Gege Akutami
| Gege Akutami | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 芥見下々 |
| Pronunciation | あくたみ げげ |
| Born | February 26, 1992 Iwate, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Notable work | Jujutsu Kaisen |
Gege Akutami (Japanese: 芥見下々 Hepburn: Akutami Gege?, born February 26, 1992) is a Japanese manga artist, known for their work Jujutsu Kaisen. Gege Akutami is a pen name and the author's real name and gender are unknown.[1]
Biography
Gege Akutami was born in Iwate Prefecture on February 26, 1992.[2] Akutami moved to Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture in the fifth grade. Akutami began drawing manga by mimicking a friend, which inspired them to become a professional manga artist.[3][4] Akutami has named Tite Kubo as an influence in their work after reading Bleach in the fourth grade, in addition to Hunter × Hunter and Neon Genesis Evangelion among other works.[5] In 2014, Gege Akutami started working as assistant to Yasuhiro Kanō in Kiss x Death.[6]
They published their first work the same year, titled "Kamishiro Sōsa" (神代捜査?), a one-shot chapter published in Shueisha's Jump NEXT! vol. 2 on May 7, 2014.[7][8] Their next work was No.9, with a one-shot chapter published in Jump NEXT! vol. 2 on May 1, 2015,[9] and another one-shot in the 46th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 10, 2015.[10] Akutami would publish the one-shot "Nikai Bongai Barabarjura" (二界梵骸バラバルジュラ?) in the 2016 44th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, released on October 3, 2016. This one-shot was nominated for the 11th "Gold Future Cup" contest of the magazine.[11][12] In 2017, Akutami published Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School (東京都立呪術高等専門学校 Tōkyō Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō?), a 4-chapter series that ran in Jump GIGA from April 28 to July 28, 2017.[13][14] This series would serve later as a prequel to their next work, Jujutsu Kaisen, being retroactively titled as Jujutsu Kaisen 0.[15] Akutami began the publication of Jujutsu Kaisen in the 2018 14th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, released on March 5, 2018.[16]
Works
- Kamishiro Sousa (神代捜査?) (2014) — One-shot published in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump Next!.[17]
- No.9 (2015) — One-shot published in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump Next!.[18]
- No.9 (2015) — One-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.[19]
- Nikai Bongai Barabarujura (二界梵骸バラバルジュラ?) (2016) — One-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.[20]
- Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School (東京都立呪術高等専門学校 Tōkyō Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō?) (2017–2018) — Serialized in Shueisha's Jump GIGA.[13][14]
- Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦?) (2018–present) — Serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.[16]
Awards
In 2016, Akutami's one-shot Nikai Bongai Barabarujura was nominated for Weekly Shōnen Jump's 11th Gold Future Cup contest.[21] In 2019, their manga Jujutsu Kaisen was nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.[22] Akutami is the 2020 grand prize winner for Jujutsu Kaisen on Mando Kobayashi, Kendo Kobayashi's monthly manga variety show where winners are selected on their personal taste.[23] In 2021, Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen was listed as a nominee for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[24]
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External links
- Gege Akutami at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
