Kentaro Yabuki
| Kentaro Yabuki | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 4, 1980 Kōchi, Japan |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Period | 1997–present |
| Subject | Shōnen manga |
| Notable works | Black Cat, To Love-Ru -Trouble- (illustrator) |
Kentaro Yabuki (矢吹 健太朗 Yabuki Kentarō, born February 4, 1980 in Kōchi) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series Black Cat. His mentor was Takeshi Obata, the illustrator of Death Note, Hikaru no Go and Bakuman.
Overview
Yabuki has stated that everything he learned about drawing manga, he learned from Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball. He even admitted that his first publication in Jump was not his own work but actually an illustration combining, or rather fusing together, Gohan and Trunks that he sent in to a 1995 contest and won a prize for.[1]
Yabuki is best known for his series Black Cat which ran from 2000 to 2004 in Weekly Shōnen Jump and later adapted into an anime.[2] Both were released in North America.[3] Upon its ending, Yabuki expressed desire to make a sequel from the series, or make its characters reappear in another work.[4] Since 2004, he has only been working as illustrator to works written by other authors, including the popular To Love-Ru -Trouble- alongside his former assistant Saki Hasemi.
Yabuki was an extra in the 2003 movie Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., running through the streets of Roppongi Hills.[5]
Works
- Yamato Gensōki (邪馬台幻想記) (1998 Shueisha)[6]
- Jigen Bakuju (時限爆呪) (1999 Shueisha),[6] illustrations only, light novel by Kaya Kizaki
- Black Cat (ブラックキャット) (2000–2004 Shueisha)[6]
- Trans Boy (2004)
- To Love-Ru -Trouble- (To LOVEる -とらぶる- To LOVEru -Toraburu-) (2006–2009 Shueisha),[6] Illustrator
- Mayoi Neko Overrun! (迷い猫オーバーラン!) (2010 Shueisha),[6] Illustrator
- Futagami Double (2010), One-shot
- To Love-Ru Darkness (To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス To LOVEru -Toraburu- -Dākunesu-) (2010–present Shueisha),[6] Illustrator
- Nijiyome Gakuen Z-Cune Aoi, Illustrator
References
- ↑ Suzuki, Haruhiko, ed. (2003-12-19). "5: Dragon Ball Children". Dragon Ball Landmark (in Japanese). Shueisha. p. 174. ISBN 4-08-873478-5.
- ↑ "Black Cat 20" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ↑ "Black Cat, Vol. 20". Viz Media. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ↑ Yabuki, Kentaro (2009) [2004]. Black Cat 20. Viz Media. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-4215-2379-8.
- ↑ Yabuki, Kentaro (2008) [2003]. Black Cat 20. Viz Media. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-4215-1607-3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 矢吹 健太朗 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
External links
- Kentaro Yabuki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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