Naoshi Arakawa

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Naoshi Arakawa
新川 直司
NationalityJapanese
Area(s) Manga artist
Notable works
 Your Lie in April
Awards37th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga with Your Lie in April

Naoshi Arakawa (Japanese: 新川 直司, Hepburn: Arakawa Naoshi) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his work Your Lie in April .

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Early life

Naoshi Arakawa grew up in the countryside of Japan with an older brother. [1] They used to get manga magazines like Weekly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Shōnen Magazine often, so he was exposed to manga from a young age. [1] That, along with his love for Fist of the North Star and Kinnikuman was what ultimately made him decide to become a manga author. [2] However, he elected not to tell anyone due to the conservative nature of his hometown and his shy personality. [1]

Career

After getting advice from a friend at college, Naoshi Arakawa decided to enter for the Monthly Shōnen Magazine Grand Challenge. The one-shot he submitted would become the basis for Your Lie in April . [2] Afterwards, he then worked as an assistant before making his serial debut with the manga adaptation of A School Frozen in Time . [2] It ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from December 2007 to April 2009, and was published in four volumes. [3] At the time, he was also working on a one-shot manga prototype, which would eventually become his second serial, Sayonara, Football . [2] It ran in Magazine E-no from June 20, 2009, to August 20, 2010, [4] [5] and was published in two volumes. [6] [7]

After finishing Sayonara, Football, he wanted to try something new. [1] He eventually decided on doing a music-focused anime, however, his first attempt was turned down. [8] To find inspiration, he decided to go back to the original one-shot he entered in the contest. [2] He eventually created Your Lie in April. It ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from April 6, 2011, to February 6, 2015, [9] [10] and was published in eleven volumes. [11] It won the award for Best Shōnen manga at the 37th Kodansha Manga Awards. [12] He also made a spinoff manga for the Japanese blu-ray release of the anime adaptation and was later published in tankōbon format. [13] He also did the illustrations for the light novel spinoff. [14] Around this time, he also did an illustration for the endcard (the drawing at the end of the episode) for the fifth episode of Occultic;Nine . [15]

For his next series, he decided to make a sequel to Sayonara, Football in the form of Farewell, My Dear Cramer . It ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from May 6, 2016, to December 4, 2020, [16] [17] and is being published in volumes, with fourteen having been released as of August 2022 (last release April 2021). [18] A volume zero to Farewell, My Dear Cramer was also given out to people who saw the movie adaptation of Sayonara, Football in theaters. [19]

On September 21, 2022, Arakawa released a preview for his new manga series, titled Atwight Game , in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine . [20] It was serialized from September 28, 2022, [21] to April 12, 2023. [22]

Arakawa's next series, Orion's Board , began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on January 10, 2024. [23]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Report from Anime Expo: An exclusive interview with Naoshi Arakawa". Kodansha Comics. August 8, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 足りないのはLOVEとヤンキー〈『四月は君の嘘』新川直司インタビュー前編〉. Excite News (in Japanese). January 25, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ Mateo, Alex (July 17, 2020). "Kodansha Comics, Vertical License Summer of You, Haru's Curse Manga". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ マガジンイーノ No.2号 2009年06月20日 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 21, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ 「たま♡はな」安原いちる新連載、男子中学生が魔女になる. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). August 20, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ さよならフットボール（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ さよならフットボール（２）＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ Aoki, Deb (August 12, 2016). "Interview: Your Lie in April Mangaka Naoshi Arakawa". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ 「さよならフットボール」新川、月マガで恋物語スタート. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). April 6, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  10. ↑ Ressler, Karen (December 26, 2014). "Your Lie in April Manga to End in February". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  11. ↑ 四月は君の嘘（１１）＜完＞ [ Your Lie in April (11) <Final>] (in Japanese). Kodansha . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  12. ↑ Ressler, Karen (May 9, 2013). "Animal Land, Ore Monogatari!! Win 37th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  13. ↑ 四月は君の嘘Ｃｏｄａ [Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Coda]. Kodansha . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  14. ↑ Tokiumi, Yui (2017). A Six Person Etude. Vertical. p. V. ISBN   978-1945054266.
  15. ↑ Site 05 ここが新しい世界なのね She's Lost Control. Occultic;Nine official website (in Japanese). November 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  16. ↑ 新川直司、個性豊かな少女たちのサッカー物語「さよなら私のクラマー」開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). May 6, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  17. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 5, 2020). "'Farewell, My Dear Cramer' Manga Ends in December". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  18. ↑ さよなら私のクラマー（１４） (in Japanese). Kodansha . Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  19. ↑ さよなら私のクラマー：劇場版アニメの入場者特典にマンガ"第0巻" 新川直司描き下ろし 中学生編と高校生編の幕間描く. Mantan Web (in Japanese). April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  20. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 13, 2022). "Your Lie in April Author Naoshi Arakawa Announces New Manga". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  21. ↑ 「さよなら私のクラマー」新川直司の新連載「アトワイトゲーム」週マガで始動. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 28, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  22. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 6, 2023). "Naoshi Arakawa's Atwight Game Fantasy Manga Ends on April 12". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  23. ↑ 『四月は君の嘘』『さよなら私のクラマー』作者の新連載は将棋×青春×ラブストーリー PV公開. Oricon (in Japanese). January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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