Posuka Demizu
{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Posuka Demizu
| native_name = 出水 ぽすか
| native_name_lang = jp
| occupation = {{ubl|Manga artist|Illustrator|Designer}}
| genre = {{ubl|Manga|Anime|Video games}}
| notable_works = {{plainlist|
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| years_active = 2008–present
| signature = Demizu Pasuka sign.svg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|1|17}}
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{{Nihongo|Posuka Demizu|出水 ぽすか|Demizu Posuka|born 17 January 1988|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator and designer. She is particularly known for having drawn The Promised Neverland manga series.
She debuted as a manga artist with the 2013 CoroCoro Comic series Oreca Monsters Adventure Retsuden. A collection of illustrations, The Art of Posuka Demizu Pone and Postcard Planet, were released in 2016 and 2021 by PIE International.
Biography
Posuka Demizu was born on 17 January 1988, and lives in Tokyo, Japan. She emerged on the manga scene in 2008 with a mini-series for the monthly manga magazine CoroCoro Comic. She has worked on a wide range of projects with children's magazines and video game companies. Notably, she has worked with the animation studio J.C.Staff on the series The Pet Girl of Sakurasou and illustrated a manga series titled Oreca Monsters Adventure Retsuden on the CoroCoro Comic magazine based on the popular card game Oreca Battle.{{cite web|title=作家プロフィール|url=http://posuka.iinaa.net/profile.html|access-date=12 February 2022|website=Posuka Demizu's official website|language=ja|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212134603/http://posuka.iinaa.net/profile.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=7 February 2019|title=アニメ『約束のネバーランド』放送記念！出水ぽすか先生コロコロ連載作品『オレカモンスターズ冒険烈伝』第1話を特別公開!!なんと初出の描き下ろしも!!{{!}}コロコロオンライン｜コロコロコミック公式|url=https://corocoro.jp/news/33978/|access-date=9 March 2023|website=CoroCoro Comic|language=ja}} She has also published several works on the artists' website Pixiv.{{cite web|title=出水ぽすか（ポ～ン）さんの創作の原点に迫る！独自の魅力を放つイラストのメイキング&インタビュー！|url=https://www.pixivision.net/en/a/691|website=Pixivision|access-date=24 April 2021|language=ja|archive-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424214218/https://www.pixivision.net/en/a/691|url-status=live}}
Beginning in 2016, Demizu collaborated with author Kaiu Shirai on The Promised Neverland. The series began in Weekly Shōnen Jump's 35th issue on 1 August 2016, published by Shueisha, and ended in the magazine's 28th issue on 15 June 2020. It followed Emma and her siblings who try to escape the orphanage they grew up in after they find out the unsettling truth behind it. Originally, Shirai planned to write and draw, but his editor felt like Shirai’s style ‘didn’t do the script justice’ and that it would be too hard for Shirai to keep up the quality of both.{{cite web|title=話題の異色作『約束のネバーランド』著者が語る 「３００ページの持込みからデビューまで|url=http://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/2017/02/04/79445/3|website=Weekly Pre-News|date=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819035935/http://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/2017/02/04/79445/3|access-date=24 April 2021|archive-date=19 August 2017|language=ja}} As a result of this, Demizu joined the project. Shirai had seen Demizu’s art before and enjoyed it, but before starting the series they created a one-shot called Poppy's Wish. The outcome was better than Shirai originally imagined.{{cite web|date=25 December 2017|title=【『このマンガがすごい！2018』オトコ編 堂々第１位!!】白井カイウ（原作）×出水ぽすか（作画）『約束のネバーランド』【インタビュー】「ジャンプ」らしくない？ いいや、これこそ最高の「ジャンプ」マンガ!! "天才"原作×"神"作画の"最強"タッグに迫る!!|url=https://konomanga.jp/interview/133182-2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424201202/https://konomanga.jp/interview/133182-2|archive-date=24 April 2021|access-date=24 April 2021|website=Kono Manga ga Sugoi!|publisher=Takarajimasha|language=ja}}{{cite web|date=8 January 2018|title=【『このマンガがすごい！2018』オトコ編 堂々第１位!!】白井カイウ（原作）×出水ぽすか（作画）『約束のネバーランド』【インタビュー】「漫画家になろうと思ったことはない!?」 影響を受けた漫画家は、◯井先生!? 衝撃の事実続出、2人のまんが道!!!|url=https://konomanga.jp/interview/133230-2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424200556/https://konomanga.jp/interview/133230-2|archive-date=24 April 2021|access-date=24 April 2021|website=Kono Manga ga Sugoi!|publisher=Takarajimasha|language=ja}} On 3 September 2021, Kaiu Shirai x Posuka Demizu: Beyond The Promised Neverland was published in Japan, which included works in combination between the two artists.{{Cite web|date=3 September 2021|title=「白井カイウ×出水ぽすか短編集」発売、「約ネバ」完結後描いた番外編も収録 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/443642|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127133325/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/443642|archive-date=27 January 2022|access-date=20 October 2021|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja}}
A collaborative exhibition「MIROIRS – Manga meets CHANEL」 by Posuka Demizu, Kaiu Shirai and Chanel was held at Chanel Nexus Hall Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, from 28 April to 4 June 2021. The manga Miroirs, written and illustrated by the duo, was inspired by the Chanel brand and was published by Shueisha on 30 April 2021. In this exhibition, scenes from Miroirs are exhibited alongside precious works from Chanel.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「MIROIRS – Manga meets CHANEL」展|url=https://numero.jp/20210428-miroirs-manga-meets-chanel/|website={{ill|Numéro Tokyo|ja|Numéro TOKYO}}|publisher=Fusosha Publishing|access-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210428055544/https://numero.jp/news-20210418-sergei-polunin/p2|archive-date=28 April 2021|language=ja|date=28 April 2021|url-status=live}}
In 2022, Posuka Demizu worked on the character design of the tactical hero summoning RPG mobile game, titled, unVEIL the world. The game will be released for iOS and Android and is produced by Shueisha Games and NetEase Games.{{Cite web|date=9 September 2022|title=NetEase Games and Shueisha Games Announce unVEIL the world, a Tactical Hero Summoning RPG for iOS and Android|url=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20220909/30576_1041810.html|access-date=15 September 2022|website=NetEase Games|archive-date=15 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915104859/https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20220909/30576_1041810.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=15 September 2022|title=Shueisha Games, NetEase Games Reveal unVEIL the world Smartphone RPG With Designs by Posuka Demizu|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-15/shueisha-games-netease-games-reveal-unveil-the-world-smartphone-rpg-with-designs-by-posuka-demizu/.189694|access-date=15 September 2022|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=15 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915092025/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-15/shueisha-games-netease-games-reveal-unveil-the-world-smartphone-rpg-with-designs-by-posuka-demizu/.189694|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=14 June 2020|title=The Promised Neverland's Posuka Demizu Designs Characters for Game Project|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-14/the-promised-neverland-posuka-demizu-designs-characters-for-game-project/.160598|url-status=live|access-date=9 September 2021|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=9 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909125354/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-14/the-promised-neverland-posuka-demizu-designs-characters-for-game-project/.160598}} In November 2022, it was announced that Posuka Demizu handled the character design and the concept art of the Dragons of Wonderhatch series on Disney+.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=30 November 2022|title=Disney+ Presents Hybrid Live-Action/Anime Fantasy Dragons of Wonderhatch for Winter 2023|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-30/disney-presents-hybrid-live-action-anime-fantasy-dragons-of-wonderhatch-for-winter-2023/.192403|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130085802/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-30/disney-presents-wonderhatch-hybrid-live-action-anime-fantasy-for-winter-2023/.192403|archive-date=30 November 2022|access-date=1 December 2022|website=Anime News Network}}
In May 2023, it was announced that Demizu would collaborate with Homura Kawamoto and Hikaru Muno to illustrate the manga adaptation of Takara Tomy's Beyblade X project. The manga started its serialization in Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic manga magazine on 15 June 2023.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Promised Neverland's Posuka Demizu, Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Launch Beyblade X Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-14/promised-neverland-posuka-demizu-kakegurui-homura-kawamoto-launch-beyblade-x-manga/.198055|website=Anime News Network|access-date=14 May 2023|date=14 May 2023}} In December 2023, It was announced that Demizu designed the monsters for Konami's digital card game, titled, Ore'n. The game will debut for iOS, Android, PC, and browsers in 2024.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-19/konami-reveals-oren-digital-tcg-with-monster-designs-by-posuka-demizu/.205694|title=Konami Reveals Ore'n Digital TCG with Monster Designs by Posuka Demizu|website=Anime News Network|date=19 December 2023|access-date=23 December 2023}}
Influences
Posuka Demizu commented that she was influenced by many illustrators and manga artists including, Yasushi Nirasawa, Naohisa Inoue, Yutaka Ohno, Takayuki Sakai; and Makoto Hijioka with Kotone Yumiya for manga artists. She also stated that her next titles will have gotten the most influence from Kaiu Shirai.{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Urian|date=2 August 2021|title=VIZ Blog / The Promised Neverland Artist Interview! A rare interview with Posuka Demizu sheds light on this hit series!|url=https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/the-promised-neverland-artist-interview|url-status=live|access-date=29 September 2022|website=Viz Media|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206090733/https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/the-promised-neverland-artist-interview}}
She also mentioned Final Fantasy series and Oreca Battle as a source of influences for her art and own signature style.
Works
=Manga=
=One-shots=
=Light novels=
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| Title
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| Kirugumi | 2013–2014 | Illustration artist, published by Shogakukan. | align="center"| |
| Real Cedro Investigation File Shibuya Hen Chase down the fugitive! | 2022 | Illustration artist, published by Shogakukan. | align="center"|{{Cite web|title=リアルケイドロ 捜査ファイル01 渋谷編 逃亡犯を追いつめろ！|url=https://juniorbunko.jp/released/20220624_2.html|access-date=11 July 2022|publisher=Shogakukan|archive-date=29 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629072556/https://juniorbunko.jp/released/20220624_2.html|url-status=live}} |
| Almark Admission to Magic Academy | 2022 | Illustration artist, published by Kadokawa. | align="center"|{{Cite web|title=アルマーク１ 魔法学院入学編|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322109001094/|access-date=11 July 2022|publisher=Kadokawa|archive-date=27 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627095827/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322109001094/|url-status=live}} |
=Art books=
=Other works=
- Character designer and concept artist for Dragons of Wonderhatch.
- Character designer for the smartphone game unVEIL the world.
- Character designer for the digital card game Ore'n.
- Illustrator for the Japanese poster of Dune.{{Cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|date=29 September 2021|title=The Promised Neverland Artist Draws Illustration For Dune Movie|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-09-29/the-promised-neverland-artist-draws-illustration-for-dune-movie/.177915|access-date=12 February 2022|website=Anime News Network|language=en|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212100008/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-09-29/the-promised-neverland-artist-draws-illustration-for-dune-movie/.177915|url-status=live}}
- Cover illustration for the women's fashion magazine Spur.{{Cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|date=23 September 2020|title=The Promised Neverland Artist Draws Illustration for Fashion Magazine Cover|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-09-23/the-promised-neverland-artist-draws-illustration-for-fashion-magazine-cover/.164274|access-date=12 February 2022|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212100011/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-09-23/the-promised-neverland-artist-draws-illustration-for-fashion-magazine-cover/.164274|url-status=live}}
- Participated in animation production of The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (design).{{Cite web|title=works 仕事情報（出水ぽすか）|url=http://posuka.iinaa.net/works.html|access-date=12 February 2022|website=Posuka Demizu's official website|language=ja-JP|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212131512/http://posuka.iinaa.net/works.html|url-status=live}}
- Illustrator for the Pokémon, Wixoss, Duel Masters Trading Card Games.{{Cite web|title=DemizuPosuka - Serebii.net Trading Card Game|url=https://www.serebii.net/card/dex/artist/demizuposuka.shtml|access-date=12 February 2022|website=www.serebii.net|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212100010/https://www.serebii.net/card/dex/artist/demizuposuka.shtml|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Dennison|first=Kara|date=29 January 2019|title=Promised Neverland Stars Escape to WIXOSS TCG|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/01/29-1/promised-neverland-stars-escape-to-wixoss-tcg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203094029/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/01/29-1/promised-neverland-stars-escape-to-wixoss-tcg|archive-date=3 February 2022|access-date=12 February 2022|website=Crunchyroll}}
- Illustrator for the manga version of Animal Kaiser Evolution, Great Animal Kaiser, and Strong Animal Kaiser Evolution.
- {{nihongo|Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury|機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女|Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Suisei no Majo}} (2022) - End card (episode 7).{{Cite web|date=20 November 2022|title=機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 公式サイト - 第7話「シャル・ウィ・ガンダム？」 イラスト：出水ぽすか|url=https://g-witch.net/gallery/endcard/|access-date=28 November 2022|website=Mobile Suit Gundam Witch of Mercury Official Website|language=ja|archive-date=27 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127172501/https://g-witch.net/gallery/endcard/|url-status=live}}
- Illustrator for the music video of "Bansanka" by Tuki.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-01-24 |title= |script-title=ja:中学3年生のシンガー・ソングライターtuki.、「晩餐歌」が自身初のデジタル1位に【オリコンランキング】 |trans-title=Third-year junior high school student singer-songwriter tuki., "Bansanka" first digital #1 [Oricon Ranking] |url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20240124-YT3OU25YLFNOJBOLUYX3WNBFX4/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Sankei Shimbun |language=ja}}
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|people|155603}}
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{{The Promised Neverland}}
{{Shogakukan Manga Award - Shōnen}}
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