Masakazu Ishiguro

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Masakazu Ishiguro
石黒正数
Born (1977-09-08) September 8, 1977 (age 46)
Fukui, Japan
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Awards

Masakazu Ishiguro (Japanese: 石黒正数, Hepburn: Ishiguro Masakazu, born September 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 2000 with the one-shot Hero prior to launching And Yet the Town Moves in 2005, which won the Seiun Award for Best Comic and an Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2018, he launched Heavenly Delusion, which topped the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of the top manga for male readers.

Biography[edit]

Ishiguro was born in Fukui on September 8, 1977.[1][2] Ishiguro was fond of Fujiko Fujio's works growing up, especially Doraemon. When Ishiguro was in middle school, his dad rented Akira from a rental store and watched it with Ishiguro, who cites it as a major influence over his work.[3] Ishiguro later said that growing up he felt that becoming a manga artist was "the only way to go".[4] Ishiguro eventually graduated from Osaka University of Arts in 2001.[5][6]

Just prior to graduation, Ishiguro submitted the one-shot Hero to Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine, which won the Afternoon Shiki Award [ja] in 2000. Soon after, he left Monthly Afternoon and published one-shots and short series in other magazines.[3][6] In 2005, Ishiguro launched And Yet the Town Moves, which received an anime adaptation.[7] In 2018, Ishiguro returned to Monthly Afternoon with Heavenly Delusion, which also received an anime adaptation.[8]

Works[edit]

Series[edit]

Title Year Magazine Publisher(s) Notes Ref.
Agape: Hanzai Kōshō Hito Ichi-jō Haruka (アガペ -犯罪交渉人 一乗はるか-) 2004–2006 Monthly Comic Flapper Media Factory With Jun Kashima [9]
And Yet the Town Moves (それでも町は廻っている, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru) 2005–2016 Young King OURs Shōnen Gahōsha [10]
Nemurubaka (ネムルバカ) 2006–2008 Monthly Comic Ryū Tokuma Shoten [11]
Skygrazer (外天楼, Gaitenrō) 2008–2011 Mephisto Kodansha [12]
Kyōko to Tōsan (響子と父さん) 2008–2010 Monthly Comic Ryū Tokuma Shoten [13]
Mokuyōbi no Furutto [ja] (木曜日のフルット) 2009–present Weekly Shōnen Champion Akita Shoten [14]
Heavenly Delusion (天国大魔境, Tengoku Daimakyō) 2018–present Monthly Afternoon Kodansha [15]
Yankī Jō-chan no Futashikana Shinjitsu (ヤンキー嬢ちゃんの不確かな真実) 2019–present Bessatsu Shōnen Champion Akita Shoten [16]

Anthologies[edit]

Title Year Publisher(s) Notes Ref.
Present for Me 2007 Shōnen Gahōsha [17]
Tantei Kitan (探偵綺譚) 2007 Tokuma Shoten [18]
Positive Sensei (ポジティブ先生) 2010 Tokuma Shoten [18]

Awards[edit]

Year Award Category Work/Recipient Result Ref
2012 5th Manga Taishō Grand Prize Skygrazer Nominated [19]
2013 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Division Excellence Award And Yet the Town Moves Won [20]
2017 Da Vinci Book of the Year And Yet the Town Moves 44th place [21]
2018 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Best Manga for Male Readers And Yet the Town Moves 20th place [22]
2018 49th Seiun Award Best Comic And Yet the Town Moves Won [23]
2018 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize And Yet the Town Moves Nominated [24]
2019 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Best Manga for Male Readers Heavenly Delusion 1st place [25]
2023 Japan Expo Awards [fr] Daruma Award for the Best Screenplay Heavenly Delusion Won [26]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 四季賞から18年、“モロ好みの女”をひっさげ帰還!ルーツを辿る、1万字超えインタビュー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  2. ^ 石黒正数さんが故郷福井市の広報紙に「木曜日のフルット」特別版 人気漫画家、北陸新幹線の開業控え寄稿. Fukui Shimbun (in Japanese). March 12, 2023. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Fuchigami, Ryūichi (July 23, 2018). 四季賞から18年、“モロ好みの女”をひっさげ帰還!ルーツを辿る、1万字超えインタビュー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 12, 2012). "JManga Presents: Masakazu Ishiguro". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. ^ OBが語るマンガ家への道。大学漫画に石黒正数、小森陽一. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 29, 2009. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. ^ a b 芸大での2つの出来事が、僕を漫画家にしてくれた (in Japanese). Osaka University of Arts. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  7. ^ Loo, Egan (April 27, 2010). "Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru Maid Manga Gets TV Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 18, 2022). "Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion Manga Gets TV Anime in 2023 by Production I.G". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  9. ^ フラッパー3月号は「めがねっ娘」が占領統治. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 4, 2009. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  10. ^ Pineda, Rafael (October 28, 2016). "Masakazu Ishiguro's And Yet the Town Moves Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  11. ^ 石黒正数10周年、リュウ3月号付録は「ネムルバカ1.5巻」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 19, 2010. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  12. ^ 石黒正数「外天楼」が単行本化、まどマギ新房監督も絶賛. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  13. ^ COMICリュウ2月号、高野文子の踊れる?すごろく付き. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 20, 2009. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  14. ^ 「それ町」の石黒正数、週刊少年チャンピオンで新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 2, 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  15. ^ Ressler, Karen (November 24, 2017). "Mushishi, And Yet the Town Moves, Genshiken Creators Each Launch New Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  16. ^ 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). Natasha, Inc. March 12, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "Present for me". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  18. ^ a b 「石黒正数短編集2」発売、リュウ1月号にはかけ替えカバー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  19. ^ Loo, Egan (January 16, 2012). "15 Titles Nominated for 5th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  20. ^ Loo, Egan (December 5, 2013). "Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  21. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 6, 2016). "March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2nd Year". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  22. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  23. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 26, 2018). "Kemono Friends, And Yet the Town Moves Win at 49th Seiun Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  24. ^ Pineda, Rafael (February 25, 2018). "22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  25. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 10, 2018). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  26. ^ Ishiguro, Masakazu [@masakazuishi] (July 16, 2023). 私、大体把握しました。フランスで行われているJapan Expoで、Japan Expo award(DARUMA賞)漫画部門 脚本賞に拙作「天国大魔境」が選ばれたとの事です。全く別件の仕事でJapan Expoを訪れていた担当Tさんは、受賞の知らせを受け急遽壇上に招かれたそうです。ありがとうございます!!!! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Twitter.

External links[edit]