Sui Ishida

Sui Ishida 石田 スイ
Born	(1986-12-28) December 28, 1986 (age 38) Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan[1]
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Tokyo Ghoul Tokyo Ghoul:re Choujin X

Sui Ishida (Japanese: 石田 スイ, Hepburn: Ishida Sui, born December 28, 1986) is a Japanese manga artist. He is popularly known for his dark fantasy manga series Tokyo Ghoul and Choujin X.

Career history

Sui Ishida is best known for his dark fantasy series Tokyo Ghoul, a story about a young man named Ken Kaneki who gets transformed into a ghoul after encountering one. The series then ran from 2011 to 2014 in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine, and was later adapted into a light novel and anime series in 2014.[2][3] The manga was also translated into English where it topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 2015.[4] A prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] was briefly serialized digitally on Jump Live in 2013. In 2014, he began a sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re. In 2017, a live-action adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul was released theatrically in Japan.[5] In March 2018, an anime adaptation for Tokyo Ghoul:re began to air with a second season released in October 2018.[6]

In 2016, Ishida created a 69-page storyboard of a manga chapter based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter × Hunter series. Depicting the past of the character Hisoka, the storyboard was released digitally via Shonen Jump+ on June 2, 2016.[7]

On May 10, 2021, Ishida started the manga series Choujin X on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website.[8]

Works

Manga

Title	Year	Notes	Refs
Tokyo Ghoul	2011–2014	Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by Shueisha Collected into 14 volumes	[2]
Tokyo Ghoul [Jack]	2013	Serialized on Jump Live by Shueisha Collected into 1 volume
Tokyo Ghoul: Joker	2014	Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by Shueisha Collected into 1 volume
Tokyo Ghoul:re	2014–2018	Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by Shueisha Collected into 16 volumes	[9]
Untitled Hunter x Hunter story	2016	Published on Shōnen Jump+ by Shueisha Name
This Gorilla Will Die in 1 Day	2021	February 6, 2021 to February 7, 2021
Choujin X	2021–present	Serialized in Tonari no Young Jump by Shueisha

Light novels

Title	Year	Notes	Refs
Tokyo Ghoul	2013–2014	Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 3 volumes
Tokyo Ghoul:re[quest]	2016	Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume
JACKJEANNE-Summer Drama-	2021	Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume
JACKJEANNE Opera University and the Moon Signpost	2022	Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume
JACKJEANNE Seven Winds	2024	Artist; authored by Shin Towada Published by Jump J Books Published in 1 volume

Video games

Title	Year	Notes	Refs
Jack Jeanne	2021	Video game published by BROCCOLI Co., Ltd. Original creator, original character designer, world designer, illustrator, and insert song lyricist.	[10][11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work/Nominee	Result
2016	2nd Sugoi Japan Award	Best Manga Series	Tokyo Ghoul	2nd place[12]
2018	30th Harvey Award			Nominated[13]

References

1. Book Depository. "Tokyo Ghoul 1". bookdepository.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
2. "Tokyo Ghoul Manga to End This Month". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
3. "New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 22-28 - News (2015-12-04) - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
4. "Manga Books - Best Sellers - July 5, 2015 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
5. "Tokyo Ghoul: The Movie : Funimation". Funimation. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
6. Rafael Antonio Pineda (October 30, 2017). "Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime Main Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
7. "Tokyo Ghoul's Ishida Draws 69-Page Chapter for Hunter × Hunter Character Hisoka". Anime News Network. June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
8. Mateo, Alex (May 10, 2021). "Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish New Choujin X Manga by Tokyo Ghoul's Sui Ishida". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
9. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2015 - News - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
10. Loveridge, Lynzee (March 15, 2019). "'Tokyo Ghoul' creator's mystery project is 'Jack Jeanne'". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
11. Hodgkins, Crystlayn (December 20, 2019). "Broccoli's Jack Jeanne Switch Game Launches on August 5". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
12. Loveridge, Lynzee (March 23, 2016). "'Your Lie in April', 'One-Punch Man' Top Sugoi Japan Awards 2016 Results". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
13. "The Harvey Awards Reveal Nominees for 2018". Harvey Awards. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

External links

• Sui Ishida on Twitter
• Sui Ishida at Anime News Network's encyclopedia