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Tsurun Hatomune

Tsurun Hatomune (Japanese: 鳩胸つるん) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist.[1] His first serial, A Naked Swan, was published digitally on the Shōnen Jump+ platform between 2017 and 2018. From 2019 to 2020, he created Mitama Security for the print magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. Hatomune then returned to Shōnen Jump+, where he serialized Service Wars throughout 2023.

Tsurun Hatomune
Native name
鳩胸つるん
BornAichi Prefecture, Japan
OccupationManga artist
GenreComedy
Years active2011–present
Notable worksMitama Security

Early life

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Tsurun Hatomune was born in Aichi Prefecture, but resides in Chiba Prefecture.[2] Having liked Dragon Ball and drawing since early childhood, he started drawing manga in his school notebook in early elementary school.[3] However, he became obsessed with basketball in fifth grade, stopped drawing, and devoted himself to the sport until his fourth year of college.[3] When he began looking for a career, he realized he wanted to be a manga artist.[3]

Career

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Hatomune said he chose to draw gag manga because he did not have high level drawing skills and did not know how to use the tools.[3] His first manga won an honorable mention at the 74th Akatsuka Awards in 2011.[3][4] However, it was then years of drawing at least one story a month with no success getting a serial.[3] He created the one-shot "A Naked Swan" which was published in the Autumn 2015 issue of Jump SQ. Crown. Influenced by the popular series To Love Ru Darkness, his editor Junichi Tamada, whom he has worked with since 2011, suggested the manga feature a naked protagonist.[2] Given this exhibitionist main character, Hatomune studied the shōjo manga of Bessatsu Margaret in order for his art to not be too vulgar.[2] He cited Machida-kun no Sekai and Kimi ni Todoke as his favorites.[2] The artist also uses sports magazines as references, particularly ballet for its use of hands.[2] Due to this art style, many people assumed Hatomune was a woman.[2] Reception to the one-shot was good, but Tamada was unable to get the work serialized in Jump SQ..[2] Hatomune published the one-shot "Senchi wa Tsudzuku yo Doko Made mo" on April 14, 2017, in the Spring 2017 issue of Jump SQ. Crown.[5] This was followed by "Hotto! Kyatto Sentō" in the Summer 2017 issue of the magazine, which was published on July 14, 2017.[6]

When Tamada was transferred to Shōnen Jump+, Hatomune followed and they revived A Naked Swan for serialization on the digital platform on December 14, 2017. It was initially only going to be one volume long, but very positive reception by readers led to the series continuing.[2] A special chapter was published in the print magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on June 11, 2018.[7] A Naked Swan ended on December 6, 2018, and was collected into four tankōbon volumes. The series was nominated for Best Web Manga at the 2018 Next Manga Awards, where it came in 16th place.[8]

Hatomune began Mitama Security in Weekly Shōnen Jump on September 2, 2019.[9] It ended serialization on August 11, 2020, a spinoff chapter was published on Shōnen Jump+ on August 31, 2020, and the chapters were collected into five volumes.[10] It was nominated for Best Print Manga at the 2020 Next Manga Awards, where it placed 13th.[11] Hatomune then returned to Shōnen Jump+, where he released the one-shot "Nan no Koreshiki!" on November 11, 2022.[12] He serialized Service Wars on the digital platform from March 26 to December 3, 2023, with its chapters collected into four volumes.[13][14] It was nominated for Best Web Manga at the 2023 Next Manga Awards.[15]

Works

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Serials
One-shots
  • "A Naked Swan" (2015; Jump SQ. Crown)
  • "Senchi wa Tsudzuku yo Doko Made mo" (センチは続くよどこまでも) (2017; Jump SQ. Crown)
  • "Hotto! Kyatto Sentō" (ほっと!キャット銭湯) (2017; Jump SQ. Crown)
  • "Nan no Koreshiki!" (なんのっこれしき！) (2022; Shōnen Jump+)

References

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  1. ^ "ミタマセキュ霊ティ：「剥き出しの白鳥」鳩胸つるんの新作が「ジャンプ」で連載開始 "除霊"ギャグマンガ" (in Japanese). Mantan Web. September 2, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "『剥き出しの白鳥』鳩胸つるんインタビュー 「『ToLOVEる』よりも裸」から白鳥くんは生まれた" (in Japanese). Yomina-hare. March 18, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "【第69回】生み出すは千の笑い!! 華霊なるギャグ漫画家・鳩胸つるん 剥き出しインタビュー!!" (in Japanese). Jump Rookie!. September 30, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "「ミタマセキュ霊ティ」1巻明日発売、鳩胸つるんがタイトルで揉めた過去回想" (in Japanese). Natalie. February 3, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "『センチは続くよどこまでも』鳩胸つるん" (in Japanese). Jump SQ. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "『ほっと! キャット銭湯』鳩胸つるん" (in Japanese). Jump SQ. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "『ジャンプ+』コメディー漫画2作品が『週刊少年ジャンプ』出張掲載" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 11, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Raise wa Tanin ga Ii, Senpai ga Uzai Kōhai no Hanashi Take Top Prizes at Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards". Anime News Network. August 23, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "ジャンプ編集担当、漫画家のペンネームに謝罪「あの時の自分は間違っていた」 新連載の鳩胸つるん氏へ" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 2, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Tsurun Hatomune's Mitama Security: Spirit Busters Manga Ends". Anime News Network. August 10, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Shonen Jump's Undead Unluck Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. August 19, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "「ミタマセキュ霊ティ」の鳩胸つるんがバスケ部描く読切でジャンプ＋に" (in Japanese). Natalie. November 4, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "Mitama Security: Spirit Busters' Tsurun Hatomune Launches New Manga on March 26". Anime News Network. March 5, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tsurun Hatomune's Service Wars Manga Ends". Anime News Network. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2023". Anime News Network. June 25, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
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