Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
| Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro 島袋 光年 |
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|---|---|
| Born |
May 19, 1975 Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Known for |
Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi!, Toriko |
| Awards |
Akatsuka Award, Shogakukan Manga Award (2001) |
Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (島袋 光年 Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi?, born May 19, 1975 in Naha, Okinawa) is a Japanese manga artist. He first gained success with his series Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! in 1997, but is better known for Toriko which began in 2008.
Shimabukuro made his debut in 1996, in Weekly Shōnen Jump. He received an Akatsuka Award for best new comic manga writer on his gag manga, Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! (世紀末リーダー伝たけし!?, "A Tale of a Leader in the End of the Century Takeshi!") (1997–2002, 24 volumes), for which he also won the 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.
In 2002, he was arrested and convicted of violating child prostitution laws, including paying a 16-year-old girl ¥80,000 to have sex. As a result of the arrest, Seikimatsu Leader Den Takeshi! was cancelled by Weekly Shōnen Jump. Shimabukuro was sentenced to two years in prison, however the sentence was suspended.
In 2004, Shimabukuro returned to manga with a sports/comedy manga, Ring, which continued for 3 volumes (24 chapters) in Super Jump magazine. His current series is Toriko (トリコ?), which began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2008 and became one of its top sellers. It was nominated for 2nd Manga Taisho Award 2009. Toriko was adapted as an anime series produced by Toei Animation, the first episode premiered on April 3, 2011.
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