adatoshi Fujimaki (藤巻 忠俊, Fujimaki Tadatoshi, born June 9th, 1982, Tokyo) is a Japanese mangaka, most known for his manga Kuroko no Basuke, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump. He also illustrated the light novel series: Kuroko no Basuke -Replace-, -Replace 2- and -Replace 3-.
Early lifeEdit
Fujimaki was brought up in a good household and environment. He attended Toyama High School and enrolled to Sophia University. He chose for a manga career after finishing his studies.
Career[1]Edit
March 2006: twelfth in the Jump Manga Rookie Award, finalist in the GEKISHIN! contest.
November 2006: twelfth in the Jump Manga Rookie Award with a one-shot of Kuroko no Basuke.
2007: One-shot Kuroko no Basuke published in Jump the Revolution!
January 2009: Kuroko no Basuke series begins publishing in Weekly Shōnen Jump.
September 2011: Kuroko no Basuke receives an anime adaption.
December 2012: A second season for Kuroko no Basuke is confirmed.
NotesEdit
On Nikkei Entertainment's list of most succesful mangaka's, he ranked 25th.[2]
Although he isn't a character in Kuroko no Basuke, he did rank 15th in the first and 16th in the second character poll.
On October 16th, threats letters were sent to Fujimaki and high schools and colleges affiliated with him. The letters carried the message "If you do not stop the parody manga, you will get hydrogen sulfide", accompanying unknown powder substances.[3] After the arrival of many other threat letters, Fujimaki-sensei eventually stated that he will continue the manga "no matter what".[4] The final outcome of these incidents has not been revealed yet.
Early lifeEdit
Fujimaki was brought up in a good household and environment. He attended Toyama High School and enrolled to Sophia University. He chose for a manga career after finishing his studies.
Career[1]Edit
March 2006: twelfth in the Jump Manga Rookie Award, finalist in the GEKISHIN! contest.
November 2006: twelfth in the Jump Manga Rookie Award with a one-shot of Kuroko no Basuke.
2007: One-shot Kuroko no Basuke published in Jump the Revolution!
January 2009: Kuroko no Basuke series begins publishing in Weekly Shōnen Jump.
September 2011: Kuroko no Basuke receives an anime adaption.
December 2012: A second season for Kuroko no Basuke is confirmed.
NotesEdit
On Nikkei Entertainment's list of most succesful mangaka's, he ranked 25th.[2]
Although he isn't a character in Kuroko no Basuke, he did rank 15th in the first and 16th in the second character poll.
On October 16th, threats letters were sent to Fujimaki and high schools and colleges affiliated with him. The letters carried the message "If you do not stop the parody manga, you will get hydrogen sulfide", accompanying unknown powder substances.[3] After the arrival of many other threat letters, Fujimaki-sensei eventually stated that he will continue the manga "no matter what".[4] The final outcome of these incidents has not been revealed yet.