Paru Itagaki (板垣 巴留, Itagaki Paru, born September 9, 1993) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the creator of the manga series Beastars, for which she has won numerous awards. She is the daughter of manga artist Keisuke Itagaki.
| Paru Itagaki 板垣 巴留 | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1993[1][2] Tokyo, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | |
| Awards | |
| Relatives | Keisuke Itagaki (father) |
Biography
editParu Itagaki began painting in kindergarten, and started drawing manga in the second grade.[3] As a teenager she developed the character Legoshi, an anthropomorphic wolf who would later appear in her manga series Beastars.[4] She cites Disney movies and the artists Nicolas de Crécy and Egon Schiele as among her early influences.[4]
She later attended Musashino Art University, where she studied filmmaking.[1] She continued to pursue manga as a hobby while in university, creating dōjinshi that she would sell at dōjinshi conventions.[5] After being unable to find a job in the film industry, Itagaki submitted her dōjinshi to editors at the publishing company Akita Shoten, which began publishing her short story collection Beast Complex in Weekly Shōnen Champion in 2016.[5] That same year, Weekly Shōnen Champion began serializing Itagaki's critically and commercially acclaimed series Beastars.[6]
In September 2019, Itagaki's autobiographical manga series Paruno Graffiti began serialization in Kiss.[6] In 2021, Itagaki launched a new manga series, titled Sanda, in the 34th issue of Weekly Shōnen Champion on July 21.[7]
Personal life
edit
Itagaki is highly private about her personal life, and wears a chicken mask to obscure her face at all public appearances.[4] In 2018, Japanese tabloids reported that Itagaki is the daughter of Keisuke Itagaki, the creator of the manga series Baki the Grappler.[4][8] Itagaki confirmed these reports in a joint interview with her father in the September 2019 issue of Weekly Shonen Champion, stating that she did not wish to disclose her parentage until she was established in the manga industry in order to avoid accusations of nepotism.[8][9]
On September 24, 2023, Itakagi announced that she had gotten married.[10][11]
Works
editSerializations
edit- Beast Complex (ビーストコンプレックス, Bīsuto Konpurekkusu) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion, 2016–2019; 2021–)[12][13][14]
- Beastars (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion, 2016–2020)[15]
- Paruno Graffiti (パルノグラフィティ, Paru no Gurafiti) (serialized in Kiss, 2019–2020)[6][16]
- Drip Drip (ボタボタ, Bota Bota) (serialized in Weekly Manga Goraku, 2020–2021)[17][18]
- Sanda (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion, 2021–2024)[7][19]
One-shots
edit- White Beard and Boyne (白ヒゲとボイン, Shiro Hige to Boin) (published in Weekly Manga Goraku, 2018)[20]
- Manga Noodles (マンガ麺, Manga Men) (published in Monthly Comic Zenon, 2019)[21]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Beastars | Male Readers | Kono Manga ga Sugoi! | Second place | [22] | |
| New Face Award | Japan Media Arts Festival Awards | Won | [23] | |||
| Grand Prize | Manga Taishō | [24] | ||||
| New Artist Prize | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | [25] | ||||
| Best Shōnen Manga | Kodansha Manga Award | [26] | ||||
| 2020 | Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia | Eisner Award | Nominated | [27] | ||
| 2022 | Best Comic | Seiun Award | [28]
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References
edit- ^ a b "西村ツチカ×板垣巴留×新宅広二 「動物の擬人化を語る」". PassMarket (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2018. Takarajimasha. December 9, 2017. ISBN 978-4800278319.
- ^ Kumazawa, Shiho (September 14, 2018). "大ヒット漫画『BEASTARS』 着想を得たのは"小学2年生"の時だった". Aeradot (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Croquet, Pauline (April 7, 2019). "Avec le manga Beastars, le règne animal s'invite dans un lycée". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "板垣恵介先生×板垣巴留先生 対談 レジェンドインタビュー". Weekly Shōnen Champion (in Japanese). October 3, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 23, 2019). "BEASTARS' Paru Itagaki Launches Autobiographical Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Mateo, Alex (July 14, 2021). "Beastars' Paru Itagaki Pens New Sanda Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Parker-Dalton, Jacob (September 19, 2019). "Paru Itagaki's Father is Indeed Keisuke Itagaki, New Interview Reveals". Otaquest. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "「バキ道」板垣恵介×「BEASTARS」板垣巴留の親子対談が週チャンに掲載". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 19, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Paru Itagaki [@itaparu99] (September 24, 2023). 結婚しました！私の"ごはん日記"の、ここ3年分くらいの自炊は旦那さんが作ってくれていたものです。これからも旦那さんのご飯パワーを糧に、楽しい漫画を描いていきたいと思います。 (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ Eisenbeis, Richard (September 27, 2023). "Beastars Manga Creator Paru Itagaki Gets Married". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "別チャン大リニューアルで阿部共実ら新連載！次号より山本崇一朗の新作も". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). March 12, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 7, 2020). "Beast Complex Manga, the 'Origin of BEASTARS,' Gets Mini-Series in January". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio. "Beast Complex Mini-Manga Ends, Gets 2 New Volumes in April, May". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (September 23, 2020). "Beastars Manga Ends in 3 Chapters, Anime Casts Yuuki Kaji". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 25, 2020). "BEASTARS' Paru Itagaki Ends Paruno Graffiti Autobiographical Manga in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 19, 2020). "Beastars' Paru Itagaki Launches New Short Manga in Manga Goraku Magazine". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (February 12, 2021). "Paru Itagaki's Bota Bota Manga Ends on February 19". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (July 10, 2024). "BEASTARS Creator Paru Itagaki's Sanda Manga Gets TV Anime by Science SARU". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "「BEASTARS」の板垣巴留が描く初の人間マンガ、ゴラクに読切で掲載". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "「BEASTARS」の板垣巴留＆たかし♂が麺の思い出描くグルメエッセイ、ゼノンに". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). April 25, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 28, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 16, 2018). "In This Corner of the World, Lu over the wall, 'Nee, Mama' Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Loo, Egan; Hodgkins, Crystalyn. "Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS Wins 11th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (April 24, 2018). "Golden Kamuy Wins 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 10, 2018). "42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ McMillan, Graeme (June 4, 2020). "2020 Eisner Nominees: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "2022年 第53回星雲賞". www.sf-fan.gr.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
External links
edit- Paru Itagaki on Twitter
- Paru Itagaki on Tumblr
- Paru Itagaki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia