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Sorry, but I have the right to decide Suiryu's nipple position, haha.
— Yusuke Murata[1]
Yusuke Murata

Murata in November of 2019

Yusuke Murata (村田 雄介, Murata Yūsuke); born July 4, 1978; is a Japanese mangaka. He is best known for his work in illustrating the redrawn version of One-Punch Man as well as in collaboration with Richiko Minagaki, illustrating Eyeshield 21. He is perhaps most well known for his intensely detailed drawings.

Born in Miyagi, Japan, Murata went to elementary school in Yagiyamayayoicho, and high school in Tokyo. In junior high school, he applied for the action game "Mega Man 4: New Ambition! and "Mega man 5: Blues' Trap!?" and was accepted for Dust Man and Crystal Man respectively. Moreover, at the age of 12, he was accepted for "Mega Man 3: The Return of Dr. Wily!?", and his name was credited in the staff roll at the ending.

Speed[]

Murata is revered for his drawing speed, which he delivers without significantly compromising quality. In 2017, he stated that a usual page takes him around 1.5 hours.[2] In the years since, he has claimed on Twitter that he's become even faster as he is constantly practicing.[citation needed]

Works[]

Title Year Publisher(s) Notes Ref.
Grow
(画-ROW, Garou)
1998 Assistant, Akitsugu Mizumoto
Partner
1995
Samui Hanashi
(魔界のオッサン)
1998
Kaitō Colt
2002
Eyeshield 21
2002 one-shot with Riichiro Inagaki
Eyeshield 21
2002–2009 series with Riichiro Inagaki
Madofuki Park
2008 one-shot
Hetappi Manga Kenkyūjo R
2008–2010
Blust!
2009
Minds
2010
Donten Prism Solar Car
2010–2011 series with Yasuo Ōtagaki [3]
Angry Warriors
(怒涛の勇者達 Dotō no Yūshatachi)
2012 Shueisha one-shot with ONE [4]
Bullet Angel Fan Club
(弾丸天使ファンクラブ Dangan Tenshi Fan Club)
2012 Jump Comics one-shot with ONE [5][6]
One-Punch Man
(ワンパンマン Wanpanman)
2012–present Shueisha (Japanese)
Viz Media (English)
Manga remake, written by ONE
Cockroaches Buster
(ゴキブリバスター Gokiburi Buster)
2015 Square Enix With Yusuke Murata [7]
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #4
2015 manga variant cover
Spider-Island #3
2015 manga variant cover
Spider-Verse
2016 Japanese Edition cover
Back to the Future Comic
Canceled
Bullet Angel Fan Club
(弾丸天使ファンクラブ Dangan Tenshi Fan Club)
2017 Jump Comics one-shot with Yusuke Murata; Rereleased [8]
Monster of Earth
(地球の怪獣 Chikyū no Kaijū)
2013 Self-published With ONE and Kinu Nishimura
Science vs. Magic
2019 Weekly Shonen Jump one-shot with Inu Korosuke [9]

Trivia[]

  • As of 2016, Murata's favorite characters were the Deep Sea King and Boros because of the impact they left on the One-Punch Man world and series.[10]
  • Murata's least favorite character is Sweet Mask, so he draws him as handsomely as possible in order to grow to like him more.[11]
  • The first recorded interaction between ONE and Murata was on Twitter, and can be found here.
  • Murata was inspired by Akira Toriyama, the mangaka of Dragon Ball, to become a mangaka.[12]
  • One of Murata's earliest achievements was winning character design contests for Mega Man 4 and Mega Man 5 when he was a young teenager. These two characters, Dust Man and Crystal Man, were based on Murata's artwork.[13]

References[]

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