Tatsuya Endo
Tatsuya Endo | |
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Born | July 23, 1980 Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Education | Ibaraki Kenritsu Koga Daisan High School |
Occupation | Manga artist |
Years active | 2007–present |
Tatsuya Endo (Japanese: 遠藤 達哉, Hepburn: Endō Tatsuya, born July 23, 1980) is a Japanese manga artist. Endo created TISTA and Gekka Bijin. His current work is SPYxFAMILY, which is published in Jump+ and boasted over ten million physical & digital copies in circulation within its first seven volumes.[1] His work is published in various Jump magazines.
Early life[]
Ever since childhood, Endo aspired to become a manga artist. His family consisted of one parent and a brother. His favorite actors and actresses are Bruce Lee, Hiroshi Abe, Meg Ryan and Audrey Tautou. His favourite manga artists are Akira Toriyama, Hiroyuki Nishimori, and Minetarō Mochizuki. His hobbies include skiing, basketball, and racket-based ball games.[2]
Career[]
Endo worked as an assistant for the manga series' Blue Exorcist and Fire Punch.[3] He was mentored by manga artists Yasuhiro Kanō[4] and Yoshiyuki Nishi.[5] Like many manga artists, Endo began his career creating one-shots. Some of these one off stories would have influences towards his later manga. After finishing TISTA and Gekka Bijin for Jump Square and finishing three one-shots with editor Shihei Lin, who Endo had known and worked with for more than 10 years,[3] the two began to plan for a series that would feature in Shōnen Jump+. This manga would combine what Lin thought were the strengths of Endo's previous works; Rengoku no Ashe, Ishi ni Usubeni, Tetsu ni Hoshi and ISpy, creating SPYxFAMILY.[3] Lin claimed that the reception for SPYxFAMILY from their editorial department was so good that its serialization was "practically decided" before an official meeting for it took place.[3] SPYxFAMILY would go on to become part of the top ten most popular manga on their website as of 2019.
Awards[]
- Spy x Family
- 2019: 1st in the web manga category of the Next Manga Awards.[6]
- 2020: Winner of 4th TSUTAYA's Comic Awards[7]
Style[]
At the beginning of his career, Endo published mature stories. This is especially true for his early titles TISTA and Rengoku no Ashe, which are about a serial killer and witch hunting respectively. After working on so much manga with dark tones, his editor, Shihei Lin, encouraged Endo to come up with a more "bright and cheerful manga".[3] The one-shot, ISpy, could be seen as a transition piece between Endo's dark and bright narratives, as it incorporates the mature themes of his early work while still being a "cheerful title" like Lin had suggested. His work in SPYxFAMILY is the first that completely deviates into what is more considered a cheerful manga[citation needed].
His editor claims that Endo likes to think through every detail of a plot.[3] When proposed with an idea about his story, Endo will quickly point out any contradictions.[3] This along with his need to create deep and well thought-out characters has pushed him into telling stories that show a positive or negative shift in the psychological state of his characters. Endo always seeks to improve the quality of his work, so he reads lots of manga, novels, and books.[3]
Works[]
Manga[]
Name | Format | Year | Serialization | Notes |
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Seibu Yuugi (西部遊戯) | One-Shot | 2000 | Jump Next! | |
Gekka Bijin (月華美刃) | One-Shot | 2000 | Weekly Shōnen Jump | Issue #51, test story for the serialized version |
WITCH CRAZE | One-Shot | 2001 | Weekly Shōnen Jump | Issue #21–22 |
PMG-0 | One-Shot | 2004 | Weekly Shōnen Jump | Issue #24 |
TISTA (ティスタ) | Serial | 2007–2008 | Jump SQ | |
Shihou Yuugi (四方遊戯 遠藤達哉短編集) | Serial | 2008 | Shueisha | A compilation of short stories |
Gekka Bijin (月華美刃) | Serial | 2010–2012 | Jump SQ | |
Rengoku no Ashe (煉獄のアーシェ) | One-Shot | 2014 | Jump SQ | |
Ishi ni Usubeni, Tetsu ni Hoshi (石に薄紅、鉄に星) | One-Shot | 2017 | Jump SQ | |
ISpy | One-Shot | 2018 | Jump SQ | |
Spy × Family | Serial | 2019–present | Shōnen Jump+ | Distributed overseas via Manga Plus |
As illustrator[]
Name | Format | Year | Author | Serialization |
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Rooftop Detective-Octane (屋上探偵(オクタン)) | One-Shot | 2006 | Tomohito Ohsaki (大崎 知仁) | Jump the Revolution! |
Yamamoto-kun's Distress (山本くんの怪難 北陸魔境勤労記) | Book | 2011 | Hinako Suzumeno (雀野 日名子) | Media Factory |
Kuroniko the Exile (流浪刑のクロニコ) | Book | 2013 | Takahiro Kanno (菅野 隆宏) | Shueisha |
References[]
- ^ https://comicbook.com/anime/news/spy-x-family-sales-milestone-ten-million-copies/
- ^ Akamaru Jump (in Japanese). 2000. p. 284.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Shihei, Lin. "The Making of a Jump Manga! vol. 7 – Spy × Family". Manga Plus. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ Kano Masahiro "Pretty Face" Volume 6 p.206
- ^ Yoshiyuki Nishi, "Muhyo and Rosie's Magic Legal Consultation Office" Volume 2 p.114
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 22, 2019). "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2019
- ^ Weekly Shonen Jump -unofficial account-. (June 17, 2020). "SPYxFAMILY has won the 4th Edition of TSUTAYA's Comic Award 2020". Twitter.
External links[]
- Tatsuya Endo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Tatsuya Endo at Twitter (in Japanese)
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Manga artists from Ibaraki Prefecture