| Gamon Sakurai | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Name | Gamon Sakurai |
| Kanji | 桜井画門 |
| Rōmaji | Sakurai Gamon |
| Age | 31 |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupations | Manga artist |
| Height | {{{height}}} |
| Voice Actor | {{{voice actor}}} |
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Gamon Sakurai (桜井画門 Sakurai Gamon) is the illustrator and later writer of Ajin. He has been credited as the author after the first volume when Tsuina Miura quit and has been creating the manga himself since.
Personal Life
- Sakurai was born in Tokyo, 1986. He is an avid fan of video games and often makes references to them within the manga, such as chapter titles (e.g. Battlefield Hardline) and characters within the manga itself, such as Satou, who is a fan of shooters and platformers. This is also evident from his Twitter account[1].
Notable Achievements
- Sakurai was selected for the Afternoon Magazine Four Seasons Award for New Comic Artists. Upon being selected for the award his short story was published and he was selected for editorial review by manga publishing giant Kodansha. Sakurai would make his publishing debut with indie publisher Issuisha in 2010, releasing a short story anthology. He would then work with Kodansha to work on his first feature length series AJIN: Demi-human in 2012.
- Sakurai is also less commonly known for his ero works, such as Jihatsu Aruiwa Kyousei Shuuchi, which was serialized in Bishoujo Kakumei KIWAME.
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