Yusuke Murata
Encyclopedia
, is a Japanese manga artist
. He's best known for illustrating the American football manga Eyeshield 21
, in collaboration with writer Riichiro Inagaki
. During the creation of this series, his art style developed dramatically. Eyeshield 21 was completed in June 2009.
He was once the assistant and apprentice of Takeshi Obata
of Hikaru no Go
and Death Note
fame. He had a number of one-shots published in Weekly Shonen Jump namely Partner (won the 122nd Hop*Step award), Samui Hanashi (won the 2nd Prize in the 51st Akatsuka Award
), Kaitou COLT and of course, Eyeshield 21 which was then serialized starting in Weekly Shonen Jump No. 34 2002.
At the age of twelve he entered a contest to design Mega Man villains, and won twice, with the final designs adapted from his sketches. The game credits list his name as responsible for Dust Man from Rockman 4
and Crystal Man from Rockman 5
, as well as a thanks credit at the end of Rockman 3
.
He wrote and drew a short story, Madofuki Park, for the March 2008 issue of Jump Square
, about a futuristic window washer.
He also created the one-shot Blust!, centered a boy who was experimented on, obtaining extraordinary powers, its power source being curry.
Yet another one-shot created by Murata was featured in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2010; Minds, a story about a self-sacrificing soldier during a war, set some time in the future.
In an interview with Shonen Jump (magazine)
he stated that he was very much interested in the uniforms of American Football
teams, especially the Philadelphia Eagles
. He also stated that the helmets of the team in Eyeshield 21 were based on the Eagles' helmets.
Murata also illustrated the Shonen Jump 40th Anniversary posters, which displays the popular manga characters that are featured in the magazine. Altogether, he drew four posters for Jump's anniversary.
He is currently the artist of Donten Prism Solar Car, which is written by Yasuo Ōtagaki (author of Moonlight Mile
) and is publishing in Jump SQ
.
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
. He's best known for illustrating the American football manga Eyeshield 21
Eyeshield 21
is a manga about American football written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. It has been adapted into an anime movie in 2004 , an anime television series in 2005, several video games and a trading card game from Konami. The manga is serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump...
, in collaboration with writer Riichiro Inagaki
Riichiro Inagaki
, born June 20, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese gensaku-sha . He's best known for writing the manga Eyeshield 21, in collaboration with artist Yusuke Murata. Eyeshield 21 was completed in June 2009....
. During the creation of this series, his art style developed dramatically. Eyeshield 21 was completed in June 2009.
He was once the assistant and apprentice of Takeshi Obata
Takeshi Obata
is a Japanese manga artist. He works as the artist in collaboration with a writer. He has also mentored several manga artists, including Kentaro Yabuki of Black Cat fame, Nobuhiro Watsuki of Rurouni Kenshin and Busou Renkin, and Yusuke Murata of Eyeshield 21.He originally became noticed in 1985...
of Hikaru no Go
Hikaru no Go
is a manga series, a coming of age story based on the board game Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata with an anime adaptation. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa...
and Death Note
Death Note
is a manga created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. The main character is Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a god of death, or a shinigami, named Ryuk...
fame. He had a number of one-shots published in Weekly Shonen Jump namely Partner (won the 122nd Hop*Step award), Samui Hanashi (won the 2nd Prize in the 51st Akatsuka Award
Akatsuka Award
The is the name of a semi-annual award presented to humorous manga cartoonists by the Japanese publisher Shueisha. The award has been given since 1974 and it aims to reward new manga artist in the comedy manga category. Its counterpart award, Tezuka Award, awards new manga artists in the Story...
), Kaitou COLT and of course, Eyeshield 21 which was then serialized starting in Weekly Shonen Jump No. 34 2002.
At the age of twelve he entered a contest to design Mega Man villains, and won twice, with the final designs adapted from his sketches. The game credits list his name as responsible for Dust Man from Rockman 4
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 4, known in Japan as , is a platform game developed by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the fourth game in the original Mega Man series and was originally released in Japan on December 6, 1991...
and Crystal Man from Rockman 5
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 5, known as in Japan, is a video game developed by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It is the fifth game in the original Mega Man series and was originally released in Japan on December 4, 1992. It saw a release during the same month in North America and in 1993 in...
, as well as a thanks credit at the end of Rockman 3
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 3, known as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third game of the original Mega Man series and was originally released in Japan on September 28, 1990. The game localized in North America later in 1990 and in European...
.
He wrote and drew a short story, Madofuki Park, for the March 2008 issue of Jump Square
Jump Square
is a Japanese monthly shōnen manga magazine with a circulation of over 300,000. Published by Shueisha, the magazine premiered on November 2, 2007 as a replacement for Monthly Shōnen Jump, another manga anthology that Shueisha discontinued in June of that year. The magazine is a part of the Jump...
, about a futuristic window washer.
He also created the one-shot Blust!, centered a boy who was experimented on, obtaining extraordinary powers, its power source being curry.
Yet another one-shot created by Murata was featured in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2010; Minds, a story about a self-sacrificing soldier during a war, set some time in the future.
In an interview with Shonen Jump (magazine)
Shonen Jump (magazine)
Shonen Jump, officially stylized SHONEN JUMP and abbreviated SJ, is a shōnen manga anthology published in North America by Viz Media. It debuted in November 2002 with the first issue having a January 2003 cover date...
he stated that he was very much interested in the uniforms of American Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
teams, especially the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He also stated that the helmets of the team in Eyeshield 21 were based on the Eagles' helmets.
Murata also illustrated the Shonen Jump 40th Anniversary posters, which displays the popular manga characters that are featured in the magazine. Altogether, he drew four posters for Jump's anniversary.
He is currently the artist of Donten Prism Solar Car, which is written by Yasuo Ōtagaki (author of Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile (manga)
-Music:*Original soundtrack: Kan Sawada*1st Ending theme: "Scarecrow" by the pillows*2nd Ending theme: "BOAT HOUSE" by the pillows-Licensing in the United States:...
) and is publishing in Jump SQ
Jump Square
is a Japanese monthly shōnen manga magazine with a circulation of over 300,000. Published by Shueisha, the magazine premiered on November 2, 2007 as a replacement for Monthly Shōnen Jump, another manga anthology that Shueisha discontinued in June of that year. The magazine is a part of the Jump...
.