Bisco Hatori (葉鳥ビスコ, Hatori Bisuko, born August 30, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist. Her name is a pen name that she has said "holds special meaning to her." Her first series was Millennium Snow, however she is best known for her series Ouran High School Host Club.
| Bisco Hatori 葉鳥ビスコ | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1975 Saitama, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Character design, writer, manga artist |
Notable works | Millennium Snow Ouran High School Host Club |
| http://biscoroom.blog99.fc2.com/ | |
Biography
editFrom Saitama, Japan, her pseudonym is Bisco Hatori. She has worked for such magazines as LaLa. Her manga debut was A Moment of Romance in LaLa DX. Her first series was Millennium Snow, which was put on hiatus because of her other manga, the comedy Ouran High School Host Club, which became her breakout hit. It placed in the 50 top-selling manga in Japan for both 2008 and 2009.[1][2] Hatori's work is influenced by classic manga such as Please Save My Earth, a shōjo science fiction series, and the basketball manga Slam Dunk.[3] She finished Ouran High School Host Club in 2010. In January 2012, Hatori wrote a science-fiction comedy one-shot manga titled Detarame Mōsōryoku Opera published in LaLa.[4] The second chapter was published in May 2012.[5] Millennium Snow was later finished in 2014.
She has since worked on her series Behind the scenes!!, comedy manga from 2014 to 2018. In 2019, Viz Media announced that Hatori would attend the Anime Expo as a paneled guest.[6]
Works
edit- Isshunkan no Romance (一瞬間のロマンス, A Romance of One Moment)
- Millennium Snow (2001–2013) – 4 volumes (Started in 2002 and was on hiatus until 2013)[7]
- Ouran High School Host Club (2002–2010) – 18 volumes
- Detarame Mōsōryoku Opera (2012) – 1 volume
- Petite Pêche (2013–2015) –1 volume
- Behind the Scenes!! (ウラカタ!!, Urakata!!) (2014–2018) – 7 volumes[8]
Awards
editHatori won the Outstanding Debut in the 26th Hakusensha Newcomers’ Awards for her work, Millenium Snow along with Kiyo Fujiwara who also won the same award for her work, Boku wa Ne.
References
edit- ^ "2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26–50". Anime News Network. December 21, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #26–50". Anime News Network. December 5, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
- ^ "Hakusensha interview with Bisco Hatori". Hakusensha. August 30, 2008. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
- ^ "Ouran's Hatori Draws 'Detarame Mōsōryoku Opera' 1-Shot". Anime News Network. January 26, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ "Ouran's Hatori Draws New Detarame Mōsōryoku Opera Chapter". Anime News Network. April 23, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ "Anime Expo Hosts Ouran High School Host Club Creator Bisco Hatori". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Ouran's Bisco Hatori to End Millennium Snow Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "The Official Website for Behind the Scenes!!". Retrieved November 6, 2017.