Eisaku Kubonouchi
Born (1966-11-11) November 11, 1966
Kōchi, Japan
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Chocolat
CollaboratorsCup Noodles

Eisaku Kubonouchi (窪之内英策, Kubonouchi Eisaku, born November 11, 1966 in Kōchi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer.[1][2][3]

Biography

Kubonouchi made his professional career debut in 1986 with the short story Okappiki Eiji published in the manga magazine Shōnen Sunday. From 1988 to 1991, he worked on his first series, Tsurumoku Dokushin Ryō, which was in 1991 made into a movie with Kōyō Maeda (ja) in the leading role. His second manga series, Watanabe, was made into a television series in 1993, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After a 7-year hiatus, Kubonouchi began Chocolat, a story about a former mob boss, just having been released from the prison, who befriends a 16-year-old girl. Chocolat was published from October 1999 to September 2003 in Big Comic Spirits.[2] In 2003, the manga was made into a television drama,[4] that lasted 45 episodes.

Works

Title Year Notes Refs[5]
Tsurumoku Dokushin Ryō (ツルモク独身寮, Tsurumoku Bachelor Dormitory) 1988–91 Serialized in Big Comic Spirits, 7 volumes
Watanabe (ワタナベ) 1992 Serialized in Big Comic Spirits, 3 volumes
Chocolat 1999–2003 Serialized in Big Comic Spirits
Published by Shogakukan, 7 volumes		 [2][4]
Cherī (チェリー, Cherry) 2006–07 Published in Big Comic Spirits, 4 volumes
Pikamon (ピカもん) 2008–10 Published in Evening Kodansha Comics, 3 volumes
Sono Toki, Kanojo wa 2018 Original creator, Character Design
Bullbuster 2018 Original Character Design
Carole & Tuesday 2019 Original Character Design [3]
Astro Note 2024 Original Character Design [6]

Other works

Other works Title Refs
Character redesign for

Cup Noodle Ads

 Sazae-san [3]
Heidi, Girl of the Alps
Kiki's Delivery Service
One Piece


References

  1. ↑ Hashimoto, Kenji (2003). Class structure in contemporary Japan. Trans Pacific Press. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-1-876843-71-7. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "ドラマ30 ショコラ インタビュー:窪之内 英策". Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. 2003-05-26. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Witness Roronoa Zoro's High School Teenage Years in Cup Noodle Ad". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  4. 1 2 "Chocolat Manga's Taiwanese Live-Action TV Adaptation Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ↑ 著者：窪之内英策 [Author: Eisaku Kubonouchi]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Crunchyroll Unveils Original Sci-Fi Comedy Anime Astro Note For April 2024". Anime News Network. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-20.


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