is a Japanese

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writer. He debuted in 2011 with ''

As the Gods Will is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Akeji Fujimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' from February 2011 to October 2012, with its chapters collected in fiv ...

'', which was adapted into a

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. After serializing several other works, he launched ''

Blue Lock (stylized as ''BLUELOCK'') is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 34 volumes as of J ...

'' with Yusuke Nomura in 2018, which won the 45th

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in the ''shōnen'' category.

Biography

Kaneshiro debuted as a manga artist in 2011, with the story for ''

'', which released its first chapter on February 9, 2011. The first series was completed on October 9, 2012, with a second series starting on January 16, 2013. The second series finished on December 28, 2016. In December 2013, it was reported the manga had sold 1.5 million copies. The series also received a

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film adaptation. In August 2011, Kaneshiro did the story for a manga adaptation of

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'' Dragon Collection''. In 2015, Kaneshiro did the story for the manga ''Bokutachi ga Yarimashita'', which received a live-action television series adaptation. Starting on February 6, 2017, he did the story for the manga '' Jagaaan''. Starting in July 2017, he did the story for ''Gnoshros''. On August 1, 2018, he launched ''

'' with Yusuke Nomura. In August 2021, it was reported that ''Blue Lock'' had over 4.5 million copies in circulation. The series won the 45th

in the ''shōnen'' category in 2021. An

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television series adaptation premiered in October 2022.

Works

* (2011–2012) (serialized in ''

Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. Currently running manga series Past series * '' ×××Hol ...

''; illustrated by Akeji Fujimura) ** (2013–2016) (serialized in ''

Weekly Shōnen Magazine is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga magazine published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high ...

''; illustrated by Akeji Fujimura) * (2011–2012) (serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''; illustrated by Kyōta Shibano) * (2014–2017) (serialized in ''

Manga Box is a manga magazine mobile app developed by DeNA. Launched on December 4, 2013, it is available as a free app for iOS and Android devices, as well as on the web. The app features manga from publishers such as Kodansha, Shogakukan, among others. ...

''; illustrated by Naoki Serizawa) * (2015–2017) (serialized in ''

Weekly Young Magazine is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine started on June 16, 1980, and is targeted at the adult male () demographic. It was published bimonthly (under the title ), on the second and fourth ...

''; illustrated by Hikari Araki) * (2017–2021) (serialized in ''

Big Comic Spirits is a weekly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional val ...

''; illustrated by Kensuke Nishida) * (2017–2018) (serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''; illustrated by Akeji Fujimura) * (2018–present) (serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''; illustrated by Yusuke Nomura) * (2022–present) (serialized in ''

Big Comic Superior is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since July 1, 1987, by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for ''Big Comic Original'' and '' Big Comic Spirits''. The magazine has published works by a numb ...

''; illustrated by Akira Hiramoto)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaneshiro, Muneyuki Living people Manga artists Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen) Year of birth missing (living people)