Shin-ichi Sakamoto

Shin-ichi Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本眞一, Hepburn: Sakamoto Shin-ichi, born July 19, 1972) is a Japanese manga artist known for his seinen manga series Kokou no Hito and the Innocent duology. Both Kokou no Hito and Innocent were awarded an Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival.[2][3] His newest series #DRCL midnight children began serialization in Grand Jump in 2021.[4]

For the tennis player, see Shinichi Sakamoto.

Shin-ichi Sakamoto
Born (1972-07-19) July 19, 1972[1]
Osaka, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Years active1990–present
Notable workKokou no Hito, Innocent

Works

Manga
  • Bloody Soldier (ブラッディ・ソルジャー) (1995)
  • Mortal Commando Guy (モートゥル・コマンドーGUY) (1995)
  • Niragi Kioumaru (にらぎ鬼王丸) (April 19, 2004 – November 18, 2005)
  • Masuraou (益荒王) (2005 – 2006, illustrations)
  • Kokou no Hito (孤高の人, lit. Lonely Person) (2007 – 2012)
  • Innocent (イノサン) (January 31, 2013 – April 16, 2015)
  • Innocent Rouge (イノサン ルージュ) (May 20, 2015 – January 8, 2020)
  • #DRCL midnight children (January 20, 2021 – present)

Other
  • Innocent Bleu (イノサン ブルー) (2020, Artbook)
  • Dorachuu (どらちゅう) (2020, one-shot doujinshi)
  • Devil's Door (デベルズドア) (2021, Cover art)

Awards
  • 2010 (14th) Japan Media Arts Festival, Excellence Prize for Manga (for Kokou no Hito)[3]
  • 2011 Prix Mangawa Awards, Best Seinen Manga (for Kokou no Hito)[5]
  • 2013 (17th) Japan Media Arts Festival, Jury Selection for Manga (for Innocent)[6]
  • 2014 (18th) Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, Reader Award Nomination (for Innocent)[7]
  • 2015 (8th) Manga Taishō, Nomination (for Innocent)[8]
  • 2021 (24th) Japan Media Arts Festival, Excellence Award for Manga (for Innocent Rouge)[2]

References
  1. "坂本眞一の一覧". BookLive (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, On-Gaku, March comes in like a lion Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  3. "2010 [14th] Japan Media Arts Festival | List of Award-winning Works | Japan Media Arts Plaza". web.archive.org. July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. "グランドジャンプNo.4 大好評発売中！！坂本眞一新連載『#DRCL midnight children』表紙＆巻頭カラー！山下和美新連載第２回！｜集英社グランドジャンプ公式サイト". 集英社 グランドジャンプ[GRANDJUMP] 公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  5. "Vainqueurs du prix Mangawa 2011, 07 April 2011". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  6. "Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  7. "18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 'Reader Award' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  8. "8th Manga Taisho Awards Nominates 14 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
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