is a Japanese

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and writer. After publishing manga anonymously, he launched his first series, ''

Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. It began serialization in Square Enix's '' Gangan Joker'' in March 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into eighteen volumes as of July 2 ...

'', in 2014, which has achieved commercial success. Following ''Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler''s success, Kawamoto has been involved with many other manga, anime, and video game series, such as '' Cheat Slayer'', '' Build Divide'', and ''

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''.

Biography

Kawamoto began working as a manga artist in 2009, when he began posting manga to the Nitosha manga website under the pen name . In 2014, he launched his first series, ''

'', in '' Gangan Joker''. The series has performed well, with over five million copies in print. The series has also received multiple adaptations, notably an

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television series. A spin-off, titled '' Kakegurui Twin'', was launched in 2015. In 2021, Kawamoto launched '' Cheat Slayer'' in ''

Monthly Dragon Age is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Fujimi Shobo. The magazine began as a combination between ''Monthly Comic Dragon'' and ''Monthly Dragon Junior'', two former magazines published by Fujimi Shobo. The first issue was published in ...

''. However, following the release of the first chapter, readers began to notice similarities to other popular series. This eventually lead to ''Cheat Slayer'' being canceled after one chapter. Kawamoto later apologized on Twitter.

Works

Manga

* ''

'' (2014–present) (serialized in '' Gangan Joker''; illustrated by Tōru Naomura) * '' Kakegurui Twin'' (2015–present) (serialized in ''Gangan Joker''; illustrated by Kei Saiki) * ''Rengoku Deadroll'' (2015–2017) (serialized in ''

''; illustrated by Hideyaki Yoshimura) * ''Isekai Hōtei: Rebuttal Barrister'' (2016–2018) (serialized in ''

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''; illustrated by Shimomon Ohba) * ''Chrono Ma:gia: Mugen no Haguruma'' (2018–2019) (serialized in ''

Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, making it ...

''; co-written by Hikaru Muno and illustrated by Takeshi Azuma) * ''Legal Egg'' (2020–2021) (serialized in ''

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''; illustrated by Yasoko Momen) * ''Greatest M: Ijin Mahjong Taisen'' (2020–present) (serialized in ''Sunday Webry''; co-written by Hikaru Muno and Mika Mizuguchi and illustrated by Shutaro Yamada) * '' The War of Greedy Witches'' (2020–present) (serialized in ''

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''; illustrated by Makoto Shiozuka) * '' Cheat Slayer'' (2021) (serialized in ''Monthly Dragon Age''; illustrated by Aki Yamaguchi) * ''Isekai no Hime to no Koi Bakuchi ni, Jinrui no Sonbō ga Kakkatemasu'' (2021–2023) (serialized in ''

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''; illustrated by Zuzu Kamiya) * ''Bakumatsu Tobaku Barbaroi'' (2022–2023) (serialized in ''

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''; illustrated by Toyotaka Haneda) * ''Yūsha Party no Nimotsu Mochi'' (2022–present) (serialized in ''Gangan Joker''; illustrated by Ryō Yajima) * ''

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'' (2023–present) (serialized in ''

Monthly CoroCoro Comic is a Japanese children's manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was established in 1977 and several of its properties, like ''Doraemon'' and the ''Pokémon'' series of games, have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan. The name comes fr ...

''; illustrated by Posuka Demizu)

Anime

* '' Build Divide'' (2021–2022) (co-creator) * ''

'' (2023) (co-creator)

Games

* '' Yurukill: The Calumniation Games'' (2022) (writer)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kawamoto, Homura 21st-century Japanese male writers Living people Manga artists Year of birth missing (living people)