'' and the 2011 anime adaptation of ''Hunter × Hunte ...
and animated by
Madhouse was originally broadcast on
Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as (NTV) or Nippon TV, is a Japanese television station serving the Kantō region as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned and operated by the , a sub ...
from October 2007 to March 2008. In 2011, the anime series was licensed by
Viz Media
Viz Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series.
The company was founded in 1986 as Viz, ...
and uploaded to the company's website. ''Neuro: Supernatural Detective'' has spawned a
light novel
A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging.
The abbr ...
, two audio albums, two video games, and other merchandise.
From 2012 to 2016, he produced his new series "''
Assassination Classroom
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series follows the daily life of an extremely powerful octopus-like being working as a junior high homeroom teacher, and his students dedicated to the task of ass ...
''" was serialized in
Shueisha
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...
's
''shōnen'' manga magazine ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair ...
'' from July 2012 to March 2016, with its chapters collected in twenty-one ''
tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...
'' volumes. It is also adapted into an anime.
''
The Elusive Samurai
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since January 2021, with its chapters collected in 20 volumes as of May 2025. The series is ba ...
'' has been serialized in
Shueisha
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...
's
''shōnen'' manga magazine ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair ...
'' since January 2021, with its chapters collected in 17 ''
tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...
'' volumes as of September 2024.The series won the 69th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2024.
Works
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
People from Iruma, Saitama
Manga artists from Saitama Prefecture