Taishi Tsutsui
Description
Taishi Tsutsui, born October 8, 1982 in Sakura, Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese manga artist who began his professional career in 2008 with the serialization of Esprit in Monthly Comic BLADE. His early body of work includes series such as Fukashigi Philia and Idoroll, as well as serving as the artist for adaptations including Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Sweets Honey. He also worked on the Nisekoi spin-off Magical Pâtissier Kosaki-chan, which was serialized on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform from 2014 to 2016.
Tsutsui is best known as the original creator and illustrator of the manga We Never Learn, also known as Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai or BOKUBEN. This romantic comedy series was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from February 2017 to December 2020 and collected into twenty-one tankobon volumes. The story follows Nariyuki Yuiga, a high school student tasked with tutoring three genius girls who struggle in subjects outside their areas of expertise, a premise that gradually develops into a harem-style romantic comedy. The manga later expanded its focus to include two additional heroines and is noted for its unconventional narrative structure, featuring multiple alternate endings where the protagonist ends up with each of the five main female characters.
The success of We Never Learn led to a significant multimedia expansion. An anime television adaptation produced by Studio Silver and Arvo Animation aired in two seasons in 2019, totaling twenty-six episodes. The series, licensed in North America as We Never Learn: BOKUBEN, was accompanied by two original video animation releases. Tsutsui also illustrated two light novel spin-offs based on his series, published by Shueisha in 2019. The manga itself was licensed for English release by Viz Media.
In November 2024, Tsutsui launched a new manga series titled Syd Craft no Saishū Suiri, also known as Syd Craft: Love Is a Mystery, in Weekly Shonen Jump, with simultaneous English publication through Shueisha's Manga Plus service. This marks his return to the magazine following the conclusion of We Never Learn. Tsutsui maintains an active YouTube channel, which he started in August 2020. His artistic style is characteristic of modern romantic comedy manga, and his work on We Never Learn represents a notable title within the harem genre in the late 2010s, achieving both serialization in the industry's premier manga magazine and a full anime adaptation.
Tsutsui is best known as the original creator and illustrator of the manga We Never Learn, also known as Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai or BOKUBEN. This romantic comedy series was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from February 2017 to December 2020 and collected into twenty-one tankobon volumes. The story follows Nariyuki Yuiga, a high school student tasked with tutoring three genius girls who struggle in subjects outside their areas of expertise, a premise that gradually develops into a harem-style romantic comedy. The manga later expanded its focus to include two additional heroines and is noted for its unconventional narrative structure, featuring multiple alternate endings where the protagonist ends up with each of the five main female characters.
The success of We Never Learn led to a significant multimedia expansion. An anime television adaptation produced by Studio Silver and Arvo Animation aired in two seasons in 2019, totaling twenty-six episodes. The series, licensed in North America as We Never Learn: BOKUBEN, was accompanied by two original video animation releases. Tsutsui also illustrated two light novel spin-offs based on his series, published by Shueisha in 2019. The manga itself was licensed for English release by Viz Media.
In November 2024, Tsutsui launched a new manga series titled Syd Craft no Saishū Suiri, also known as Syd Craft: Love Is a Mystery, in Weekly Shonen Jump, with simultaneous English publication through Shueisha's Manga Plus service. This marks his return to the magazine following the conclusion of We Never Learn. Tsutsui maintains an active YouTube channel, which he started in August 2020. His artistic style is characteristic of modern romantic comedy manga, and his work on We Never Learn represents a notable title within the harem genre in the late 2010s, achieving both serialization in the industry's premier manga magazine and a full anime adaptation.
Works
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