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Kenta Shinohara

Kenta Shinohara (篠原 健太, Shinohara Kenta, born 9 January 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Sket Dance, which was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2007 to 2013 and won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2010. His next series, Astra Lost in Space, serialized on Shonen Jump+ from 2016 to 2017 and won the 2019 Manga Taishō. Shinohara began serializing his currently ongoing series Witch Watch in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2021.

Kenta Shinohara
篠原 健太
BornKenta Shinohara
(1974-01-09) 9 January 1974 (age 50)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Sket Dance, Astra Lost in Space, Witch Watch
AwardsShogakukan Manga Award (2010)
Manga Taishō Award (2019)

Career

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Shinohara was born on 9 January 1974, in Chiba Prefecture.[1] Starting his career as a salaryman, Shinohara decided to drop out of his white-collar job for two years while preparing for his debut as a manga artist.[2][3] He has cited Fujiko F. Fujio, Akira Toriyama, and Takehiko Inoue as his favorite manga artists, and Slam Dunk and Honey and Clover as some of his favorite manga series.[1]

Shinohara worked as an assistant under Hideaki Sorachi on Gintama for a short time using the alias Shintaroh Nakae (なかえ しんたろう, Nakae Shintarō), an anagram of "Kenta Shinohara".[4] During his stint with Sorachi, Shinohara called him a "teacher" who taught him necessary skills.[4]

In both June and September 2003, Shinohara was a finalist for the monthly Jump 12 Outstanding Rookie Manga Award, though he did not win either awards.[5] In 2005, he debuted in Akamaru Jump's Winter Issue with the article "Red Panda Puppet Show".[2][6]

Shinohara wrote two one-shots for Sket Dance in the winter and summer of 2006, submitting them to Akamaru Jump and Weekly Shōnen Jump respectively. The second one-shot was a pilot arranged in a book volume format, similar to the eventual first chapter of the main series.[5] Serialization of Sket Dance began on 14 July 2007 in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 33. In 2010, it won the 55th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.[7] An anime adaptation by Tatsunoko Productions began airing the following year. After 288 chapters, Sket Dance ended serialization in 2013.

In the fifteenth volume of Sket Dance, released on 1 September 2010, Shinohara announced that he would be getting married.[8] He is the brother-in-law of fellow manga artist Kentaro Yabuki.[9]

Shinohara wrote the lyrics for Water Color (ウォーターカラー), a track within The Sketchbook's 2012 album Sketchbook. He stated that this was the first time he had ever written song lyrics, and that he had based them on his feelings about the "coolness" of the music.[10] He worked on the original character designs for the 2014 anime Battle Spirits: Burning Soul.[11]

From 2016 to 2017, Shinohara serialized the science fiction manga Astra Lost in Space on the website/smartphone app Shonen Jump+.[12] It was published online in the English edition of Weekly Shonen Jump.[13] Astra Lost in Space won the 12th Manga Taishō in 2019,[14] while its anime adaptation won the 51st Seiun Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2020.[15]

Shinohara began the fantasy manga Witch Watch in Weekly Shōnen Jump Issue No. 10 in 2021. It is simultaneously published overseas via Manga Plus and Viz Media.[16]

Works

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  • Red Panda Puppet Show (レッサーパンダ・パペットショー, Ressā Panda Papetto Shō) (2005)
  • Sket Dance (スケット・ダンス, Suketto Dansu) (2007–2013)
  • Towa Fumetsu Devil Point (永久不滅 デビルポイント, Towa Fumetsu Debiru Pointo) (2014)
  • Battle Spirits: Burning Soul (バトルスピリッツ烈火魂＜バーニングソウル＞, Batoru Supirittsu Rekka Tamashī (Bāningu Souru)), Original Character Design (2015)
  • Astra Lost in Space (彼方のアストラ, Kanata no Asutora) (2016–2017)
  • Witch Watch (2021–present)

References

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  1. ^ a b "新人紹介ページ" [Rookie Introduction Page]. Weekly Shōnen Jump (39). Shueisha. August 2006.
  2. ^ a b "レッサーパンダ・パペットショー" [Red Panda Puppet Show]. Akamaru Jump (Winter Issue). Shueisha. January 2005.
  3. ^ "「巻頭特集『第2回NEXTブレイク漫画ランキングBEST50』内インタビュー」『オトナファミ』" [Feature: The 2nd NEXT Break Manga Ranking: BEST50 - Interview]. Entermix. Enterbrain. August 2008.
  4. ^ a b Hideaki Sorachi (2006). 銀魂公式キャラクターブック「銀ちゃんねる!」 [Gintama Official Character Book [Gin Channel!]]. Jump Comics, Shueisha. ISBN 9784088740867.
  5. ^ a b "篠原健太 - 受賞履歴 - 作品履歴" [Kenta Shinohara - Award History - Work History]. Mezefilart (in Japanese). 2007. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2015 – via GeoCities Japan.
  6. ^ "漫画の部屋 - ジャンプの部屋・赤マルジャンプ2005 WINTER感想" [KTR's Comic Room - Weekly Jump Room 2005: Akamaru Jump 2005 WINTER Impressions]. KTR (in Japanese). 29 December 2004. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ Loo, Egan (21 January 2010). "55th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ Shinohara, Kenta (2010). SKET DANCE Vol.15. Shueisha. ISBN 9784088701035.
  9. ^ Llanes, Jeric (7 February 2021). "Mangaka Musings 02/07/2020". Viz Media. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  10. ^ "篠原健太が「SKET DANCE」から生まれたバンドに詞を提供" [Shinohara Kenta is providing lyrics for his "SKET DANCE" inspired band]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 18 June 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  11. ^ Loo, Egan (2 December 2014). "Sket Dance's Shinohara Designs Next Battle Spirits Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  12. ^ Blyden, Jabulani (8 May 2016). "Sket Dance's Kenta Shinohara Launches Astra Lost in Space Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  13. ^ Ressler, Karen (21 July 2016). "Viz Media to Publish Astra Lost in Space Manga by Sket Dance's Shinohara Online". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (19 March 2019). "Kenta Shinohara's Astra Lost in Space Wins 12th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  15. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (23 August 2020). "Astra Lost in Space, Batman Ninja, 'How Many Light-Years to Babylon?' Win at 51st Seiun Sci-Fi Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  16. ^ Hazra, Adriana (8 February 2021). "Viz Media, Manga Plus Release Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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