Muneyuki Kaneshiro 金城宗幸 | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Area(s) | Manga writer |
Notable works | As the Gods Will Jagaaan Blue Lock |
Awards | 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category |
Muneyuki Kaneshiro (Japanese: 金城宗幸, Hepburn: Kaneshiro Muneyuki) is a Japanese manga writer. He debuted in 2011 with As the Gods Will, which was adapted into a live-action film. After serializing several other works, he launched Blue Lock with Yusuke Nomura in 2018, which won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.
Kaneshiro debuted as a manga artist in 2011, with the story for As the Gods Will, which released its first chapter on February 9, 2011.[1] The first series was completed on October 9, 2012, with a second series starting on January 16, 2013.[2] The second series finished on December 28, 2016.[3] In December 2013, it was reported the manga had sold 1.5 million copies.[4] The series also received a live-action film adaptation.[5]
In August 2011, Kaneshiro did the story for a manga adaptation of Konami's social network game Dragon Collection.[6] In 2015, Kaneshiro did the story for the manga Bokutachi ga Yarimashita, which received a live-action television series adaptation.[7] Starting on February 6, 2017, he did the story for the manga Jagaaan.[8] Starting in July 2017, he did the story for Gnoshros.[9]
On August 1, 2018, he launched Blue Lock with Yusuke Nomura.[10] In August 2021, it was reported that Blue Lock had over 4.5 million copies in circulation.[11] The series won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2021.[12] An anime television series adaptation premiered in October 2022.[13]