Who is Attack on Titan mangaka?

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Hajime Isayama.

Hajime Isayama is the mangaka of the Attack on Titan series.

140 million copies of his debut series Attack on Titan (2009–2021) have been read by November 2023, making it one of the all-time best-selling manga series. First released in September 2009, Attack on Titan ran as a serial in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha until its conclusion in April 2021.

In 2023, the 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival presented him with the Fauve Spécial prize. He also received the Harvey prize in 2014, and the Kodansha Manga Award in 2011.

Hajime Isayama’s life and career

Isayama was born in Ōyama, Japan, today a part of Hita in the Ōita Prefecture. He was a student at Hita Rinko Senior High School when he started entering his manga works in contests. Following graduation, he enrolled in Kyushu Designer Gakuen's manga design program within the arts department. Attack on Titan, his first serial work, debuted in the monthly Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in 2009. There are a total of 35 volumes in the manga contaning 139 chapters and 3 side stories.

Isayama at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2023.

The Japanese title of the series "Shingeki no Kyojin" was originally intended to have two meanings. "Advancing Giant(s)" or "Attacking Giant(s)" is the title translated literally; in the context of the series, giants are Titans. The story begins with Titans, giant humanoid creatures, breaching huge town walls and killing humankind for no certain reason. The plot eventually reveals the history of titans and how the walls and the towns within its perimeter came to be.

Works

Isayama has created following works:

WORKYEAR
Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin)2006
Heart Break One (Hāto Bureiku Wan)2008
Orz2008
Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin)2009-2021
Attack on Titan Inside (Shingeki no Kyojin Inside Kou)2013
Attack on Titan Outside (Shingeki no Kyojin OUTSIDE Osamu)2013
Attack on Avengers2014
The Killing Pawn (Za Kiringu Pōn)2014

Awards

Isayama has won several awards over the years. They are mentioned below.

AWARDWORKCATEGORYYEAR
Magazine Grand PrixAttack on Titan (one-shot version)Fine Work2006
80th Weekly Shōnen Magazine Freshman Manga AwardHeart Break OneSpecial Encouragement Award2008
81st Weekly Shōnen Magazine Freshman Manga AwardOrzSelected Work2008
35th Kodansha Manga AwardAttack on TitanBest Shōnen Manga2011
20th Anime & Manga Grand PrixAttack on TitanBest Hope Manga2013
19th Saló del Manga de BarcelonaAttack on TitanBest Shōnen Manga2013
6th Bros Comic AwardAttack on TitanGrand Prize (Animated Comic)2013
17th Attilio Micheluzzi AwardAttack on Titan (published by Planet Manga)Best Foreign Series2014
True Believer Comic AwardsAttack on TitanFavourite Manga2014
27th Harvey AwardAttack on Titan (published by Kodansha USA)Best American Edition of Foreign Material2014
21st Anime & Manga Grand PrixAttack on TitanBest Manga2014
E-Book AwardsAttack on Titan (published by Kodansha USA)Grand Prize2014
E-Book AwardsAttack on Titan (published by Kodansha USA)Comic Category2014
Pochi AwardsAttack on Titan (published by Carlsen Manga)Best Manga International2014
20th Saló del Manga de BarcelonaAttack on TitanBest Shōnen Manga2014
NEO AwardsAttack on Titan (published by Kodansha USA)Best Manga2014
1st Sugoi Japan AwardsAttack on TitanBest Manga Series2015
11th AnimaniA AwardsAttack on Titan (published by Carlsen Manga)Best Manga International2015
Noma Publishing AwardHajime IsayamaNoma Publishing Culture Award2021
50th Angoulême International Comics FestivalHajime IsayamaFauve Special2023

FAQs on mangaka of Attack on Titan

A. Hajime Isayama is the writer of Attack on Titan.

A. Attack on Titan’s creation is inspired from Isayama’s childhood fear of giant humanoid creatures.

A. Yes, Isayama has been married since December 2018.

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