Yūki Tabata (Japanese: 田畠裕基, Hepburn: Tabata Yūki) is a Japanese manga artist. After working as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro, he created the one-shot Hungry Joker, which was later serialized as a full series. After its conclusion, he launched Black Clover.
| Yūki Tabata 田畠裕基 | |
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| Born | Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Black Clover |
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Biography
Yūki Tabata was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] Before launching his own series, he worked as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro.[2] In 2011, Tabata entered the one-shot Hungry Joker in the Golden Future Cup, which earned first place in the award.[1] This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2012 to 2013.[3][4]
Following Hungry Joker's completion, Tabata published another one-shot, titled Black Clover, in Shōnen Jump Next!!.[5] This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 16, 2015.[6] Soon after Black Clover's debut as a full series, Tabata got married.[1] In the first half of 2017, Black Clover was the 28th best-selling manga in Japan.[7] One year later, the entire Black Clover media franchise was the 24th best-selling media franchise in Japan.[8] The series has been given numerous adaptations, notably an anime television series.[9]
Style
Tabata stated that when making stories, he wants to give each character a chance in the spotlight.[10] When it comes to the characters, he likes to give each a defining trait to make them memorable to the reader. As for their designs, he stated that he likes to have fun drawing, so if part of a character's design frustrates him, he changes it.[10]
Influences
Tabata has cited Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball as a major influence over his work, even stating it was one of the main reasons he decided to become a manga artist.[11] Tabata has also cited Kentaro Miura's Berserk[12] and Tite Kubo's Bleach as sources of inspiration.[13]
Works
- Hungry Joker (2012–2013) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump)[1]
- Black Clover (ブラッククローバー, Burakku Kurōbā) (2015–present) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump)[1]
References
External links
- Yūki Tabata at Anime News Network's encyclopedia