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Kawada (川田 Kawada?) is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the manga series Hinomaru Sumo and Martial Master Asumi.
Biography[]
He made his debut in Morning (Kodansha). He has been published several times in "Monthly Morning Two". Around this time, he began working as an assistant for Ryou Koshino.
He submitted a short story called "Love and Justice" to the Tezuka Award, an open competition for new manga artists in the Jump series, and received an honorable mention at the 77th Tezuka Award (2009). At the time of winning the Tezuka Award, he was advised by the person in charge to serialize his work in a youth magazine. However, Kawada's desire to write for a shōnen magazine at least once led him to seek serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha), where he worked as an assistant under Tadatoshi Fujimaki, who was serializing Kuroko's Basketball at the time.
Kawada conceived of a serialization based on the theme of sumo, which he liked, and Hinomaru Sumo was published in Shonen Jump NEXT! (Shueisha) 2013 Spring. A reading version of the manga was published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2013 issue 39, and the manga was serialized in the same magazine from 2014 issue 26 to 2019 issue 34.
Starting with issue #29, 2023 of Weekly Shonen Jump, he is currently serializing Marial Master Asumi, a mixed martial arts-themed manga, as his return to the magazine after a four-year absence.
Works[]
Oneshots[]
| Title | Anthology | Type |
| Heavy Metal Yankees (HEAVY METAL YANKEES, HEAVY METAL YANKEES) |
Weekly Shonen Jump 2020-23 Issue | Oneshot |
| Rebellion (反逆せよ, Hangyaku Seyo) |
Jump GIGA Spring 2022 | Oneshot |
Serials[]
| Title | Anthology | First Issue | Last Issue | Span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapters | Volumes | ||||
| Hinomaru Sumo |
Weekly Shonen Jump | 26, 2014 May 26, 2014 |
34, 2019 July 22, 2019 |
251 | 28 |
| Martial Master Asumi |
Weekly Shonen Jump | 29, 2023 June 19, 2023 |
Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
Gallery[]
Self-Portraits[]
Assistants[]
- Kenta Yuzuriha (Former)
Author Comments[]
| Author Comments | ||
|---|---|---|
| WSJ Issue | Comment | Chapter |
| 2023-29 | I’m Kawada! I’m gonna treat this as my first serialization and do my best! Thanks for the support![1] | Chapter 1 |
| 2023-30 | Okay, I shouldn’t think of this as my first serialization. I should use what I learned from my previous series and do even better![2] | Chapter 2 |
| 2023-31 | There was an error in chapter 1. Sparkling?! Was I talking about water?! I’ll fix it in the graphic novel release.[3] | Chapter 3 |
| 2023-32 | This time I want to pay attention to my health while I work on my series. My shoulders and back already hurt though![4] | Chapter 4 |
| 2023-33 | Fifty-five years! Congratulations! Wow! I hope to still be here for the 56th![5] | Chapter 5 |
| 2023-34 | Koike-san, who was my first editor, is back at Shonen Jump! I better show off all my improvements![6] | Chapter 6 |
| 2023-35 | I stay working in a cooled room all the time and then get so surprised when I go out. It’s hot![7] | Chapter 7 |
| 2023-36/37 | Congratulations to Hoshoryu on his win and promotion to ozeki. Your expression during the exciting senshuraku pumped me up![8] | Chapter 8 |
| 2023-38 | I was teaching my daughter how to ride a bike when we got soaked by a sudden downpour. Well, that was fun too.[9] | Chapter 9 |
| 2023-39 | I’ve been creating this series fully digitally. It’s really convenient, and I don’t think I can go back to pen and ink.[10] | Chapter 10 |
| 2023-40 | My assistants are now working completely remotely, and sometimes I get a little lonely.[11] | Chapter 11 |
| 2023-41 | I’m still playing Jumputi Heroes after all this time. Add more Hinomaru characters, please! Guess that’s not possible![12] | Chapter 12 |
| 2023-42 | There’s a voiced comic of the series on YouTube! Thank you! Please check it out![13] | Chapter 13 |
| 2023-43 | I worked just as hard as I did on my previous series on extras for the graphic novels. I included some commentary too![14] | Chapter 14 |
| 2023-44 | Volume 1 goes on sale 10/4 in Japan! There’s lots of bonus art! Please check it out![15] | Chapter 15 |
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-06-18-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/https-viz-com-blog-posts-mangaka-musings-06-25-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-07-02-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-07-09-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-07-17-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-07-23-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-07-30-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-08-06-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-08-20-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-08-27-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-09-03-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-09-10-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-09-18-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-09-24-2023
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-10-01-2023