Sui Ishida facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sui Ishida石田 スイ |
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| Born | December 28, 1986 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
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Sui Ishida (Japanese: 石田 スイ, Hepburn: Ishida Sui, born December 28, 1986) is a Japanese manga artist. He is popularly known for his dark fantasy manga series Tokyo Ghoul and Choujin X.
Career history
Sui Ishida is best known for his dark fantasy series Tokyo Ghoul, a story about a young man named Ken Kaneki who gets transformed into a ghoul after encountering one. The series then ran from 2011 to 2014 in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine, and was later adapted into a light novel and anime series in 2014. The manga was also translated into English where it topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 2015. A prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] was briefly serialized digitally on Jump Live in 2013. In 2014, he began a sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re. In 2017, a live-action adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul was released theatrically in Japan. In March 2018, an anime adaptation for Tokyo Ghoul:re began to air with a second season released in October 2018.
In 2016, Ishida created a 69-page storyboard of a manga chapter based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter × Hunter series. Depicting the past of the character Hisoka, the storyboard was released digitally via Shonen Jump+ on June 2, 2016.
On May 10, 2021, Ishida started the manga series Choujin X on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website.
Works
Manga
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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| Tokyo Ghoul | 2011–2014 | Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by Shueisha Collected into 14 volumes |
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| Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] | 2013 | Serialized on Jump Live by Shueisha Collected into 1 volume |
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| Tokyo Ghoul: Joker | 2014 | Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by Shueisha Collected into 1 volume |
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| Tokyo Ghoul:re | 2014–2018 | Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by Shueisha Collected into 16 volumes |
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| Untitled Hunter x Hunter story | 2016 | Published on Shōnen Jump+ by Shueisha Name |
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| This Gorilla Will Die in 1 Day | 2021 | February 6, 2021 to February 7, 2021 | |
| Choujin X | 2021–present | Serialized in Tonari no Young Jump by Shueisha |
Light novels
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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| Tokyo Ghoul | 2013–2014 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 3 volumes |
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| Tokyo Ghoul:re[quest] | 2016 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume |
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| JACKJEANNE-Summer Drama- | 2021 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume |
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| JACKJEANNE Opera University and the Moon Signpost | 2022 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume |
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| JACKJEANNE Seven Winds | 2024 | Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume |
Video games
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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| Jack Jeanne | 2021 | Video game published by BROCCOLI Co., Ltd. Original creator, original character designer, world designer, illustrator, and insert song lyricist. |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work/Nominee | Result |
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| 2016 | 2nd Sugoi Japan Award | Best Manga Series | Tokyo Ghoul | 2nd place |
| 2018 | 30th Harvey Award | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Sui Ishida para niños
