Yū Tsurusaki
Description
Yū Tsurusaki is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator known for creating the original story behind the anime and manga series Fantasy Bishōjo Juniku Ojisan to, which is officially titled in English as Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout. Born on December 11, 1987, Tsurusaki is a female creator who has been active in the industry under multiple pen names, having previously worked as Hatori Niwatori. Before becoming a professional manga artist, she attended a specialized vocational school and worked at a game company.
Tsurusaki began her career contributing to anthology series and creating short manga. Her early works include the four-panel manga Hakoiri Drops, which was serialized in Manga Time Kirara starting in 2011. Other serialized titles she has created include Oshiete FGO! Ijin to Shinwa no Gurando Ōdā, a comedic educational manga based on Fate/Grand Order, and SA07, which ran in Manga Time Kirara Forward in 2019. She has also contributed numerous illustrations and short comics to anthologies for popular franchises such as Kantai Collection and Fate/Grand Order, and she served as the character designer for the servant Toyotomi Tsurumatsu in Fate/Grand Order.
Tsurusaki is best known as the writer of Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout, which began serialization on Cygames' Cycomi website and app on November 18, 2019. The manga is illustrated by Shin Ikezawa, with Tsurusaki credited as the sole writer. The series follows two childhood friends, a man and his friend who has been transformed into a beautiful girl by a goddess, as they are transported to a fantasy world to defeat a demon lord. The story is a comedy that focuses on their awkward romantic tension and the humorous situations arising from the gender transformation premise.
The manga received an anime television series adaptation produced by OLM, which aired from January 12 to March 30, 2022, on TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo. The 12-episode season was directed by Sayaka Yamai, with series scripts by Toshimitsu Takeuchi. As of February 2026, the manga has been collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes published by Shogakukan. An English language version of the manga is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Tsurusaki has cited artists such as Daisuke Ishiwatari and Tsuyoshi Ogata as influences. In her creative process, she places significant emphasis on character expressions, which she believes determines eighty percent of a drawing's quality. Her body of work frequently incorporates comedy, fantasy elements, and themes related to gender and transformation, as exemplified by her most famous property. Beyond her serialized work, she has contributed to official guidebooks and drama CD illustrations for various media properties, establishing herself as a versatile figure within the Japanese manga industry.
Tsurusaki began her career contributing to anthology series and creating short manga. Her early works include the four-panel manga Hakoiri Drops, which was serialized in Manga Time Kirara starting in 2011. Other serialized titles she has created include Oshiete FGO! Ijin to Shinwa no Gurando Ōdā, a comedic educational manga based on Fate/Grand Order, and SA07, which ran in Manga Time Kirara Forward in 2019. She has also contributed numerous illustrations and short comics to anthologies for popular franchises such as Kantai Collection and Fate/Grand Order, and she served as the character designer for the servant Toyotomi Tsurumatsu in Fate/Grand Order.
Tsurusaki is best known as the writer of Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout, which began serialization on Cygames' Cycomi website and app on November 18, 2019. The manga is illustrated by Shin Ikezawa, with Tsurusaki credited as the sole writer. The series follows two childhood friends, a man and his friend who has been transformed into a beautiful girl by a goddess, as they are transported to a fantasy world to defeat a demon lord. The story is a comedy that focuses on their awkward romantic tension and the humorous situations arising from the gender transformation premise.
The manga received an anime television series adaptation produced by OLM, which aired from January 12 to March 30, 2022, on TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo. The 12-episode season was directed by Sayaka Yamai, with series scripts by Toshimitsu Takeuchi. As of February 2026, the manga has been collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes published by Shogakukan. An English language version of the manga is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Tsurusaki has cited artists such as Daisuke Ishiwatari and Tsuyoshi Ogata as influences. In her creative process, she places significant emphasis on character expressions, which she believes determines eighty percent of a drawing's quality. Her body of work frequently incorporates comedy, fantasy elements, and themes related to gender and transformation, as exemplified by her most famous property. Beyond her serialized work, she has contributed to official guidebooks and drama CD illustrations for various media properties, establishing herself as a versatile figure within the Japanese manga industry.
Works
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