Yuhki Kamatani
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is a Japanese manga writer and illustrator
from Hiroshima
, Japan
. She debuted with and is known for . was published a year later. Both manga are published by Monthly GFantasy.
Kamatani's current work, Nabari no Ou, was a finalist under the Story Manga division in the ninth Japan Media Arts Festival in 2005 and was ultimately recommended by the Committee.
Kamatani worked with J.C.Staff
to create a twenty-six episode anime adaptation Nabari no Ou Directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, the series premiered in Japan
on TV Tokyo
on April 6, 2008. The episodes subsequently air on other TXN
networks, including TV Aichi and TV Osaka
. The first volume of an English translation of the manga was released in May 2009 by Yen Press
.
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...
from Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She debuted with and is known for . was published a year later. Both manga are published by Monthly GFantasy.
Kamatani's current work, Nabari no Ou, was a finalist under the Story Manga division in the ninth Japan Media Arts Festival in 2005 and was ultimately recommended by the Committee.
Kamatani worked with J.C.Staff
J.C.STAFF
, is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986. Their first release was the three episode OVA Sengoku Kidan Yōtōden, in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Excel Saga, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Shakugan no Shana, Toaru Majutsu no...
to create a twenty-six episode anime adaptation Nabari no Ou Directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, the series premiered in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
on April 6, 2008. The episodes subsequently air on other TXN
TXN
- TV Tokyo Network stations :-External links:*...
networks, including TV Aichi and TV Osaka
TV Osaka
is a TV station affiliated with TXN in Osaka, Japan. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" .-Offices:*The headquarters - 1-2-18, Otemae, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan...
. The first volume of an English translation of the manga was released in May 2009 by Yen Press
Yen Press
Yen Press is the manga and graphic novel imprint of Hachette Book Group. In addition to their regular book releases, Yen Press produces a monthly anthology called Yen Plus. The company's varied list demonstrates an interest in publishing a wide variety of Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, and other...
.