Sui Ishida facts for kids

Sui Ishida (石田 スイ, Ishida Sui), born on December 28, 1986, is a talented manga artist from Japan. He is widely recognized for creating the popular dark fantasy manga series Tokyo Ghoul and Choujin X.

The Creative Journey of Sui Ishida

Sui Ishida is most famous for his exciting dark fantasy series, Tokyo Ghoul. This story is about a young man named Ken Kaneki. He becomes a ghoul (a creature that looks human but needs to eat human flesh to survive) after a surprising encounter.

The World of Tokyo Ghoul

• The Tokyo Ghoul manga was published from 2011 to 2014 in a magazine called Weekly Young Jump.
• It became so popular that it was turned into a light novel series and an anime TV show in 2014.
• The manga was also translated into English. It even reached the top of The New York Times Best Seller list in 2015!
• A short prequel story, Tokyo Ghoul [Jack], was released online in 2013.
• In 2014, Ishida started a sequel series called Tokyo Ghoul:re.
• Fans were excited when a live-action movie based on Tokyo Ghoul came out in Japan in 2017.
• An anime version of Tokyo Ghoul:re started airing in March 2018, with a second season following in October 2018.

Other Exciting Projects

• In 2016, Sui Ishida worked on a special project. He created a 69-page storyboard (like a comic book draft) for a manga chapter. This chapter was based on Yoshihiro Togashi's famous Hunter × Hunter series.
• His storyboard showed the past of a character named Hisoka. It was released digitally on Shonen Jump+ on June 2, 2016.
• More recently, on May 10, 2021, Ishida began a new manga series called Choujin X. This series is published on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website.

Sui Ishida's Main Works

Sui Ishida has created many interesting stories. Here are some of his most well-known works:

Manga Series

• Tokyo Ghoul (2011–2014): This was his first major hit, published in Weekly Young Jump. It was collected into 14 books.
• Tokyo Ghoul:re (2014–2018): The sequel to Tokyo Ghoul, also published in Weekly Young Jump. It was collected into 16 books.
• Choujin X (2021–present): His ongoing series, published online.

Light Novels and Video Games

Sui Ishida is not just a manga artist! He has also contributed to other types of creative works:

• He worked as an artist for several Tokyo Ghoul light novels. These books tell more stories from the Tokyo Ghoul world and were written by Shin Towada.
• He was also involved in creating the video game Jack Jeanne, which was released in 2021. For this game, he helped with the original story, character designs, and even wrote lyrics for some of the songs!

Awards and Recognition

Sui Ishida's work has been recognized with awards:

• In 2016, his series Tokyo Ghoul won 2nd place at the 2nd Sugoi Japan Award for Best Manga Series.
• Tokyo Ghoul was also nominated for the Best Manga Series at the 30th Harvey Award in 2018.

See also

In Spanish: Sui Ishida para niños