Hajime Komoto (Japanese: 甲本 一)[1] is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the manga series Mashle.[2][3][4] The series was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 2020 to July 2023, and its chapters were collected in 18 tankōbon volumes.[5][6][7][8][9]

Hajime Kōmoto
甲本 一
BornHajime Kōmoto
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Mashle

Career

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Kōmoto originally submitted the short manga Explosive Interview (Explosive Interview) to Shueisha in 2018 under the pseudonym Kashiwazaki Koichi (柏崎 康一) and won the 89th Akatsuka Award Honorable Mention. Later, he drew the short manga Liberal Ethics Committee Member Yamada Taro under the same name and published it in Jump Giga; in the same year, he changed his pseudonym to Kouichiro (こういちろう) and published in Jump Giga a short manga titled God of Destruction Shivasaki (God of Destruction Shivasaki).[10][11][12][6][13]

Starting from 2020, Kōmoto will be able to officially serialize the series Mashle in Weekly Shōnen Jump, becoming his first full-length work. Mashle immediately won the 11th place in the 2020 Next Manga Award, the 8th place in the 2021 Everyone's Choice Tsutaya Manga Award, and the 3rd place in the 2021 Nationwide Bookstore Employees and Publisher Comics' Recommended Comics. The manga ended in 2023, ending the three-and-a-half-year serialization.[14][15][8][16][17][18][19]

Bibliographic information
  • Title: Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Vol. 16
    • Volume 16 of Mashle: Magic and Muscles
  • Author:
    • Hajime Komoto
  • Publisher:
    • VIZ Media LLC, 2024
  • ISBN:
    • 1974745821, 9781974745821
  • Length:
    • 192 pages
  • Subjects:
    • Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Action & Adventure / Fantasy / General / Media Tie-In

Artistry

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Style

Kōmoto noted that, while drawing, he pays close attention to "include an overall picture that allows you [the reader] to understand the relationship between the characters for the first time. When drawing action scenes, I try to devise 'a picture with a tight perspective from the inside to the front." As he prefers "dangerous" (やばい, yabai) characters, Kōmoto frequently features that word when describing characters that appear in his manga.[20][21][22][23]

Influences

Kōmoto stated that his work has been influenced by One-Punch Man and Demon Slayer; he thought that adding items or motifs to the character design would make the character icon.[24]

Works

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Completed work
  • 2018: "Explosive Interview" ( Explosive Interview Interview, under the name "Kashiwazaki Koichi").
  • 2019: "Liberal Ethics Committee member Yamada Taro" ( Ryuran Ethics Committee member Yamada Taro, " Jump GIGA "; pseudonym "Kashiwazaki Koichi").
  • 2019: "God of Destruction Shivazaki" ( God of Destruction Sivazaki, "Jump GIGA"; under the name "Kouichiro").[11][25][26]
Serial work
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  • Yusuke Asai – Editor in charge[34]

References

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  1. ^ "甲本 一(漫画家)". マンガペディア (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ "Get ready for the grand finale of Mashle: Magic And Muscles manga as the 'Super Climax' release date is finally revealed". Hindustan Times. 2023-06-24. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  3. ^ "mashle magic and muscles season 2: Latest News & Videos, Photos about mashle magic and muscles season 2 | The Economic Times – Page 1". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "Mashle: Magic and Muscles season 2 premieres January 6, introduces more cast members". The Times of India. 2023-12-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  5. ^ "魔法がすべての世界で頼りになるのは筋肉?ジャンプのファンタジー新連載". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  6. ^ a b "甲本一 | 人物一覧 | 集英社オンライン | 毎日が、あたらしい". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  7. ^ Comments, Adi Tantimedh | (2023-02-22). "Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Coming to Crunchyroll This April". Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  8. ^ a b "Crunchyroll Announces New Anime Series 'Mashle: Magic and Muscle'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  9. ^ "Hajime Komoto, Abouts and detail". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  10. ^ TIMES編集部, ABEMA (2024-02-04). "「マッシュル」作者・甲本一氏とは?プロフィールや経歴などを解説 | インタビュー・特集 | ABEMA TIMES | アベマタイムズ". Abema Times (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  11. ^ a b "Magu-chan: God of Destruction (manga) – Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  12. ^ "ジャンプ初の社会人向けマンガ賞、審査員に篠原健太・附田祐斗・白井カイウ・甲本一". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  13. ^ ジャンプGIGA 2019 SUMMER vol.1 p.746
  14. ^ "甲本 一(漫画家)". マンガペディア (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  15. ^ "「マッシュル」3年半の連載に幕 最終巻とファンブックが10月に発売". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  16. ^ a b "Mashle: Magic and Muscles ‒ SERIES PREMIERE". Anime News Network. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  17. ^ "次にくるマンガ大賞2020、コミックス部門1位は戸塚慶文「アンデッドアンラック」(コメントあり)". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  18. ^ "全国書店員が選んだおすすめマンガ、今年の1位は「わたしの幸せな結婚」". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  19. ^ "「マッシュル」3年半の連載に幕 最終巻とファンブックが10月に発売". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  20. ^ "マッスル1 「読みやすさ」". 集英社『少年ジャンプ漫画賞ポータル』 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  21. ^ "マッスル2「アクションシーン」". 集英社『少年ジャンプ漫画賞ポータル』 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  22. ^ "マッスル3「台詞」". 集英社『少年ジャンプ漫画賞ポータル』 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  23. ^ "マッスル5「表情の描き分け」". 集英社『少年ジャンプ漫画賞ポータル』 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  24. ^ "マッスル4「キャラクターデザイン」". 集英社『少年ジャンプ漫画賞ポータル』 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  25. ^ "Magu-chan: God of Destruction Gets In On Jujutsu Kaisen ED Trend". Anime News Network. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  26. ^ "Magu-chan Manga Ends as 2 New Manga Launch in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  27. ^ "Mashle: Magic and Muscles". Anime News Network. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  28. ^ "Undead Unluck, Mashle: Magic and Muscles Manga Get Novels". Anime News Network. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  29. ^ "The Spring 2023 Anime Preview Guide – Mashle: Magic and Muscles". Anime News Network. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  30. ^ "Crunchyroll Bulks Up with New Anime Series "Mashle: Magic and Muscle" Coming April 2023". Anime News Network. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  31. ^ "Mashle: Magic and Muscles ‒ Episode 4". Anime News Network. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  32. ^ "Mashle: Magic and Muscles ‒ Episode 10". Anime News Network. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  33. ^ "MASHLE TV Anime Flexes in New Trailer Revealing More Main Cast". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  34. ^ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Editors Roundtable". Shueisha. February 12, 2024. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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