Sunao Minakata
Description
Sunao Minakata is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, born on December 19, 1984. Minakata is a female creator whose body of work spans multiple genres, including romantic, josei, shoujo, shonen, and yuri.
Minakata is best known for her artwork on the manga series Akuma no Riddle, also known as Riddle Story of Devil. For this property, which was created by writer Yun Kōga, Minakata served as the illustrator for the manga adaptation that ran from 2013 to 2017. The series was later adapted into an anime television series in 2014, for which Minakata is credited as the original character designer.
As an original creator, Minakata is credited for the manga adaptation of the series Roll Over and Die. This work is based on the light novel series of the same name written by kiki, with character designs by kinta. The manga, published in English as Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!, began publication in 2020 and is an ongoing series. An anime television adaptation has been announced for this property, with Minakata credited as the original manga creator.
Beyond these major titles, Minakata has created original manga series such as Nanami to Misuzu, which began serialization in 2007. She has also contributed illustrations to numerous light novel series, including Shinigami Rising, F-Rank no Boukun, and Satsujinki Kari. Her work appears frequently in yuri and comedy anthology series, such as Eclair: Anata ni Hibiku Yuri Anthology and the Zombie Land Saga anthology. She has also contributed to anthology comics for series like Machikado Mazoku and Yuru Yuri.
Minakata’s artistic career includes work in the visual novel medium; she provided the original art, CG, and served as supervisor for the 2011 game Kodoku ni Kiku Yuri. Her early professional credits include providing original illustrations for the trading card game Aquarian Age beginning in 1999. A recurring theme throughout Minakata's portfolio is a strong focus on yuri, or girls' love, content, which is a consistent element across her original works, anthology contributions, and light novel illustrations.
Minakata is best known for her artwork on the manga series Akuma no Riddle, also known as Riddle Story of Devil. For this property, which was created by writer Yun Kōga, Minakata served as the illustrator for the manga adaptation that ran from 2013 to 2017. The series was later adapted into an anime television series in 2014, for which Minakata is credited as the original character designer.
As an original creator, Minakata is credited for the manga adaptation of the series Roll Over and Die. This work is based on the light novel series of the same name written by kiki, with character designs by kinta. The manga, published in English as Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!, began publication in 2020 and is an ongoing series. An anime television adaptation has been announced for this property, with Minakata credited as the original manga creator.
Beyond these major titles, Minakata has created original manga series such as Nanami to Misuzu, which began serialization in 2007. She has also contributed illustrations to numerous light novel series, including Shinigami Rising, F-Rank no Boukun, and Satsujinki Kari. Her work appears frequently in yuri and comedy anthology series, such as Eclair: Anata ni Hibiku Yuri Anthology and the Zombie Land Saga anthology. She has also contributed to anthology comics for series like Machikado Mazoku and Yuru Yuri.
Minakata’s artistic career includes work in the visual novel medium; she provided the original art, CG, and served as supervisor for the 2011 game Kodoku ni Kiku Yuri. Her early professional credits include providing original illustrations for the trading card game Aquarian Age beginning in 1999. A recurring theme throughout Minakata's portfolio is a strong focus on yuri, or girls' love, content, which is a consistent element across her original works, anthology contributions, and light novel illustrations.
Works
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