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===''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=|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. | 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}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</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''=== | ||
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| 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