Bkub Okawa (Japanese: 大川ぶくぶ, Hepburn: Ōkawa Bukubu, born October 3, 1986) is a Japanese illustrator and manga artist. With his work consisting of 4-panel comics, Okawa debuted professionally in 2008 with the manga series Super Elegant and rose to popularity with his 2014 series Pop Team Epic. Okawa is also a regular contributing artist for the Ensemble Stars! media franchise.
Bkub Okawa | |
|---|---|
大川ぶくぶ | |
| Born | October 3, 1986[1] Japan |
| Other names | Fuminbain (フミンバイン)[2] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Genre | |
| Subscribers | 42.2 thousand[3] |
| Total views | 2.7 million[3] |
Last updated: August 13, 2023 | |
Career edit
Prior to making his commercial debut, Okawa drew dojinshi under the circle name Fuminbain, and continued to do so throughout most of his professional career.[2] In 2008, he entered the 8th Dengeki Comic Grand Prix, where his comic 3LDKM won the Shōnen Manga Division Excellence Prize. Later that year, he released his first series, Super Elegant, through Dengeki G's Festival! Comic.[4] In addition to drawing manga, as a contributor, Okawa regularly collaborates with other franchises such as Ensemble Stars! and King of Prism.[5]
On October 3, 2021, Okawa launched a YouTube channel to celebrate his 35th birthday.[1] He later debuted as a VTuber on June 21, 2022, using a model designed by Nekosuke Okogemaru and sold on the resource website Nizima.[6]
Copyright violations edit
Okawa's Twitter account was temporarily suspended on June 8, 2018.[7] After his account was reinstated, Okawa stated that the reason for the suspension was due to copyright infringement from a drawing he posted of MS-09B Dom from Mobile Suit Gundam;[8] however, some online commenters have discussed that the suspension may have been a result of a coordinated attack from his detractors or from flippant death threats Okawa had made towards Lawson.[8]
On October 4, 2018, manga artist Buichi Terasawa accused Okawa of copyright infringement over a collaboration sweatshirt from Pop Team Epic and fashion brand Candy Stripper.[9] The sweatshirt had parodied Terasawa's manga series Cobra and directly referenced the series in its product description.[9] Okawa posted an apology, while the sweatshirt was removed from sale.[9]
Personal life edit
On April 30, 2022, Okawa announced through Twitter that he had gotten married. Prior to this, he and his wife had been living together since 2020.[10]
Works edit
As creator edit
| Year | Title | Website/Magazine | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Super Elegant (スーパーエレガント) | Dengeki G's Festival! Comic | [4] |
| 2012 | Mission Impossible (ミッソンインパッセボーゥ) | Manga Life Win | [2] |
| 2014 | Duckmanthurium (ダックマンスリウム) | comicAnthurium (comicアンスリウム) | [11] |
| Pop Team Epic (ポプテピピック) | Manga Life Win | [12] | |
| Bonnou-chan (ぼんのうちゃん) | Bonnou Festival 48/108 Official Website | ||
| 2015 | Risubokkuri (リスボックリ) | Comic Gum | [13] |
| 2016 | Hoshiiro Girldrop (☆色ガールドロップ) | Manga Life Win | [14]
Gag start to Pop Team Epic Volume 2, later received an anthology book in 2018, served as gag start to Pop Team Epic Volume 7 |
| Honey Come Chatka!! (ハニカムチャッカ！！) | Twitter 4-koma | [15][16] | |
| Extreme Kitaku-bu (エクストリーム帰宅部) | The Caligula Effect Official Blog | [17] | |
| Hyper Ultra Girlish (ハイパーウルトラガーリッシュ) | Dengeki Maoh | [4][18]
Sequel to Super Elegant. | |
| Hachinai Gaiden Senryoku-gai! Katato-chan (ハチナイ外伝 戦力外！カタトちゃん) | Cinderella Nine Official Website | [19]
Gag parody of Cinderella Nine | |
| IP Police Tsuduki-chan (IPポリス つづきちゃん) | Yatate Bunko | [20]
Gag parody of various Sunrise properties | |
| Kon'ya wa Neko-chan (今夜は猫ちゃん) | Monthly Morning two | ||
| 2017 | Neo Naon Universe (ネオナオンユニバース) | Feel Young | |
| GOHO Mafia! Kajita-kun (GOHOマフィア! 梶田くん) | Dengeki G's Magazine.com | Co-authored with Japanese personality Mafia Kajita. | |
| WIXOSS Bkub Tama Gekijo (ウィクロス ぶくぶタマ劇場) | CoroCoro Aniki | ||
| Ensembukubu Stars! (あんさんぶくぶスターズ！) | Dengeki Online | Gag parody of Ensemble Stars![21] | |
| Ienikaeru Made ga Ragnarok desu. (家に帰るまでがラグナロクです。) | Valkyrie Anatomia Official Website | Gag parody of Valkyrie Anatomia | |
| 2018 | Okawa Bkub no o Nikki sa Sete Itadaku. (大川ぶくぶのお日記させていただく。) | Feel Young | |
| Hana to Yume to Kuso Manga Gekijo to Hana (花とゆめとクソまんが劇場と花) | The Hana to Yume | ||
| 2019 | Poputan (ぽぷたん) | Manga Life Win | [12]
Gag start to Pop Team Epic Volume 5 |
| 2020 | Ensembukubu Stars!! (あんさんぶくぶスターズ！！) | Dengeki Online | Gag parody of Ensemble Stars!, sequel to Ensembukubu Stars!![21][22] |
| 2021 | Touhou Futakoma Gensokyo (東方フタコマ幻想郷) | Touhou Danmaku Kagura Official Website | |
| 2023 | Okawa Bkub no Kuso Manga Dojo (大川ぶくぶのクソ漫画道場) | Dengeki Maoh | |
| Yappari Chinchirando (やっぱりチンチランド) | Dengeki Daioh |
As contributor edit
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sword Art Online Comic Anthology 2 (メイドインアビス公式アンソロジー 度し難き探窟家たち) | |
| Comic Market 86 Edition! Ai-Mai-Mi Official Anthology Comic (ソードアート・オンライン コミックアンソロジー2) | [23] | |
| 2016 | Fate/Grand Order Anthology Comic: Star (Fate/Grand Order アンソロジーコミック STAR) | [24] |
| King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm Comic Anthology (KING OF PRISM by PrettyRhythm コミックアンソロジー) | [25] | |
| 2017 | Made in Abyss Official Anthology - Layer 1: Irredeemable Cave Raiders (メイドインアビス公式アンソロジー 度し難き探窟家たち) | |
| 2018 | Hoshiiro Girldrop Comic Anthology (星色ガールドロップ コミックアンソロジー) |
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- ^ a b c Sherman, Jennifer (October 4, 2018). "Space Adventure Cobra Creator Calls Out Pop Team Epic for Using Design Without Permission". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
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