Nobuyuki Fukumoto

Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Born	December 10, 1958 (1958-12-10) (age 52)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Known for	Akagi, Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji

Nobuyuki Fukumoto (福本伸行, Fukumoto Nobuyuki^?) is a Japanese manga artist well known throughout the Far East for his unique and original gambling ideas, deep psychological analysis of characters and distinct artstyle. Yakuza and gambling are recurring themes in his manga. In English speaking countries, he is known best as the author of Akagi, a mahjong-related manga. In 1998, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji.^[1] An onomatopoeia "zawa" (ざわ…), meaning an uneasy atmosphere, appears frequently in his comics and is considered Fukumoto's trademark.

In June 2010, he visited Finland as a guest of honor for Desucon.

Works

• Ten - Tenhōdōri No Kaidanji (1989–2002) (天 - 天和通りの快男児)
• Akagi (1992–present) (アカギ)
• Gin to Kin (Silver and Gold, 1992–1996) (銀と金)
• Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji (1996–1999) (賭博黙示録　カイジ)
• Buraiden Gai (Outcast Story: Gai, 2000–2001) (無頼伝　涯)
• Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji (2000–2004) (賭博破戒録　カイジ)^[2]
• Saikyō Densetsu Kurosawa (The Legend of Strongest Man Kurosawa, 2003–2006) (最強伝説黒沢)
• Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji (2004–2008) (賭博堕天録　カイジ)
• Tobaku Haōden ZERO (Gambling Emperor Legend Zero, 2007–2009 [Part 1]) (賭博覇王伝零)
• Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji ~Kazuya-hen~ (2009–present) (賭博堕天録カイジ〜和也編〜)
• Tobaku Haōden ZERO Gyanki-Hen (Gambling Emperor Legend Zero Gyanki-Hen, 2011-present [Part 2]) (賭博覇王伝 零ギャン鬼編)

In cooperation with Kaiji Kawaguchi:

• Seizon -LifE- (1999)
• Kokuhaku: Confession (2001)

In cooperation with Keiichirō Hara:

• Washizu - Enma No Tōhai (2008–present) (ワシズ　閻魔の闘牌)

As an interesting fact, he cameoed as a blacksuit in Kaiji's live action movie.

References

1. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-21. 
2. ^ "Kaiji" Newtype USA 6 (12) 12. December 2007. ISSN 1541-4817.

External links

• Nobuyuki Fukumoto at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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