Nakaba Suzuki

Nakaba Suzuki
Nakaba Suzuki
Born	February 8, 1977 (age 44); Sukagawa, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Years active	1994–present
Known for	Kongō Banchō; The Seven Deadly Sins; Four Knights of the Apocalypse
Awards	Kodansha Manga Award (2015)

Nakaba Suzuki (鈴木央, Suzuki Nakaba, born February 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. Suzuki has been published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine.

Life and career[]

The first manga series he ever bought was Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama. In elementary and junior high school, he was a fan of Kinnikuman, Fist of the North Star, and Dragon Ball.^[1] He made his professional debut in 1994 with the story "Revenge", which was an honorable mention for Shueisha's Hop Step Award.

He has been writing The Seven Deadly Sins since 2012. It has sold over 28 million copies as of July 2018 and earned him the 39th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga alongside Yowamushi Pedal.^[2]^[3]

Works[]

Rising Impact (ライジングインパクト) (1998–2002) (Weekly Shōnen Jump)
Ultra Red (2002–2003) (Weekly Shōnen Jump)
Boku to Kimi no Aida ni (僕と君の間に) (2004–2006) (Ultra Jump)
Blizzard Axel (ブリザードアクセル) (2005–2007) (Weekly Shōnen Sunday)
Kongō Banchō (金剛番長) (2007–2010) (Weekly Shōnen Sunday)
The Seven Deadly Sins (七つの大罪, Nanatsu no Taizai) (2012–2020) (Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
Four Knights of the Apocalypse (黙示録の四騎士) (2021-) (Weekly Shōnen Magazine)

References[]

^ "Nakaba Suzuki interview on The Seven Deadly Sins". Kodansha. 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
^ "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series Ends". Anime News Network. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
^ "Yowamushi Pedal, The Seven Deadly Sins Win 39th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

External links[]

Nakaba Suzuki's blog
Nakaba Suzuki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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[1] "Nakaba Suzuki interview on The Seven Deadly Sins". Kodansha. 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-12-10.

[2] "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series Ends". Anime News Network. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2016-08-08.

[3] "Yowamushi Pedal, The Seven Deadly Sins Win 39th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

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1990s	Shura no Mon by Masatoshi Kawahara (1990) Hajime no Ippo by George Morikawa (1991) by and (1992) 3×3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada (1993) Shoot! by (1994) The Kindaichi Case Files by and Fumiya Sato (1995) Shōta no Sushi by Daisuke Terasawa (1996) Ryūrōden by Yoshito Yamahara (1997) Great Teacher Onizuka by Tooru Fujisawa (1998) Chamaleon by (1999)
2000s	Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya by and (2000) Love Hina by Ken Akamatsu (2001) Cromartie High School by Eiji Nonaka and Beck by Harold Sakuishi (2002) by Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki (2003) by (2004) Capeta by Masahito Soda (2005) Air Gear by Oh! great (2006) Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei by Kōji Kumeta and Dear Boys: Act 2 by Hiroki Yagami (2007) Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu by (2008) Q.E.D. by Motohiro Katou and Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima (2009)
2010s	Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima (2010) Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama (2011) Those Snow White Notes by Marimo Ragawa (2012) Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa (2013) Baby Steps by (2014) The Seven Deadly Sins by Nakaba Suzuki and Yowamushi Pedal by (2015) Days by Tsuyoshi Yasuda (2016) Altair: A Record of Battles by (2017) Beastars by Paru Itagaki (2018) The Quintessential Quintuplets by Negi Haruba and To Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Ōima (2019)
2020s	Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui (2020) Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura (2021)

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Nakaba Suzuki
Born	(1977-02-08) February 8, 1977 (age 44) Sukagawa, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Years active	1994–present
Known for	Kongō Banchō The Seven Deadly Sins Four Knights of the Apocalypse
Awards	Kodansha Manga Award (2015)