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Shouei Ishioka

いしおか しょうえい

Ishioka Shouei

Aliases: 石岡 昌英 / 甲斐 昌英 / 石波 昌英 / 石岡 琉衣 / 石岡ショウエイ
Pen Names: Ishioka Rui（Pen name used for novel-writing activities since 2011）, Ishioka Masahide（Legal name and earlier pen name）, Kai Masahide（One of the alternate pen names used in early career）, Ishinami Masahide（An alternate name/orthographic variant）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1974-07-19 （Inami (formerly Inami Town), Nanto, Toyama, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Inami, Nanto, Toyama, Japan → Aichi Prefecture (student years), Japan

Career

Occupations
manga artist, novelist, manga writer
Active Years
2000-
Influenced By
Hirohiko Araki, Takehiko Inoue, Minoru Furuya, Yoshihiro Yamada, Hayao Miyazaki

Education

Toyama Prefectural Tonami High School
Country: Japan
Hometown high school. Graduation year not publicly available.
Nagoya University
Faculty of Law
Country: Japan
Graduated from Nagoya University, Faculty of Law (detailed years not available).

Awards

2nd Monthly Jump Manga Grand Prix (Name Division) Bronze Award
2000
Work: SKATER'S HiGH
Category: ネーム部門
Organization: Shueisha (Monthly Shōnen Jump)
Result: ブロンズ賞
13th Monthly Jump Manga Grand Prix Bronze Award
2001
Work: Ambitious 100
Organization: Shueisha (Monthly Shōnen Jump)
Result: ブロンズ賞
12th Boiled Eggs Newcomer Award
2011
Work: Prince Riding a White Horse
Organization: Boiled Eggs
Result: 受賞
3rd Essay & Blog Awards — Reader's Prize
Organization: Essay & Blog Awards Organizers
Result: 読者賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Belmonde Le VisiteuR

2007 Shōnen manga

Representative work serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2007. Noted for its violent depictions and dark atmosphere; collected across three volumes.

violencerevengedark fantasyhuman drama
Adaptations
  • [web publication] Belmonde Le VisiteuR (J-Comi free release) (2011)

LEO the GOLD

2001 Shōnen manga

A one-shot published in Monthly Shōnen Jump, regarded as his debut work; later a serialized version followed.

adventurecoming-of-age

Prince Riding a White Horse

2011 Novel

A novel published under the pen name Ishioka Rui that won the 12th Boiled Eggs Newcomer Award.

romancehuman relationships

Oyasumist and the Sleepless Vampire

2019 manga

A short serialized manga collected in 2019 as a single volume.

fantasyhumor

Bibliography

  • SKATER'S HiGH
  • Ambitious 100
  • LEO the GOLD (one-shot)
  • LEO the GOLD (serialized)
  • Gin Angyard ♠
  • Tora!! the goal-d Gravi-ruler
  • Belmonde Le VisiteuR
  • Belmonde no Gōmon Hyakkei
  • Bridge to the Sky — Men Who Challenged the Mountain of the Gods —
  • Oyasumist and the Sleepless Vampire
  • Prince Riding a White Horse
  • Inamia's Kitten
  • Beta-me Cantabile
  • The White Neighbor

Adaptations

  • J-Comi free release of 'Belmonde Le VisiteuR' (2011)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
dark, weighty depictionsshōnen-manga pacing and presentation
Recurring Motifs
violenceisolationrevengehuman flaws

Health

  • brain disease
    連載前から発症、連載終了後に症状の影響で執筆を休止
    Became ill before the serialization of Belmonde and took a hiatus from writing after the series ended.

Legacy

A manga artist active in Jump publications who later worked as a novelist under the name Ishioka Rui. His representative work 'Belmonde Le VisiteuR' retains a dedicated fanbase and continues to be read through digital releases.

Archives

  • National Diet Library of Japan (holds materials)

Trivia

  • Used multiple pen names in early career.
  • Representative work is 'Belmonde Le VisiteuR'.
  • Released 'Belmonde' for free on J-Comi's beta service.
  • Graduated from Nagoya University Faculty of Law; worked at a TV station before pursuing art and manga.