Sui Ishida 石田 スイ | |
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Born | Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan [1] | December 28, 1986
Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | |
Spouse(s) | none |
Sui Ishida ( Japanese: 石田 スイ, Hepburn: Ishida Sui, born December 28, 1986) is a Japanese manga artist. He is popularly known for his dark fantasy manga series Tokyo Ghoul and Choujin X.
Sui Ishida is best known for his dark fantasy series Tokyo Ghoul, a story about a young man named Ken Kaneki who gets transformed into a ghoul after encountering one. The series then ran from 2011 to 2014 in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine, and was later adapted into a light novel and anime series in 2014. [2] [3] The manga was also translated into English where it topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 2015. [4] A prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] was briefly serialized digitally on Jump Live in 2013. In 2014, he began a sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re. In 2017, a live-action adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul was released theatrically in Japan. [5] In March 2018, an anime adaptation for Tokyo Ghoul:re began to air with a second season released in October 2018. [6]
In 2016, Ishida created a 69-page storyboard of a manga chapter based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter × Hunter series. Depicting the past of the character Hisoka, the storyboard was released digitally via Shonen Jump+ on June 2, 2016. [7]
On May 10, 2021, Ishida started the manga series Choujin X on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website. [8]
Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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Tokyo Ghoul | 2011–2014 | Serialized in
Weekly Young Jump by
Shueisha Collected into 14 volumes |
[2] |
Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] | 2013 | Serialized on Jump Live by Shueisha Collected into 1 volume |
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Tokyo Ghoul: Joker | 2014 | Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by
Shueisha Collected into 1 volume |
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Tokyo Ghoul:re | 2014–2018 | Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by Shueisha Collected into 16 volumes |
[9] |
Untitled Hunter x Hunter story | 2016 | Published on
Shōnen Jump+ by Shueisha Name |
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This Gorilla Will Die in 1 Day | 2021 | February 6, 2021 to February 7, 2021 | |
Choujin X | 2021–present | Serialized in Tonari no Young Jump by Shueisha |
Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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Tokyo Ghoul | 2013–2014 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 3 volumes |
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Tokyo Ghoul:re[quest] | 2016 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume |
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JACKJEANNE-Summer Drama- | 2021 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume |
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JACKJEANNE Opera University and the Moon Signpost | 2022 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume |
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JACKJEANNE Seven Winds | 2024 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume |
Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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Jack Jeanne | 2021 | Video game published by
BROCCOLI Co., Ltd. Original creator, original character designer, world designer, illustrator, and insert song lyricist. |
[10] [11] |
Year | Award | Category | Work/Nominee | Result |
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2016 | 2nd Sugoi Japan Award | Best Manga Series | Tokyo Ghoul | 2nd place [12] |
2018 | 30th Harvey Award | Nominated [13] |