Nobuyuki Fukumoto

is a Japanese manga artist well known for his unique and original gambling ideas, deep psychological analyses of characters, and distinct artstyle. Yakuza and gambling are recurring themes in his manga. In English-speaking countries, he is known best as the author of Akagi, a mahjong-related manga. In 1998, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji. An onomatopoeia "zawa" (), meaning an uneasy atmosphere, appears frequently in his comics and is considered Fukumoto's trademark.

Works

 (1977) - Maiden work
 (1980, Monthly Shōnen Champion) - Debut
 (1980, Monthly Shōnen Champion)
 (1980, Monthly Shōnen Champion) - First serial story
 (1982)
 (1983, Morning)
 (1986, Manga Action)
 (1986-1995, Kindai Mahjong Original)
 (1987-1988, Tokusen Mahjong)
 (1989–2002, Kindai Mahjong Gold)
 (1990, Gekiga Mahjong Jidai)
 (1990, Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
 (1990–1991, Keiba Gold)
 (1991–2018, Kindai Mahjong)
 (1992–1996, Action Pizazz)
 (1996, Weekly Manga Sunday)
 (1996–1999, Weekly Young Magazine)
 (2000–2004, Weekly Young Magazine)
 (2004–2007, Weekly Young Magazine)
 (2009–2012, Weekly Young Magazine)
 (2013–2017, Weekly Young Magazine)
 (2017–present, Weekly Young Magazine)
 (1999, Pachinko Jidai)
 (2000-2001, Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
 (2002–2006, Big Comic Original)
 (2013–2020, Big Comic Original)
 (2007–2009, Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
 (2011–2013, Weekly Shōnen Magazine)
 (2019–present, Kindai Mahjong)

As writer:
 (1999, Young Magazine Uppers) - Illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi
 (2001, Young Magazine Uppers) - Illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi

As supervisor:
 (2008–2012, Kindai Mahjong Original) - Written by Keiichirō Hara, spin-off of Akagi
 (2012–2014, Kindai Mahjong Original → Kindai Manga) - Written by Keiichirō Hara
 (2009–present, Kindai Mahjong) - Written by Jirō Maeda, spin-off of Ten
 (2015–present, Monthly Young Magazine → Comic Days) - Written by Tensei Hagiwara, illustrated by Tomohiro Hashimoto and Tomoki Miyoshi, spin-off of Kaiji
 (2017–present, Weekly Young Magazine) - Written by Tensei Hagiwara, illustrated by Motomu Uehara and Kazuya Arai
 (2017–2018, Yawaraka Spirits) - Written by Kenji Yokoi, illustrated by Motomu Uehara and Kazuya Arai, spin-off of Strongest Legend Kurosawa

Miscellaneous:
 (2011, Takeshobo)
 (2014, Government Public Relations Online)
 (2015) - End card (ep 4)
 (2017) - End card (ep 9)

References

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Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:Manga artists
Category:Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture
Category:People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Category:Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (General)