One (manga artist)

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One (stylized in all caps) or Tomohiro is the pseudonym of a Japanese manga artist, who is best known for his web manga [1] series One-Punch Man , which was later remade into a digital manga illustrated by Yusuke Murata. [2] [3] One serializes the One-Punch Man webcomic on his own website under no official publisher, while the manga remake is serialized in the web version of Weekly Young Jump . His other well-known series, Mob Psycho 100 , was serialized in the online version of Weekly Shōnen Sunday , Ura Sunday. [4]

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Early life

One was born in Niigata and grew up in Saitama. While visiting his grandparents in Niigata, his parents bought him a series of manga called Crayon Shin-chan by Yoshito Usui. [5] One was a fan of the manga, which influenced his decision to become a manga artist, and began practicing on his notebook during middle and high school. [6]

Career

In July 2009, One began publishing a short version of One-Punch Man on Shintosha, a comic-posting website. He later began irregularly uploading One-Punch Man to his web page FC2 on July 3, 2009. [7] Originally, One-Punch Man was intended to be a one-off to further practice drawing, but became a series following positive reception. [6] Due to its humorous setting and story, One-Punch Man became popular in Japan. [7] One had a special interest in creating a protagonist that had already become the strongest in the world, [8] [9] which enabled him to concentrate on a different perspective of the background and storytelling. One stated that he envisioned the protagonist, Saitama, as a character capable of adapting to the world that surrounded him, with his primary obstacles being mundane things. [8] Before One decided to become a full-time manga artist, he had taken several hiatuses from updating the webcomic, including a one-year hiatus in February 2010 to work at a full-time job, [6] and a two-year hiatus after releasing the 109th chapter in January 2017. [1]

Manga artist Yusuke Murata was interested in One's work and eventually reached out to One. [10] The two would collaborate in publishing two one-shots in 2012; Dotō no Yūshatachi, which released on April 1 in Weekly Young Jump , and Dangan Tenshi Fan Club, which released on April 17 in Miracle Jump. [11] [12] A remake of One-Punch Man began serialization in Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website on June 14, 2012. [13] [9] [14] One-Punch Man would also receive an anime adaptation, announced in the 15th issue of Weekly Young Jump on March 10, 2015. [15] The first season aired in Japan from October 5 to December 21, 2015, [16] with live-action film adaptation also in development. [17] The same year, One wrote and illustrated Mob Psycho 100 , which began serialization in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday webcomic magazine on April 18, 2012. [18] The protagonist, Shigeo Kageyama, is meant to come off as "somewhat standoffish or nerdy," while also possessing heroic traits. [19] The series finished on December 22, 2017. [20] On November 26, 2022, Versus began serialization in Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine, written by One and illustrated by Kyōtarō Azuma. [21]

Works

TitleYearPublisher(s)NotesRef.
One-Punch Man (ワンパンマン, Wanpanman)2009–present Self-published Webcomic
Angry Warriors (怒涛の勇者達, Dotō no Yūshatachi)2012 Shueisha With Yusuke Murata [22]
Bullet Angel Fan Club (弾丸天使ファンクラブ, Dangan Tenshi Fan Club) [23]
Makai no Ossan (魔界のオッサン)2012–2013 Webcomic [24]
One-Punch Man (ワンパンマン, Wanpanman)2012–presentManga remake, illustrated by Yusuke Murata
Mob Psycho 100 (モブサイコ100, Mobu Saiko Hyaku)2012–2017 Shogakukan Manga
Monster of Earth (地球の怪獣, Chikyū no Kaijū)2013Self-publishedWith Yusuke Murata and Kinu Nishimura [25]
Cockroaches Buster (ゴキブリバスター, Gokiburi Buster)2015 Square Enix With Yusuke Murata [26]
Reigen2018–2019 Shogakukan Spin-off manga of Mob Psycho 100 [27]
Versus (バーサス, Bāsasu)2022–present Kodansha With Kyōtarō Azuma and bose [21]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWork/NomineeResult
20147th Manga Taishō Manga One-Punch Man Nominated [28]
201526th Eisner Award Best US Edition of International Material — Asia One-Punch Man (published by Viz Media)Nominated [29]
201628th Harvey Awards Best American Edition of Foreign MaterialOne-Punch Man (published by Viz Media)Nominated [30]
20162nd Sugoi Japan Award MangaOne-Punch ManWon [31]
201762nd Shogakukan Manga Award Shōnen Mob Psycho 100 Won [32]
201931st Harvey AwardsBest MangaMob Psycho 100 (published by Dark Horse Comics)Nominated [33]

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