Aka Akasaka
Japanese manga artist (born 1988)
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Aka Akasaka (赤坂 アカ, Akasaka Aka; born August 29, 1988)[1] is a Japanese manga artist and writer known for his series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Oshi no Ko.
| Aka Akasaka 赤坂 アカ | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1988 Sado, Niigata, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist, writer |
Notable works | |
| Awards | Shogakukan Manga Award |
Biography
Akasaka contributed to the background assets of the visual novel video game Wonderful Everyday, released in Japan in 2010.[2] His series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War was serialized in Shueisha's Miracle Jump between May 2015 and January 2016, and was then transferred to Weekly Young Jump starting from March 2016. It was the 9th best selling manga in Japan in 2019, with over 4 million copies sold.[3] In 2020, he won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category with the manga. Starting from April 2020, his work Oshi no Ko, which is illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari, is serialized in Weekly Young Jump and is his second active series on the magazine at the same time.[4] In August 2021, Oshi no Ko won the Next Manga Award in the print category.[5]
Following the end of Kaguya-sama, Akasaka announced on November 3, 2022, that he would retire from drawing manga to instead focus on writing.[6]
In April 2023, Akasaka launched a new manga, Renai Daikō, which is illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm.[7][better source needed]
Works
Manga
- Sayonara Piano Sonata (さよならピアノソナタ) (2011–2012, story by Hikaru Sugii, character design by Ryō Ueda)
- Ib: Instant Bullet (ib －インスタントバレット－) (2013–2015)[8]
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～) (2015–2022)
- Oshi no Ko (【推しの子】) (2020–2024, illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari)
- Renai Daikō (恋愛代行) (2023–2024, illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm)[9]
- Märchen Crown (2025–present, storyboard composition by Aoi Kujira, illustrated by Azychika)[10]
- CRBR -Crazy Raccoon Battle Royale- (2025–present, storyboard composition by Hiromono, illustrated by Andou)[11]
- Karubi Momareru. (かるび、もまれる。) (2025–present, concept by Akami Karubi, story by Akasaka and Shiromanta, illustrated by Shiromanta)[12]
Video games
- Wonderful Everyday (2010, background assets)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Next Manga Award | Manga I Want to Sell in the Future | Ib: Instant Bullet | 13th place | [13] |
| 2017 | Print Manga | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War | Won | [14] | |
| 2020 | Shogakukan Manga Award | General Manga | Won | [15] | |
| BookWalker Awards | Grand Prize | Won | [16] | ||
| 2021 | Manga Taishō | — | Oshi no Ko | 5th place | [17] |
| Next Manga Award | Print Manga | Won | [18] | ||
| 2022 | Shogakukan Manga Award | General Manga | Nominated | [19] | |
| Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Grand Prize | Nominated | [20] | ||
| Manga Taishō | — | 8th place | [21] | ||
| Kodansha Manga Award | General Manga | Nominated | [22] |