is a Japanese

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, best known as the creator of sports manga ''

Kuroko's Basketball is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. ...

'' and ''

Robot × LaserBeam ''Robot × LaserBeam'' (stylized as ''ROBOT×LASERBEAM'') is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It tells the story of an eccentric high school student nicknamed "Robot" who encounters golf for the fi ...

'', as well as ''

Kill Blue is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It began serialization in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine in April 2023, with its chapters collected in ten volumes as of June 2025. Plot Juzo Ogami is ...

'', all of which have been serialized in ''

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''.

Biography

Fujimaki attended Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School and enrolled in

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. In 2011, on Nikkei Entertainment's list of most successful manga artist's he ranked 25th. On October 16, 2013, threatening letters were sent to Fujimaki and high schools and colleges affiliated with him. The letters carried the message "If you do not stop the parody manga, you will get

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", accompanying unknown powder substances.Kuroko's Basketball Creator Received Threat Notes With Powder, Liquid
/ref> After the arrival of many other threat letters, Fujimaki eventually stated that he will continue the manga "no matter what". On December 16, 2013, the suspect was finally arrested. Not an acquaintance of Fujimaki, he told the police that he was "jealous of uthor'ssuccess."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujimaki, Tadatoshi Living people 1982 births Sophia University alumni Manga artists from Tokyo