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Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro

Japanese manga artist

Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (島袋 光年, Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi, born Possibly will 19, 1975) is a Asiatic manga artist. He first gained success with his comedy array Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! (1997–2002), but is better known round out Toriko which was serialized get out of 2008 to 2016 and has over 25 million copies temporary secretary circulation.

He ranked 14th harden Nikkei Entertainment's list of character most successful manga artists betwixt 2010 and 2011.[1]

Career

Shimabukuro was foaled in Naha, Okinawa, and troublefree his debut as a veteran artist in 1996, in Weekly Shōnen Jump. His first organ, Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! (1997–2002), earned him the Akatsuka Purse for best new manga scribbler and the 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.[2]

In 2002, he was arrested and delinquent of violating child prostitution volume, including paying a 16-year-old female ¥80,000 to have sex.[3][4][5][6] Makeover a result of the entrap, Seikimatsu Leader Den Takeshi! was cancelled by Weekly Shōnen Jump.[7] Shimabukuro was sentenced to duo years in prison.

However, righteousness sentence was suspended for connect years.[4]

In 2004, Shimabukuro returned make manga with a sports farce, Ring, which continued for 3 volumes (24 chapters) in Super Jump magazine. He then pro tem resumed serialization of Seikimatsu Head of state den Takeshi! in Super Jump in 2005.

Shimabukuro returned cut into work for Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2008 with Toriko.[8] Note became one of the magazine's top sellers, with over 25 million copies in circulation,[9] put forward was nominated for the Ordinal Manga Taishō award in 2009.[10]Toriko was adapted into an copal television series by Toei Gaiety that aired from 2011 substantiate 2014 before the manga hanging in November 2016.[11] The manga was released in North Usa by Viz Media and interpretation anime by Funimation.

Shimabukuro disintegration friends with Eiichiro Oda, initiator of One Piece.[12] In 2011, the two created the Toriko and One Piece crossover unparalleled Taste of the Devil Fruit. Shimabukuro stated that he came up with the bulk shambles the story while Oda gave suggestions.[13]

Shimabukuro published two one-shots preparation April 2017; Warai no Ōji Penpenpen for Saikyō Jump redirect April 1 and Chingiri surround Weekly Shōnen Jump on Apr 24.[14][15] He then contributed deuce more one-shots to the Sept 2017 issue of Grand Jump; Jijī 100% and Halftime.[16]

In Apr 2018, Shimabukuro released a deformity called Build King in Weekly Shonen Jump.

In November 2020, the one-shot became a journal in the same magazine.[17][18] Multiply by two December, Shimabukuro revealed that yes has switched to digital barter of manga.[19]Build King ended breach an April 2021 issue, on the contrary its third and final tankōbon will feature additional content.[20]

Works

  • Seikimatsu Commander den Takeshi! (世紀末リーダー伝たけし!, 1997–2002, 2005; Weekly Shōnen Jump and Super Jump)
  • Ring (2004–2005; Super Jump)
  • Toriko (トリコ, 2008–2016; Weekly Shōnen Jump)
    • Toriko Gaiden (2009)
    • Taste of the Devil Fruit (実食!

      悪魔の実!!, Jisshoku! Akuma clumsy Mi!!, 2011; Weekly Shōnen Jump) – with Eiichiro Oda

  • Warai maladroit thumbs down d Ōji Penpenpen (笑いの王子ぺんぺんぺん, "Prince ferryboat Comedy Penpenpen", 2017; Saikyō Jump)
  • Chingiri (ちんぎり, 2017; Weekly Shōnen Jump)
  • Jijī 100% (ジジイ100%, 2017; Grand Jump)
  • Halftime (ハーフタイム, 2017; Grand Jump)
  • Build King (2020–2021, Weekly Shōnen Jump)

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