Mochi
Description
Mochi is a Japanese manga artist and writer, born on November 29, 1983. The creator made their professional debut at the age of 17 while still a student at Tokyo Game Designer College, winning the third Enix New Century Manga Award for their first submission, a one-shot titled Mama wa 3cm. This early recognition led to the publication of additional short works in Square Enix magazines, including Majoberu in Monthly GFantasy and the short series Chome.
Mochi is best known as the original creator of the manga Cuticle Detective Inaba, which was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly GFantasy magazine from August 2007 to January 2017. The series follows Hiroshi Inaba, a genetically altered part-human, part-wolf private detective who gains information by examining and tasting people's hair, alongside his cross-dressing secretary Yuuta and teenage assistant Kei, as they attempt to arrest a money-eating goat mafia boss named Don Valentino. The manga was compiled into 19 tankōbon volumes. The series blends adventure, comedy, and supernatural elements.
A 12-episode anime television adaptation of Cuticle Detective Inaba was produced by the studio Zexcs and broadcast from January 4 to March 22, 2013. The anime was directed by Susumu Nitsukawa with scripts by Makoto Nakamura, and featured voice actors including Junichi Suwabe as Hiroshi Inaba and Tōru Ōkawa as Don Valentino. The series was later licensed for distribution in North America by Sentai Filmworks.
Beyond Cuticle Detective Inaba, Mochi has created several other manga series. These include Papamupa, published in Monthly Stencil; Zoo, serialized in Monthly ARIA from 2010 to 2012; The Witch's Servant and the Demon King's Horns, which ran in Monthly Shonen Gangan from 2014 to 2022; The Kingdom of Rekierudo in P Fantasy; and Four Hundred and Four Demons in Monthly GFantasy. Mochi has also contributed illustration work, such as an end card for the television anime adaptation of Watamote.
The creator's artistic process involves drawing line art analogly before scanning and completing digital work, primarily using COMIC WORKS software for line art and Adobe Photoshop for coloring. Mochi has expressed a particular affinity for comedy manga, noting a relative difficulty with non-comedic narratives. The pen name Mochi originates from a childhood nickname. Over a career spanning more than two decades, Mochi has maintained a consistent association with Square Enix's publishing houses, contributing to magazines such as Monthly GFantasy, Monthly Shonen Gangan, and Monthly Stencil, establishing a significant presence in the shonen and comedy manga genres.
Mochi is best known as the original creator of the manga Cuticle Detective Inaba, which was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly GFantasy magazine from August 2007 to January 2017. The series follows Hiroshi Inaba, a genetically altered part-human, part-wolf private detective who gains information by examining and tasting people's hair, alongside his cross-dressing secretary Yuuta and teenage assistant Kei, as they attempt to arrest a money-eating goat mafia boss named Don Valentino. The manga was compiled into 19 tankōbon volumes. The series blends adventure, comedy, and supernatural elements.
A 12-episode anime television adaptation of Cuticle Detective Inaba was produced by the studio Zexcs and broadcast from January 4 to March 22, 2013. The anime was directed by Susumu Nitsukawa with scripts by Makoto Nakamura, and featured voice actors including Junichi Suwabe as Hiroshi Inaba and Tōru Ōkawa as Don Valentino. The series was later licensed for distribution in North America by Sentai Filmworks.
Beyond Cuticle Detective Inaba, Mochi has created several other manga series. These include Papamupa, published in Monthly Stencil; Zoo, serialized in Monthly ARIA from 2010 to 2012; The Witch's Servant and the Demon King's Horns, which ran in Monthly Shonen Gangan from 2014 to 2022; The Kingdom of Rekierudo in P Fantasy; and Four Hundred and Four Demons in Monthly GFantasy. Mochi has also contributed illustration work, such as an end card for the television anime adaptation of Watamote.
The creator's artistic process involves drawing line art analogly before scanning and completing digital work, primarily using COMIC WORKS software for line art and Adobe Photoshop for coloring. Mochi has expressed a particular affinity for comedy manga, noting a relative difficulty with non-comedic narratives. The pen name Mochi originates from a childhood nickname. Over a career spanning more than two decades, Mochi has maintained a consistent association with Square Enix's publishing houses, contributing to magazines such as Monthly GFantasy, Monthly Shonen Gangan, and Monthly Stencil, establishing a significant presence in the shonen and comedy manga genres.
Works
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