| Eisaku Kubonouchi窪之内英策 | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1966-11-11) November 11, 1966 (age 58) Kōchi, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
| Notable works | Chocolat |
| Collaborators | Cup Noodles |
Eisaku Kubonouchi (窪之内英策, Kubonouchi Eisaku, born November 11, 1966 in Kōchi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer.
Biography
Kubonouchi made his professional career debut in 1986 with the short story Okappiki Eiji published in the manga magazine Shōnen Sunday. From 1988 to 1991, he worked on his first series, Tsurumoku Dokushin Ryō, which was in 1991 made into a movie with Kōyō Maeda (ja) in the leading role. His second manga series, Watanabe, was made into a television series in 1993, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After a 7-year hiatus, Kubonouchi began Chocolat, a story about a former mob boss, just having been released from the prison, who befriends a 16-year-old girl. Chocolat was published from October 1999 to September 2003 in Big Comic Spirits. In 2003, the manga was made into a television drama, that lasted 45 episodes.
Works
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsurumoku Dokushin Ryō (ツルモク独身寮, Tsurumoku Bachelor Dormitory) | 1988–91 | Serialized in Big Comic Spirits, 7 volumes | |
| Watanabe (ワタナベ) | 1992 | Serialized in Big Comic Spirits, 3 volumes | |
| Chocolat | 1999–2003 | Serialized in Big Comic Spirits Published by Shogakukan, 7 volumes |
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| Cherī (チェリー, Cherry) | 2006–07 | Published in Big Comic Spirits, 4 volumes | |
| Pikamon (ピカもん) | 2008–10 | Published in Evening Kodansha Comics, 3 volumes | |
| Sono Toki, Kanojo wa | 2018 | Original creator, Character Design | |
| Bullbuster | 2018 | Original Character Design | |
| Carole & Tuesday | 2019 | Original Character Design | |
| Astro Note | 2024 | Original Character Design |
Other works
| Other works | Title | Refs |
|---|---|---|
| Character redesign for
Cup Noodle Ads |
Sazae-san | |
| Heidi, Girl of the Alps | ||
| Kiki's Delivery Service | ||
| One Piece |
References
- Hashimoto, Kenji (2003). Class structure in contemporary Japan. Trans Pacific Press. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-1-876843-71-7. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "ドラマ30 ショコラ インタビュー:窪之内 英策". Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. 2003-05-26. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ "Witness Roronoa Zoro's High School Teenage Years in Cup Noodle Ad". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ "Chocolat Manga's Taiwanese Live-Action TV Adaptation Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- 著者：窪之内英策 [Author: Eisaku Kubonouchi]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- "Crunchyroll Unveils Original Sci-Fi Comedy Anime Astro Note For April 2024". Anime News Network. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
External links
- Eisaku Kubonouchi on Twitter
- (in Japanese) Interview with Eisaku Kubonouchi about dramatizing Chocolat (Web Archive)
- (in Japanese) List of Eisaku Kubonouchi's works at Shogakukan official site
- Eisaku Kubonouchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia