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    '''Yuhki Kamatani''' (鎌谷 悠希, ''Kamatani Yūki'') is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best known for their series ''Nabari no Ou'' (隠の王, ''Nabari no Ō'', lit. ''Ruler of Nabari''), published by Square Enix.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4757515626|script-title=ja:リベラメンテ―鎌谷悠希短編集|publisher=Amazon.com|language=Japanese|accessdate=July 2, 2009}}</ref>
    '''Yuhki Kamatani''' (鎌谷 悠希, ''Kamatani Yūki'') is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best known for their series ''Nabari no Ou'' (隠の王, ''Nabari no Ō'', lit. ''Ruler of Nabari''), published by Square Enix.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4757515626|script-title=ja:リベラメンテ―鎌谷悠希短編集|publisher=Amazon.com|language=Japanese|accessdate=July 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015160914/https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4757515626|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


    == Personal life ==
    == Personal life ==
    In 2012, Kamatani came out on Twitter as [[asexual]] and [[X-gender]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=199640030942208000|user=yuhkikamatani|title=隠すことでもわざわざ言うことでもカテゴライズするようなことでもないと分かっているけど、無難に生きようと、へらへら誤魔化している自分に対して無性に腹立たしく思う時があります。誤魔化したくない。私はXジェンダーでアセクシャルなセクシュアルマイノリティです。そんな程度の人間です。|archive-url=http://archive.is/28HVn|archive-date=19 May 2018|date=May 7, 2012}}</ref> In their Twitter profile,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/yuhkikamatani/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308012056/https://twitter.com/yuhkikamatani/|archive-date=March 8, 2016|title=鎌谷悠希 (@yuhkikamatani) {{!}} Twitter|date=March 8, 2016|accessdate=May 1, 2018}}</ref> Kamatani noted their gender as "toX"—following the tradition of [[transgender]] individuals identifying as FTM or MTF—which conceals the gender they were [[Sex assigned at birth|assigned at birth]].
    In 2012, Kamatani came out on Twitter as [[asexual]] and [[X-gender]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=199640030942208000|user=yuhkikamatani|title=隠すことでもわざわざ言うことでもカテゴライズするようなことでもないと分かっているけど、無難に生きようと、へらへら誤魔化している自分に対して無性に腹立たしく思う時があります。誤魔化したくない。私はXジェンダーでアセクシャルなセクシュアルマイノリティです。そんな程度の人間です。|archive-url=http://archive.is/28HVn|archive-date=19 May 2018|date=May 7, 2012}}</ref> In their Twitter profile,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/yuhkikamatani/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308012056/https://twitter.com/yuhkikamatani/|archive-date=March 8, 2016|title=鎌谷悠希 (@yuhkikamatani) {{!}} Twitter|date=March 8, 2016|accessdate=May 1, 2018}}</ref> Kamatani noted their gender as "toX"—following the tradition of [[transgender]] individuals identifying as FTM or MTF—which conceals the gender they were [[Sex assigned at birth|assigned at birth]].


    In a 2018 interview, Kamatani described the pain they faced in their teenage years due to their own [[identity]] struggles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jp/ryoyamaguchi/shimanami-manga|script-title=ja:「お前、ホモなの？」疑われた高校生、失った居場所。描いた漫画家の過去とは|last=Yamaguchi|first=Ryo|date=9 February 2018|work=BuzzFeed News|accessdate=May 1, 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref> These experiences are somewhat reflected in Kamatani's ''Shimanami Tasogare,'' which according to Rachel Matt Thorn marks "probably the first time that I can think of where an actual trans person is talking about [trans experiences] or portraying [them]" outside of the essay manga format.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaiser|first=Vrai|title=Chatty AF 21: Wandering Son Retrospective|work=Anime Feminist (podcast)|publisher=Anime Feminist|date=September 3, 2017|at=1:03:45|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-21-wandering-son-retrospective/|accessdate=May 2, 2018}}</ref>
    In a 2018 interview, Kamatani described the pain they faced in their teenage years due to their own [[identity]] struggles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jp/ryoyamaguchi/shimanami-manga|script-title=ja:「お前、ホモなの？」疑われた高校生、失った居場所。描いた漫画家の過去とは|last=Yamaguchi|first=Ryo|date=9 February 2018|work=BuzzFeed News|accessdate=May 1, 2018|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020212824/https://www.buzzfeed.com/jp/ryoyamaguchi/shimanami-manga|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> These experiences are somewhat reflected in Kamatani's ''Shimanami Tasogare,'' which according to Rachel Matt Thorn marks "probably the first time that I can think of where an actual trans person is talking about [trans experiences] or portraying [them]" outside of the essay manga format.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaiser|first=Vrai|title=Chatty AF 21: Wandering Son Retrospective|work=Anime Feminist (podcast)|publisher=Anime Feminist|date=September 3, 2017|at=1:03:45|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-21-wandering-son-retrospective/|accessdate=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330040649/https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-21-wandering-son-retrospective/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


    == Works ==
    == Works ==
    Kamatani's manga frequently features characters in transitional life stages and issues regarding identity and marginalization.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/creator-spotlight-art-as-discovery-art-as-hope-yuhki-kamatani-x-gender-and-asexual-mangaka/|title=[Creator Spotlight] Art as Discovery, Art as Hope: Yuhki Kamatani, x-gender and asexual mangaka|website=Anime Feminist|accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref> They cite Moto Hagio as a major inspiration; like Hagio, their manga often explores gender and visual metaphor.<ref name=":2" />
    Kamatani's manga frequently features characters in transitional life stages and issues regarding identity and marginalization.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/creator-spotlight-art-as-discovery-art-as-hope-yuhki-kamatani-x-gender-and-asexual-mangaka/|title=[Creator Spotlight] Art as Discovery, Art as Hope: Yuhki Kamatani, x-gender and asexual mangaka|website=Anime Feminist|accessdate=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401095946/https://www.animefeminist.com/creator-spotlight-art-as-discovery-art-as-hope-yuhki-kamatani-x-gender-and-asexual-mangaka/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> They cite Moto Hagio as a major inspiration; like Hagio, their manga often explores gender and visual metaphor.<ref name=":2" />


    ===''Nabari no Ou''===
    ===''Nabari no Ou''===
    Kamatani's debut work, ''Nabari no Ou'', was a "modern ninja manga"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-08/nabari-no-ou-manga-to-end-in-14th-volume-in-japan|title=Nabari no Ou Manga to End in 14th Volume in Japan|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=July 8, 2010|website=Anime News Network|access-date=}}</ref> about a seemingly ordinary teenage boy whose body contains an omnipotent ninja power that hidden ninja clans battle to claim.<ref name=":1" /> It was a finalist under the Story Manga division in the ninth Japan Media Arts Festival in 2005 and was ultimately recommended by the committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2005/recommend/magazine.php|title=2005 9th Japan Media Arts Festival|accessdate=June 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403234518/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2005/recommend/magazine.php|archive-date=April 3, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The first volume of an English translation of the manga was released in May 2009 by Yen Press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yenpress.us/?page_id=450|title=Nabari no Ou|publisher=Yen Press|accessdate=June 1, 2008}}</ref> The 14th and final volume was published in Japan in 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757531346/|title=隠の王(14)|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref> and in the United States in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b2c.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/nabari-no-ou-vol-14/9780316204866/?yen|title=Nabari No Ou, Vol. 14|publisher=Hachette Book Group|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref> Kamatani worked with J.C.Staff to create a 26-episode anime adaptation of ''Nabari no Ou''. Directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, the series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo in 2008.
    Kamatani's debut work, ''Nabari no Ou'', was a "modern ninja manga"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-08/nabari-no-ou-manga-to-end-in-14th-volume-in-japan|title=Nabari no Ou Manga to End in 14th Volume in Japan|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=July 8, 2010|website=Anime News Network|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209100926/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-08/nabari-no-ou-manga-to-end-in-14th-volume-in-japan|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> about a seemingly ordinary teenage boy whose body contains an omnipotent ninja power that hidden ninja clans battle to claim.<ref name=":1" /> It was a finalist under the Story Manga division in the ninth Japan Media Arts Festival in 2005 and was ultimately recommended by the committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2005/recommend/magazine.php|title=2005 9th Japan Media Arts Festival|accessdate=June 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403234518/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2005/recommend/magazine.php|archive-date=April 3, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The first volume of an English translation of the manga was released in May 2009 by Yen Press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yenpress.us/?page_id=450|title=Nabari no Ou|publisher=Yen Press|accessdate=June 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422021409/http://yenpress.us/?page_id=450|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The 14th and final volume was published in Japan in 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757531346/|title=隠の王(14)|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809060244/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757531346/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> and in the United States in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b2c.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/nabari-no-ou-vol-14/9780316204866/?yen|title=Nabari No Ou, Vol. 14|publisher=Hachette Book Group|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=False|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Kamatani worked with J.C.Staff to create a 26-episode anime adaptation of ''Nabari no Ou''. Directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, the series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo in 2008.


    ===''Shounen Note''===
    ===''Shounen Note''===
    ''Shounen Note: Days of Evanescence'' (少年ノート, Shōnen Nōto) was published by Kodansha, serialized in their seinen ''Monthly Morning Two'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://morning.moae.jp/lineup/105|title=少年ノート|publisher=Kodansha|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref> The story follows a boy soprano with an angelic voice and his life as a member of his middle school choir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2013/manga/works/17mj_Shonen_Note/|title=Shonen Note (The Boy's Note)|publisher=Japan Media Arts Festival|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref> Kodansha published eight volumes in Japan from 2011 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4063870197/|title=少年ノート(1)|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2013, the manga was a Jury Selection for the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2013/manga/|title=17th Japan Media Arts Festival {{!}} Manga Division|publisher=Japan Media Arts Festival|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4063883574/|title=少年ノート(8)<完>|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref>
    ''Shounen Note: Days of Evanescence'' (少年ノート, ''Shōnen Nōto'') was published by Kodansha, serialized in their seinen ''Monthly Morning Two'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://morning.moae.jp/lineup/105|title=少年ノート|publisher=Kodansha|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003175504/http://morning.moae.jp/lineup/105|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The story follows a boy soprano with an angelic voice and his life as a member of his middle school choir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2013/manga/works/17mj_Shonen_Note/|title=Shonen Note (The Boy's Note)|publisher=Japan Media Arts Festival|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218143938/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2013/manga/works/17mj_Shonen_Note/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Kodansha published eight volumes in Japan from 2011 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4063870197/|title=少年ノート(1)|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302054947/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4063870197|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> In 2013, the manga was a Jury Selection for the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2013/manga/|title=17th Japan Media Arts Festival {{!}} Manga Division|publisher=Japan Media Arts Festival|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528152727/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2013/manga/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4063883574/|title=少年ノート(8)<完>|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302053342/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4063883574|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


    ===''Busshi no Busshin''===
    ===''Busshi no Busshin''===
    ''Busshi no Busshin: Kamakura Hanbun Busshiroku'' (ぶっしのぶっしん 鎌倉半分仏師録) is a historical fantasy manga published by Square Enix and serialized in its digital magazine ''Gangan Online''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ganganonline.com/contents/busshino/|title=ぶっしのぶっしん 鎌倉半分仏師録|website=Gangan Online|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref> The first volume was published in Japan in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757543638/|title=ぶっしのぶっしん 鎌倉半分仏師録(1)|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref>
    ''Busshi no Busshin: Kamakura Hanbun Busshiroku'' (ぶっしのぶっしん 鎌倉半分仏師録) is a historical fantasy manga published by Square Enix and serialized in its digital magazine ''Gangan Online''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ganganonline.com/contents/busshino/|title=ぶっしのぶっしん 鎌倉半分仏師録|website=Gangan Online|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302050241/http://www.ganganonline.com/contents/busshino/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The first volume was published in Japan in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757543638/|title=ぶっしのぶっしん 鎌倉半分仏師録(1)|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302053715/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757543638|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


    ===''Shimanami Tasogare''===
    ===''Shimanami Tasogare''===
    In ''Shimanami Tasogare'' (しまなみ誰そ彼), set in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Kamatani depicts [[queer]] characters coming to terms with their identity. Shogakukan published four ''tankōbon'' volumes from December 11, 2015 to July 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187419|script-title=ja:しまなみ誰そ彼　1|publisher=Shogakukan|accessdate=August 8, 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09860040|script-title=ja:しまなみ誰そ彼　4|publisher=Shogakukan|accessdate=August 8, 2018|language=Japanese}}</ref>
    In ''Shimanami Tasogare'' (しまなみ誰そ彼), set in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Kamatani depicts [[queer]] characters coming to terms with their identity. Shogakukan published four ''tankōbon'' volumes from December 11, 2015 to July 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187419|script-title=ja:しまなみ誰そ彼　1|publisher=Shogakukan|accessdate=August 8, 2018|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515125144/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187419|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09860040|script-title=ja:しまなみ誰そ彼　4|publisher=Shogakukan|accessdate=August 8, 2018|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515125134/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09860040|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


    Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for North American release under the title ''Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare'', beginning on May 7, 2019, stating "[Shimanami Tasogare] manages to represent so many different ways that people shape their identities and find their unique spaces, which is something anyone can relate to. It’s no wonder this compelling drama has resonated with so many people."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/2018/06/29/seven-seas-celebrates-pride-month-with-powerful-lgbt-manga-shimanami-tasogare/|title=Seven Seas Celebrates Pride Month with Powerful LGBT+ Manga SHIMANAMI TASOGARE|website=Seven Seas Entertainment|accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref>
    Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for North American release under the title ''Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare'', beginning on May 7, 2019, stating "[Shimanami Tasogare] manages to represent so many different ways that people shape their identities and find their unique spaces, which is something anyone can relate to. It’s no wonder this compelling drama has resonated with so many people."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/2018/06/29/seven-seas-celebrates-pride-month-with-powerful-lgbt-manga-shimanami-tasogare/|title=Seven Seas Celebrates Pride Month with Powerful LGBT+ Manga SHIMANAMI TASOGARE|website=Seven Seas Entertainment|accessdate=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604082848/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2018/06/29/seven-seas-celebrates-pride-month-with-powerful-lgbt-manga-shimanami-tasogare/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


    === ''Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate'' ===
    === ''Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate'' ===
    Kamatani returned to Kodansha's ''Monthly Morning Two'' with ''Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate: The End of the Journey'' (ヒラエスは旅路の果て), starting October 22, 2020. The story follows a god, an immortal man, and a girl who wants to die so she can reunite with a friend.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Dreams At Dusk's Yuhki Kamatani Launches New Manga in October|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-23/our-dreams-at-dusk-yuhki-kamatani-launches-new-manga-in-october/.164340|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Anime News Network|language=en}}</ref>
    Kamatani returned to Kodansha's ''Monthly Morning Two'' with ''Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate: The End of the Journey'' (ヒラエスは旅路の果て), starting October 22, 2020. The story follows a god, an immortal man, and a girl who wants to die so she can reunite with a friend.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Dreams At Dusk's Yuhki Kamatani Launches New Manga in October|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-23/our-dreams-at-dusk-yuhki-kamatani-launches-new-manga-in-october/.164340|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Anime News Network|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124132131/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-23/our-dreams-at-dusk-yuhki-kamatani-launches-new-manga-in-october/.164340|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


    === Other works ===
    === Other works ===
    ''Liberamente'' (リベラメンテ), a collection of fantasy manga short stories, was published in 2005 by Square Enix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757515626/|title=リベラメンテ―鎌谷悠希短編集|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref>
    ''Liberamente'' (リベラメンテ), a collection of fantasy manga short stories, was published in 2005 by Square Enix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757515626/|title=リベラメンテ―鎌谷悠希短編集|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302053719/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757515626|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


    Manga short stories by Kamatani have appeared in several official ''Touken Ranbu'' anthologies published by Shogakukan and Square Enix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187387|title=刀剣乱舞－ＯＮＬＩＮＥ－　アンソロジー～ヒバナ散らせ、刀剣男士～|website=Shogakukan|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187824|title=刀剣乱舞－ＯＮＬＩＮＥ－　アンソロジー　～ヒバナ舞え、刀剣男士～|website=Shogakukan|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757547063/|title=刀剣乱舞-ONLINE-アンソロジーコミック～刀剣男士幕間劇～|website=Square-Enix.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref>
    Manga short stories by Kamatani have appeared in several official ''Touken Ranbu'' anthologies published by Shogakukan and Square Enix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187387|title=刀剣乱舞－ＯＮＬＩＮＥ－　アンソロジー～ヒバナ散らせ、刀剣男士～|website=Shogakukan|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302233036/http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187387|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187824|title=刀剣乱舞－ＯＮＬＩＮＥ－　アンソロジー　～ヒバナ舞え、刀剣男士～|website=Shogakukan|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302052003/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187824|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757547063/|title=刀剣乱舞-ONLINE-アンソロジーコミック～刀剣男士幕間劇～|website=Square-Enix.com|accessdate=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302050246/https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757547063/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>


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    Yuhki Kamatani
    Date of birth June 22, 1983
    Place of birth Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
    Nationality Japanese
    Gender identity X-gender
    Occupation Manga artist
    Known for Nabari no Ou

    Yuhki Kamatani (鎌谷 悠希, Kamatani Yūki) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best known for their series Nabari no Ou (隠の王, Nabari no Ō, lit. Ruler of Nabari), published by Square Enix.[1]

    Personal life[edit | edit source]

    In 2012, Kamatani came out on Twitter as asexual and X-gender.[2] In their Twitter profile,[3] Kamatani noted their gender as "toX"—following the tradition of transgender individuals identifying as FTM or MTF—which conceals the gender they were assigned at birth.

    In a 2018 interview, Kamatani described the pain they faced in their teenage years due to their own identity struggles.[4] These experiences are somewhat reflected in Kamatani's Shimanami Tasogare, which according to Rachel Matt Thorn marks "probably the first time that I can think of where an actual trans person is talking about [trans experiences] or portraying [them]" outside of the essay manga format.[5]

    Works[edit | edit source]

    Kamatani's manga frequently features characters in transitional life stages and issues regarding identity and marginalization.[6] They cite Moto Hagio as a major inspiration; like Hagio, their manga often explores gender and visual metaphor.[6]

    Nabari no Ou[edit | edit source]

    Kamatani's debut work, Nabari no Ou, was a "modern ninja manga"[7] about a seemingly ordinary teenage boy whose body contains an omnipotent ninja power that hidden ninja clans battle to claim.[7] It was a finalist under the Story Manga division in the ninth Japan Media Arts Festival in 2005 and was ultimately recommended by the committee.[8] The first volume of an English translation of the manga was released in May 2009 by Yen Press.[9] The 14th and final volume was published in Japan in 2011[10] and in the United States in 2013.[11] Kamatani worked with J.C.Staff to create a 26-episode anime adaptation of Nabari no Ou. Directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, the series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo in 2008.

    Shounen Note[edit | edit source]

    Shounen Note: Days of Evanescence (少年ノート, Shōnen Nōto) was published by Kodansha, serialized in their seinen Monthly Morning Two magazine.[12] The story follows a boy soprano with an angelic voice and his life as a member of his middle school choir.[13] Kodansha published eight volumes in Japan from 2011 to 2014.[14] In 2013, the manga was a Jury Selection for the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival.[15][16]

    Busshi no Busshin[edit | edit source]

    Busshi no Busshin: Kamakura Hanbun Busshiroku (ぶっしのぶっしん 鎌倉半分仏師録) is a historical fantasy manga published by Square Enix and serialized in its digital magazine Gangan Online.[17] The first volume was published in Japan in 2014.[18]

    Shimanami Tasogare[edit | edit source]

    In Shimanami Tasogare (しまなみ誰そ彼), set in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Kamatani depicts queer characters coming to terms with their identity. Shogakukan published four tankōbon volumes from December 11, 2015 to July 19, 2018.[19][20]

    Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for North American release under the title Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, beginning on May 7, 2019, stating "[Shimanami Tasogare] manages to represent so many different ways that people shape their identities and find their unique spaces, which is something anyone can relate to. It’s no wonder this compelling drama has resonated with so many people."[21]

    Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate[edit | edit source]

    Kamatani returned to Kodansha's Monthly Morning Two with Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate: The End of the Journey (ヒラエスは旅路の果て), starting October 22, 2020. The story follows a god, an immortal man, and a girl who wants to die so she can reunite with a friend.[22]

    Other works[edit | edit source]

    Liberamente (リベラメンテ), a collection of fantasy manga short stories, was published in 2005 by Square Enix.[23]

    Manga short stories by Kamatani have appeared in several official Touken Ranbu anthologies published by Shogakukan and Square Enix.[24][25][26]

    Links[edit | edit source]

    References[edit | edit source]

    1. ↑ リベラメンテ―鎌谷悠希短編集 (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2009. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    2. ↑ @yuhkikamatani (May 7, 2012). "隠すことでもわざわざ言うことでもカテゴライズするようなことでもないと分かっているけど、無難に生きようと、へらへら誤魔化している自分に対して無性に腹立たしく思う時があります。誤魔化したくない。私はXジェンダーでアセクシャルなセクシュアルマイノリティです。そんな程度の人間です。". Archived from the original on 19 May 2018 – via Twitter.
    3. ↑ "鎌谷悠希 (@yuhkikamatani) | Twitter". March 8, 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    4. ↑ Yamaguchi, Ryo (9 February 2018). 「お前、ホモなの？」疑われた高校生、失った居場所。描いた漫画家の過去とは. BuzzFeed News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    5. ↑ Kaiser, Vrai (September 3, 2017). "Chatty AF 21: Wandering Son Retrospective". Anime Feminist (podcast). Anime Feminist. 1:03:45. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "[Creator Spotlight] Art as Discovery, Art as Hope: Yuhki Kamatani, x-gender and asexual mangaka". Anime Feminist. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Loo, Egan (July 8, 2010). "Nabari no Ou Manga to End in 14th Volume in Japan". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
    8. ↑ "2005 9th Japan Media Arts Festival". Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    9. ↑ "Nabari no Ou". Yen Press. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    10. ↑ "隠の王(14)". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    11. ↑ [False "Nabari No Ou, Vol. 14"] Check |archive-url= value (help). Hachette Book Group. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    12. ↑ "少年ノート". Kodansha. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    13. ↑ "Shonen Note (The Boy's Note)". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    14. ↑ "少年ノート(1)". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    15. ↑ "17th Japan Media Arts Festival | Manga Division". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    16. ↑ "少年ノート(8)<完>". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    17. ↑ "ぶっしのぶっしん 鎌倉半分仏師録". Gangan Online. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    18. ↑ "ぶっしのぶっしん 鎌倉半分仏師録(1)". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    19. ↑ しまなみ誰そ彼　1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    20. ↑ しまなみ誰そ彼　4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    21. ↑ "Seven Seas Celebrates Pride Month with Powerful LGBT+ Manga SHIMANAMI TASOGARE". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    22. ↑ "Our Dreams At Dusk's Yuhki Kamatani Launches New Manga in October". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
    23. ↑ "リベラメンテ―鎌谷悠希短編集". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    24. ↑ "刀剣乱舞－ＯＮＬＩＮＥ－　アンソロジー～ヒバナ散らせ、刀剣男士～". Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    25. ↑ "刀剣乱舞－ＯＮＬＩＮＥ－　アンソロジー　～ヒバナ舞え、刀剣男士～". Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    26. ↑ "刀剣乱舞-ONLINE-アンソロジーコミック～刀剣男士幕間劇～". Square-Enix.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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