Nakashima723
Description
Nakashima723 is a Japanese manga artist recognized for their work on the manga adaptation of the series Scum of the Brave. The artist is a woman who was born on May 21 and hails from Gifu Prefecture.
Nakashima723 is primarily known for illustrating the manga version of Scum of the Brave, a story originally written by Rocket Shokai. The manga adaptation began as an independent comic on June 22, 2018, before being picked up for official serialization on Leed Publishing's Comic Border manga website beginning February 18, 2022. The series has been compiled into multiple print volumes, with eight tankōbon released as of December 2025. The manga is also published digitally in English by Manga Planet.
The commercial success of the manga is noted, with the series reportedly selling over 50,000 copies and being nominated for the Next Manga Awards for two consecutive years despite its origins as an independent production. This achievement contributed to the series being greenlit for a television anime adaptation, which premiered in January 2026 and is produced by the animation studio OLM. To commemorate the announcement of the anime adaptation, Nakashima723 released a comment expressing gratitude to readers and the production committee, as well as a commemorative illustration. The artist also later created a special collaboration illustration featuring characters from Scum of the Brave alongside those from Sentenced to Be a Hero, another series written by Rocket Shokai.
As an illustrator, Nakashima723's artistic identity is most directly represented in the visual presentation of Scum of the Brave. The series is an urban fantasy set in a mid-21st-century Tokyo where crime bosses, enhanced by ether augmentation surgery, are opposed by legally sanctioned bounty hunters known as Heroes or Braves. The narrative follows a cynical, lone-wolf Hero named Yashiro who reluctantly takes on a group of high school apprentices. Through their work on this title, Nakashima723 has contributed to a property that originated as a web novel, transitioned to a light novel, gained traction as a self-published manga, and eventually became a televised anime, marking a notable trajectory within the contemporary manga and anime industry.
Nakashima723 is primarily known for illustrating the manga version of Scum of the Brave, a story originally written by Rocket Shokai. The manga adaptation began as an independent comic on June 22, 2018, before being picked up for official serialization on Leed Publishing's Comic Border manga website beginning February 18, 2022. The series has been compiled into multiple print volumes, with eight tankōbon released as of December 2025. The manga is also published digitally in English by Manga Planet.
The commercial success of the manga is noted, with the series reportedly selling over 50,000 copies and being nominated for the Next Manga Awards for two consecutive years despite its origins as an independent production. This achievement contributed to the series being greenlit for a television anime adaptation, which premiered in January 2026 and is produced by the animation studio OLM. To commemorate the announcement of the anime adaptation, Nakashima723 released a comment expressing gratitude to readers and the production committee, as well as a commemorative illustration. The artist also later created a special collaboration illustration featuring characters from Scum of the Brave alongside those from Sentenced to Be a Hero, another series written by Rocket Shokai.
As an illustrator, Nakashima723's artistic identity is most directly represented in the visual presentation of Scum of the Brave. The series is an urban fantasy set in a mid-21st-century Tokyo where crime bosses, enhanced by ether augmentation surgery, are opposed by legally sanctioned bounty hunters known as Heroes or Braves. The narrative follows a cynical, lone-wolf Hero named Yashiro who reluctantly takes on a group of high school apprentices. Through their work on this title, Nakashima723 has contributed to a property that originated as a web novel, transitioned to a light novel, gained traction as a self-published manga, and eventually became a televised anime, marking a notable trajectory within the contemporary manga and anime industry.
Works
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