Yu Yagami
| Yu Yagami 矢上裕 | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 11, 1969 Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Notable works | Those Who Hunt Elves |
Yu Yagami (矢上 裕, Yagami Yū, born July 11, 1969 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan[1]) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for the manga Those Who Hunt Elves, which was adapted as an anime series. His works Those Who Hunt Elves, Dokkoida?!, , and Hikkatsu! Strike a Blow to Vivify have been licensed in English.
Yagami's works are predominantly comedy shōnen manga with science fiction or high fantasy settings—for example, Dokkoida?! is a superhero parody series and Go West! a western parody.[2] Many feature protagonists that use martial arts, usually some form of karate, such as Junpei in Those Who Hunt Elves and Shota in Hikkatsu! Strike a Blow to Vivify). Yagami himself is a karate aficionado, and is a member of the Kendokai Karate-do.[1] Most of his works are published by MediaWorks and serialized in their Dengeki Comic Gao! magazine.
Works[]
Manga[]
| Title | Serialized in | # Volumes | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Those Who Hunt Elves エルフを狩るモノたち (Erufu wo karumono-tachi) |
Dengeki Comic Gao! | 21 | 1994–2002 | Adapted as an anime by Group TAC. Published in English by ADV Manga. |
その冒険者キケンにつき (Sono bōkensha Kiken ni tsuki) |
Dengeki Comic Gao! | 1 | 1997 | Short story collection |
日替わり矢上ランド (Higawari Yagami-rando) |
Dengeki Comic Gao! | 1 | 1998 | Short story collection |
| Dokkoida?! 住めば都のコスモス荘・すっとこ大戦ドッコイダー (Sumeba miyako no kosomoso-sō · suttoko taisen dokkoidā) |
Dengeki AniMaga (2000–2001) Dengeki Comic Gao! (2001–2004) |
4 | 2000–2004 | Written by Taro Achi, adapting the light novels. Adapted as an anime by Ufotable. Published in English by CMX.[2] |
| Dengeki Comic Gao! | 4 | 2002–2004 | Published in English by CMX.[2] | |
| Hikkatsu! Strike a Blow to Vivify ヒッカツ！ (Hikkatsu!) |
Dengeki Comic Gao! | 3 | 2005–2006 | Published in English by Go! Comi. |
| Red Lightning 赤い稲妻 (Akai inazuma) |
Weekly Shōnen Champion | 2007 | Short run | |
エルフを狩るモノたち リターンズ (Erufu wo karumono-tachi ritānzu) |
Dengeki Comic Gao! | 1 | 2007–2008 | |
アゲハを追うモノたち (Ageha o Ou Monotachi) |
Young Ace (Kadokawa Shoten) | 4 | 2009- | |
| Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Mubō-hen 魔術士オーフェン無謀編 (Majutsushi Ōfen Mubō-hen) |
2018 | Adaptation of the novels written by Yoshinobu Akita.[3] |
Illustrations[]
Yagami did the illustrations for Dokkoida?! (住めば都のコスモス荘・すっとこ大戦ドッコイダー, Sumeba miyako no kosomoso-sō · suttoko taisen dokkoidā), a series of six light novels by Taro Achi published by MediaWorks in the Dengeki Bunko imprint between 1999 and 2003.
Style[]
Yagami's work in Those Who Hunt Elves is featured prominently in Volume 2 of the popular manga drawing instructional series How to Draw Manga, “Compiling Techniques”. Several frames from the manga are held up as examples of good use of screentones.[4]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Go! Comi - Hikkatsu - Creator Bio". Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "CMX Adds 2 Yagami Manga, Confirms First 2 Flex Titles". Anime News Network. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "Those Who Hunt Elves' Yu Yagami Launches Manga of Orphen's Comedy Spinoff Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Compiling Techniques. How to Draw Manga. 2. 2000. pp. 7, 77, 94–95. ISBN 4-88996-044-9.
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Manga artists
- Manga artists from Hyōgo Prefecture
- People from Amagasaki