is a Japanese

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...

and writer best known for his series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' and ''

Oshi no Ko is a Japanese manga series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' from April 2020 to November 2024, with its chapters collected in 16 volumes. It follows a doctor ...

''.

Biography

Akasaka contributed to the background assets of the

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video game ''

Wonderful Everyday , abbreviated as ''SubaHibi'', is a Japanese horror mystery visual novel developed by KeroQ. It was released for Windows in 2010 and was given an international release by Frontwing in 2017. It is KeroQ's fourth game after ''Tsui no Sora'', ''Nij ...

'', released in Japan in 2010. His series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' was serialized in

Shueisha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...

's ''Miracle Jump'' between May 2015 and January 2016, and was then transferred to ''

Weekly Young Jump is a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha. Launched in 1979, it is published under Shueisha's '' Jump'' line of magazines. The chapters of series that run in ''Weekly Young Jump'' are collected and published in volumes under the "Y ...

'' starting from March 2016. It was the 9th best selling manga in Japan in 2019, with over 4 million copies sold. In 2020, he won the 65th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is ...

in the general category with the manga. Starting from April 2020, his work ''

'', which is illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari, is serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump'' and is his second active series on the magazine at the same time. In August 2021, ''Oshi no Ko'' won the

Next Manga Award The is an annual award for manga series presented by Kadokawa Corporation's '' Da Vinci'' magazine and Niconico streaming website. It is divided into two categories: one for print manga, and one for web manga. Overview The award was originally ...

in the print category. Following the end of ''Kaguya-sama'', Akasaka announced on November 3, 2022, that he would retire from drawing manga to instead focus on writing. In April 2023, Akasaka launched a new manga, '' Renai Daikō'', which is illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm.

Works

Manga

* (2011–2012, story by

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, character design by Ryō Ueda) * (2013–2015) * (2015–2022) * (2020–2024, illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari) * (2023–2024, illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm) * ''Märchen Crown'' (2025–, series' composition by Aoi Kujira, illustrated by Ajichika)

Video games

* ''

'' (background assets)

Awards and nominations

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, Manga I Want to Sell in the Future , ''Ib: Instant Bullet'' , , , - ! 2017 , Print Manga , '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' , , , - ! rowspan="2", 2020 ,

, General Manga , ''Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' , , , - , BookWalker Awards , Grand Prize , ''Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' , , , - ! rowspan="2", 2021 ,

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, , ''

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Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Current ...

, Grand Prize , ''Oshi no Ko'' , , , - , Manga Taishō , , ''Oshi no Ko'' , , , - ,

Kodansha Manga Award is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga in its third iteration since 1977. Categories The award was originally called the until 1968. In 1970, it was ...

, General Manga , ''Oshi no Ko'' , , , -

References

External links

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Aka Akasaka , Official Publisher Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akasaka, Aka 1988 births Living people Manga artists from Niigata Prefecture Pseudonymous artists