Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox comics creator Template:Nihongo is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for creating Haikyu!!, a volleyball-centric manga that has become one of the best-selling manga series of all time, having also been adapted into a number of anime series and films.
Biography
Haruichi Furudate was born on March 7, 1983, in Karumai, Iwate.[1][2][3] After graduating from high school, he attended Template:Ill in Miyagi Prefecture.[2][4] In 2008, Furudate wrote the one-shot King Kid, which won an honorable mention for the Template:Ill.[5] In 2010, Furudate launched his first full series in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Philosophy School, Yotsuya Sensei's Ghost Stories.[5]
In the next year, Furudate wrote Haikyu!! starting as two one-shots that were published in Jump NEXT! and Weekly Shōnen Jump in January 2011 and April 2011 respectively.[6][7] The one-shots were later turned into a full series, which started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 20, 2012.[8] The series ended in Weekly Shōnen Jump on July 20, 2020.[9] While the series was serializing, it was awarded the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category[10] and ranked in the top three manga series for the 2015 Sugoi Japan Award.[11] In 2020, the series was in the top five best-selling manga in Japan, with over seven million copies sold.[12] The series has also been given numerous adaptations, notably an anime television series[13] and a stage play.[14]
Influences
Furudate was a member of a volleyball club during middle and high school. Furudate often found himself going to school just to participate in the club activities, despite performing below average in classes.[4]
Works
- Template:Nihongo (One-shot) (2008)[5]
- Template:Nihongo (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump) (2010)[5]
- Template:Nihongo (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump) (2012–2020)[5]
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