Eisaku Kubonouchi (窪之内英策, Kubonouchi Eisaku, born November 11, 1966 in Kōchi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer.[1][2][3]
| Eisaku Kubonouchi 窪之内英策 | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 11, 1966 Kōchi, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Chocolat |
| Collaborators | Cup Noodles |
Biography edit
Kubonouchi made his professional career debut in 1986 with the short story Okappiki Eiji published in the manga magazine Shōnen Sunday.[citation needed] From 1988 to 1991, he worked on his first series, Tsurumoku Dokushin Ryō, which was in 1991 made into a movie with Kōyō Maeda (ja) in the leading role.[citation needed] His second manga series, Watanabe, was made into a television series in 1993, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.[citation needed] After a 7-year hiatus,[citation needed] Kubonouchi began Chocolat, a story about a former mob boss, just having been released from the prison, who befriends a 16-year-old girl. Chocolat was published from October 1999 to September 2003 in Big Comic Spirits.[2] In 2003, the manga was made into a television drama,[4] that lasted 45 episodes.
Works edit
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsurumoku Dokushin Ryō (ツルモク独身寮, Tsurumoku Bachelor Dormitory) | 1988–91 | Serialized in Big Comic Spirits, 7 volumes | |
| Watanabe (ワタナベ) | 1992 | Serialized in Big Comic Spirits, 3 volumes | |
| Chocolat | 1999–2003 | Serialized in Big Comic Spirits Published by Shogakukan, 7 volumes |
[2][4] |
| Cherī (チェリー, Cherry) | 2006–07 | Published in Big Comic Spirits, 4 volumes | |
| Pikamon (ピカもん) | 2008–10 | Published in Evening Kodansha Comics, 3 volumes | |
| Sono Toki, Kanojo wa | 2018 | Original creator, Character Design | |
| Bullbuster | 2018 | Original Character Design | |
| Carole & Tuesday | 2019 | Original Character Design | [3] |
| Astro Note | 2024 | Original Character Design | [6] |
Other works edit
| Other works | Title | Refs |
|---|---|---|
| Character redesign for
Cup Noodle Ads |
Sazae-san | [3] |
| Heidi, Girl of the Alps | ||
| Kiki's Delivery Service | ||
| One Piece |
References edit
- ^ Hashimoto, Kenji (2003). Class structure in contemporary Japan. Trans Pacific Press. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-1-876843-71-7. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "ドラマ30 ショコラ インタビュー:窪之内 英策". Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. 2003-05-26. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ a b c "Witness Roronoa Zoro's High School Teenage Years in Cup Noodle Ad". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ a b "Chocolat Manga's Taiwanese Live-Action TV Adaptation Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ 著者：窪之内英策 [Author: Eisaku Kubonouchi]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Unveils Original Sci-Fi Comedy Anime Astro Note For April 2024". Anime News Network. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
External links edit
- Eisaku Kubonouchi on Twitter
- (in Japanese) Interview with Eisaku Kubonouchi about dramatizing Chocolat (Web Archive)
- (in Japanese) List of Eisaku Kubonouchi's works[permanent dead link] at Shogakukan official site
- Eisaku Kubonouchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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