Tsukasa Unohana
Description
Tsukasa Unohana is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator known for creating the four-panel manga series Anima Yell!. Unohana was born on June 11, though the year of birth is not publicly documented. The artist is the lead organizer of the doujin circle Sairyutei and was previously a member of the circle Strike! Tsukasen alongside collaborators Ko Senri and Strike Heisuke until the winter Comiket of 2005.
Unohana’s professional career began in the early 2000s with contributions to anthology comics based on existing franchises. One of the earliest known works is a contribution to Tales of Eternia 4-koma Manga Gekijō in 2001. Subsequent anthology work included Clannad 4-koma Manga Gekijō in 2004 and Da Capo II: Imaginary Future, serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine from March 2007 to May 2009. The first original serialized work was Tenbin wa Hana to Asobu (The Scales Play with Flowers), published in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward from the November 2008 issue to the October 2009 issue. This was followed by HajiOtsu., which ran in the same magazine from the November 2010 issue to the May 2014 issue.
The most prominent work to date is Anima Yell!, a yonkoma series focused on cheerleading. It was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat from the April 2016 issue to the October 2020 issue, corresponding to a publication run from February 2016 to August 2020. The series was compiled into five tankōbon volumes. Anima Yell! received an anime television adaptation produced by the studio Doga Kobo, which aired in Japan from October 7 to December 23, 2018. For the home video release of the anime, Unohana contributed an exclusive bonus comic included with the first volume.
Unohana's artistic identity is strongly associated with the yonkoma format and light-hearted, character-driven comedy, often placed within the context of the Manga Time Kirara magazine brand. The body of work consists primarily of original serializations and earlier licensed anthology comics, with Anima Yell! representing the most commercially significant and widely recognized original creation, having been adapted into a full television series.
Unohana’s professional career began in the early 2000s with contributions to anthology comics based on existing franchises. One of the earliest known works is a contribution to Tales of Eternia 4-koma Manga Gekijō in 2001. Subsequent anthology work included Clannad 4-koma Manga Gekijō in 2004 and Da Capo II: Imaginary Future, serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine from March 2007 to May 2009. The first original serialized work was Tenbin wa Hana to Asobu (The Scales Play with Flowers), published in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward from the November 2008 issue to the October 2009 issue. This was followed by HajiOtsu., which ran in the same magazine from the November 2010 issue to the May 2014 issue.
The most prominent work to date is Anima Yell!, a yonkoma series focused on cheerleading. It was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat from the April 2016 issue to the October 2020 issue, corresponding to a publication run from February 2016 to August 2020. The series was compiled into five tankōbon volumes. Anima Yell! received an anime television adaptation produced by the studio Doga Kobo, which aired in Japan from October 7 to December 23, 2018. For the home video release of the anime, Unohana contributed an exclusive bonus comic included with the first volume.
Unohana's artistic identity is strongly associated with the yonkoma format and light-hearted, character-driven comedy, often placed within the context of the Manga Time Kirara magazine brand. The body of work consists primarily of original serializations and earlier licensed anthology comics, with Anima Yell! representing the most commercially significant and widely recognized original creation, having been adapted into a full television series.
Works
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