Etorouji Shiono
Description
Etorouji Shiono is a Japanese manga artist born on September 16, 1976, in Nagano Prefecture. He made his professional debut in 2003 with the series Brocken Blood, which was serialized in Young King magazine and ran until 2012. The following year, in 2004, he launched his most internationally recognized work, Übel Blatt. This dark fantasy series was first published in Square Enix’s Young Gangan magazine before moving to Monthly Big Gangan, where it continued until its conclusion in 2019.
Übel Blatt achieved significant success abroad, particularly in France where it was ranked among the top fifteen manga in the country in early 2008. That same year, the series won the Japan Expo Award in the seinen category. The story follows a young swordsman named Köinzell on a quest for revenge against a group of powerful warriors, and its popularity led to the publication of a side story, Übel Blatt Gaiden, in 2011. After a two-year hiatus, the main series resumed in 2011. The original manga was published in 24 compiled volumes, and a sequel titled Übel Blatt II: Shiseru Ō no Kishidan began serialization in Monthly Big Gangan in February 2024. An anime adaptation of the original Übel Blatt manga was announced, with voice actor Yūya Hirose cast in the lead role, and Shiono attended Anime Expo in July 2024 as a guest to promote the new production.
Beyond Übel Blatt, Shiono has created a diverse body of work across various magazines. His other manga series include Necossas Six in 2003, Celestial Clothes, which ran from 2010 to 2016 in Monthly Shōnen Sirius, Zelphy of the Aion serialized from 2012 to 2015 in Young King Ours GH, and Winged Mermaids from 2015 to 2017. He also produced Punipuni to Sarasara from 2017 to 2019 and the one-shot collection Extra Existence, among others. In 2020, he began working as the illustrator for Deep Insanity: Nirvana, a manga that forms part of Square Enix’s Deep Insanity multimedia franchise, with the story provided by Norimitsu Kaihō and Makoto Fukami. His other short-form works include Bloomed in Action, Change H, and Shachō, Koibito no Furi o Shite Watashi no Chichi ni Atte Kudasai, which was serialized from 2020 to 2021.
Übel Blatt achieved significant success abroad, particularly in France where it was ranked among the top fifteen manga in the country in early 2008. That same year, the series won the Japan Expo Award in the seinen category. The story follows a young swordsman named Köinzell on a quest for revenge against a group of powerful warriors, and its popularity led to the publication of a side story, Übel Blatt Gaiden, in 2011. After a two-year hiatus, the main series resumed in 2011. The original manga was published in 24 compiled volumes, and a sequel titled Übel Blatt II: Shiseru Ō no Kishidan began serialization in Monthly Big Gangan in February 2024. An anime adaptation of the original Übel Blatt manga was announced, with voice actor Yūya Hirose cast in the lead role, and Shiono attended Anime Expo in July 2024 as a guest to promote the new production.
Beyond Übel Blatt, Shiono has created a diverse body of work across various magazines. His other manga series include Necossas Six in 2003, Celestial Clothes, which ran from 2010 to 2016 in Monthly Shōnen Sirius, Zelphy of the Aion serialized from 2012 to 2015 in Young King Ours GH, and Winged Mermaids from 2015 to 2017. He also produced Punipuni to Sarasara from 2017 to 2019 and the one-shot collection Extra Existence, among others. In 2020, he began working as the illustrator for Deep Insanity: Nirvana, a manga that forms part of Square Enix’s Deep Insanity multimedia franchise, with the story provided by Norimitsu Kaihō and Makoto Fukami. His other short-form works include Bloomed in Action, Change H, and Shachō, Koibito no Furi o Shite Watashi no Chichi ni Atte Kudasai, which was serialized from 2020 to 2021.
Works
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