Haruichi Furudate
古舘 春一
Born (1983-03-07) March 7, 1983
Karumai, Iwate, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Haikyu!!
Awards61st Shogakukan Manga Award
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Haruichi Furudate (Japanese: 古舘 春一, Hepburn: Furudate Haruichi, born March 7, 1983) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for creating Haikyu!!, a volleyball-centric manga that has become one of the best-selling manga series of all time, having also been adapted into a number of anime series and films.

Biography

Haruichi Furudate was born on March 7, 1983, in Karumai, Iwate.[1][2][3] After graduating from high school, he attended Sendai Design Training School in Miyagi Prefecture.[2][4] In 2008, Furudate wrote the one-shot King Kid, which won an honorable mention for the Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Prize.[5] In 2010, Furudate launched his first full series in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Philosophy School, Yotsuya Sensei's Ghost Stories.[5]

In the next year, Furudate wrote Haikyu!! starting as two one-shots that were published in Jump NEXT! and Weekly Shōnen Jump in January 2011 and April 2011 respectively.[6][7] The one-shots were later turned into a full series, which started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 20, 2012.[8] The series ended in Weekly Shōnen Jump on July 20, 2020.[9] While the series was serializing, it was awarded the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category[10] and ranked in the top three manga series for the 2015 Sugoi Japan Award.[11] In 2020, the series was in the top five best selling manga in Japan, with over seven million copies sold.[12] The series has also been given numerous adaptations, notably an anime television series[13] and a stage play.[14]

Influences

Furudate was a member of a volleyball club during middle and high school. Furudate often found himself going to school just to participate in the club activities, despite performing below average in classes.[4]

Works

  • King Kid (王様キッド, Ousama Kid) (One-shot) (2008)[5]
  • Philosophy School, Yotsuya Sensei's Ghost Stories (诡弁学派、四ッ谷先生の怪谈, Kiben Gakuha, Yotsuya Senpai no Kaidan) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump) (2010)[5]
  • Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump) (2012–2020)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jump Grade One-shot Festival, Kiben Gakuha, Philosophy School, Yotsuya Sensei's Ghost Stories". Weekly Shōnen Jump. No. 28. Shueisha. 2009. p. 156.
  2. 1 2 "古舘春一の一覧". BookLive (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "軽米出身・古舘さん小学館漫画賞 「ハイキュー！！」". Iwate Nippo (in Japanese). January 23, 2016. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "ハイキュー！！ 古舘春一先生インタビュー | バレーボールマガジン". Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). April 3, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Furudate, Haruichi (July 5, 2016). "About the Author". Haikyu!!. Vol. 1. Viz Media. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-42-158766-0.
  6. ↑ ジャンプNEXT！に古味直志＆古舘春一の新作掲載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 8, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  7. ↑ 四ッ谷先輩の古舘春一、バレーマンガ「ハイキュー!!」掲載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 25, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ 古舘春一が男子バレー描く「ハイキュー!!」ジャンプで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 20, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 12, 2020). "Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! Manga Ends on July 20". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ Loo, Egan (January 21, 2016). "Haikyu!!, My Love Story!!, Sunny Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  11. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (March 12, 2015). "Yomiuri Shimbun's 'Sugoi Japan Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  12. ↑ Loo, Egan (November 29, 2020). "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  13. ↑ Loo, Egan (September 22, 2013). "Shonen Jump's Haikyu!! Volleyball Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  14. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 12, 2019). "Haikyu!! Manga Gets New Stage Play This Fall (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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