Haruichi Furudate (古舘春一, Furudate Haruichi) is a Japanese manga artist from Iwate Prefecture. All of his works have been serialized and published by Shueisha Inc. He is best known for his sports manga Haikyu!!
Biography[]
Furudate is from a small town Karumai, Iwate Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he moved to Miyagi Prefecture and enrolled in Sendai Design College. A well-known institution in Japan that is renowned for its manga, animation, and graphic design programs.
After graduating from college, at age 25, he submitted his series 'King Kid' to the Weekly Shōnen Jump Editorial Department (Shueisha), which later received an accolade at the 2008 'JUMP Treasure Newcomer Award.' In 2009, Furudate made his debut with his work 'Playground,' which received publication in the Akamaru Jump Magazine (now known as Jump Next!). Also, in 2009, in the 28th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, Furudate published his One-Shot series "Sophistry School, Yotsuya Sensei's Ghost Story." Later, in 2010, it received serialization in the 31st issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump. The series lasted for about four volumes. After that Furudate, set his sights on his long-time goal of serializing a manga on his favorite sport, volleyball. In 2011, he submitted One-Shot of Haikyu!! in the 21st issue of 'Shonen Jump NEXT!' and in 2012, received serialization in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. A total of 45 volumes have been published, and as of 2020, Haikyu!! has sold over 50 million copies in circulation.
In 2012, Furudate did a short crossover collaborative comedy series with fellow manga artist Naoshi Komi (Nisekoi) called Nisekyu!!
Sports[]
He was a member of the 'volleyball club,' and started playing the sport in his junior high and remained active till high school. Furudate played the position of the middle blocker. His favorite volleyball players are 'Shigeru Aoyama' and 'Yuta Yoneyama.' He was passionate about playing volleyball professionally; however, he had some lingering doubts. Therefore, he decided to change his career path to a manga artist. So, he can share his passion and love of the sport with everyone in that visual art form.
Works[]
One-Shot (short stories)[]
- King Kid (2008, Weekly Shōnen Website)
- Playground (2009, Akamaru Jump, Winter)
- A Ghost of Senior Yotsuya (2009, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Issue 28)
- Haikyu!! (2011, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Winter)
Manga Serialized[]
- A Ghost of Senior Yotsuya (2010, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Issue 31) [Volumes 1-4]
- Haikyu!! (2012, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Issue 33) [Volumes 1-45]
Notable Assistant[]
- Tasuku Sugie known for Tenjin