Sekihiko Inui
Description
Sekihiko Inui is a Japanese manga artist and doujinshi creator, recognized for his work on series that have been adapted into anime, such as Comic Party and Murder Princess. His birth date is March 26, though the year is not publicly documented. Inui began his professional career by creating doujinshi (self-published works) under the circle name MIX-ISM, making his debut at the winter Comiket (Comic Market) in Tokyo in 1997.
Inui is best known for the manga adaptation of Comic Party, which was serialized in MediaWorks' Monthly Dengeki Daioh magazine from January 2001 to March 2005 and collected into five volumes. The original Comic Party is a dating sim video game by Leaf that focuses on the creation of doujinshi and is inspired by the real-life Comiket convention. Inui was chosen to illustrate the manga version, and he drew upon his own experiences as a doujinshi creator at Comiket to inform the work. The manga was later licensed for English release by Tokyopop. The success of the franchise led to two anime television series: the thirteen-episode Comic Party, produced by OLM and broadcast in 2001, and the thirteen-episode Comic Party Revolution, produced by Chaos Project and Ginga Ya and released as direct-to-video episodes starting in 2003 before airing on television in 2005.
Another significant work is Murder Princess, a manga that Inui wrote and illustrated. It was serialized in MediaWorks' Dengeki Daioh magazine in 2005 and later compiled into two volumes. The story was adapted into a six-episode original video animation (OVA) series produced by Bee Train and Marvelous Entertainment, which was released in 2007. The English-language version of the OVA was distributed by FUNimation Entertainment in 2009. In the credits for this adaptation, Inui is listed as the creator of the original manga.
Inui has authored several other manga series. In 2006, he published Gensou Shugi (Fantasism), a single-volume work released by Kadokawa Shoten. He is also the creator of Ratman, a superhero-themed manga that was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine from August 2007 to August 2013, spanning twelve volumes. Following this, he worked on the official spin-off manga Date A Live: Tohka Dead End, based on the light novel series Date A Live by Koushi Tachibana, which ran in Monthly Shonen Ace from January to December 2014 and was collected into three volumes. His later works include This Is It! Production Progress Officer Jiro Shinonome, with an original story by Yuichiro Momose, serialized in Comic Newtype from 2020 to 2021. As of 2024, he began serializing the manga Ara-sa ga VTuber ni Natta Hanashi (A Story About a Person in Their Late Twenties Who Became a VTuber) on the KADOComi website.
Inui's artistic identity is closely tied to his origins in the doujinshi community, which lends authenticity to his work on series like Comic Party that depict that subculture. His interest in punk rock music is a noted personal influence, and he has used references to real-life bands and song titles within his works as an expression of that passion. While his early career involved creating adult-content games and doujinshi, his major published works span genres including comedy, action, fantasy, and superhero fiction, often featuring strong character-driven narratives. Through his manga creations that have been successfully adapted into anime, Sekihiko Inui has secured a place as a contributor to the Japanese manga and anime industry, with a career that began in the independent publishing scene and grew to include major franchise work.
Inui is best known for the manga adaptation of Comic Party, which was serialized in MediaWorks' Monthly Dengeki Daioh magazine from January 2001 to March 2005 and collected into five volumes. The original Comic Party is a dating sim video game by Leaf that focuses on the creation of doujinshi and is inspired by the real-life Comiket convention. Inui was chosen to illustrate the manga version, and he drew upon his own experiences as a doujinshi creator at Comiket to inform the work. The manga was later licensed for English release by Tokyopop. The success of the franchise led to two anime television series: the thirteen-episode Comic Party, produced by OLM and broadcast in 2001, and the thirteen-episode Comic Party Revolution, produced by Chaos Project and Ginga Ya and released as direct-to-video episodes starting in 2003 before airing on television in 2005.
Another significant work is Murder Princess, a manga that Inui wrote and illustrated. It was serialized in MediaWorks' Dengeki Daioh magazine in 2005 and later compiled into two volumes. The story was adapted into a six-episode original video animation (OVA) series produced by Bee Train and Marvelous Entertainment, which was released in 2007. The English-language version of the OVA was distributed by FUNimation Entertainment in 2009. In the credits for this adaptation, Inui is listed as the creator of the original manga.
Inui has authored several other manga series. In 2006, he published Gensou Shugi (Fantasism), a single-volume work released by Kadokawa Shoten. He is also the creator of Ratman, a superhero-themed manga that was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine from August 2007 to August 2013, spanning twelve volumes. Following this, he worked on the official spin-off manga Date A Live: Tohka Dead End, based on the light novel series Date A Live by Koushi Tachibana, which ran in Monthly Shonen Ace from January to December 2014 and was collected into three volumes. His later works include This Is It! Production Progress Officer Jiro Shinonome, with an original story by Yuichiro Momose, serialized in Comic Newtype from 2020 to 2021. As of 2024, he began serializing the manga Ara-sa ga VTuber ni Natta Hanashi (A Story About a Person in Their Late Twenties Who Became a VTuber) on the KADOComi website.
Inui's artistic identity is closely tied to his origins in the doujinshi community, which lends authenticity to his work on series like Comic Party that depict that subculture. His interest in punk rock music is a noted personal influence, and he has used references to real-life bands and song titles within his works as an expression of that passion. While his early career involved creating adult-content games and doujinshi, his major published works span genres including comedy, action, fantasy, and superhero fiction, often featuring strong character-driven narratives. Through his manga creations that have been successfully adapted into anime, Sekihiko Inui has secured a place as a contributor to the Japanese manga and anime industry, with a career that began in the independent publishing scene and grew to include major franchise work.
Works
- Topics: Anime overview
- Topics: Anime overview