Homura Kawamoto (Japanese: 河本ほむら, Hepburn: Kawamoto Homura) is a Japanese manga artist and writer. After publishing manga anonymously, he launched his first series, Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, in 2014, which has achieved commercial success. Following Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler's success, Kawamoto has been involved with many other manga, anime, and video game series, such as Cheat Slayer, Build Divide, and High Card.

Homura Kawamoto
河本ほむら
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
RelativesHikaru Muno (brother)[1]
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Biography

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Kawamoto began working as a manga artist in 2009, when he began posting manga to the Nitosha manga website under the pen name Gyūnyū (牛乳, "milk").[2] In 2014, he launched his first series, Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, in Gangan Joker.[2] The series has performed well, with over five million copies in print.[3] The series has also received multiple adaptations, notably an anime television series.[4] A spin-off, titled Kakegurui Twin, was launched in 2015.[5]

In 2021, Kawamoto launched Cheat Slayer in Monthly Dragon Age. However, following the release of the first chapter, readers began to notice similarities to other popular series. This eventually lead to Cheat Slayer being canceled after one chapter.[6] Kawamoto later apologized on Twitter.[7]

Works

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Manga

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  • Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler (2014–present) (serialized in Gangan Joker; illustrated by Tōru Naomura)[8]
  • Kakegurui Twin (2015–present) (serialized in Gangan Joker; illustrated by Kei Saiki)[5]
  • Rengoku Deadroll (2015–2017) (serialized in Monthly Dragon Age; illustrated by Hideyaki Yoshimura)[9]
  • Isekai Hōtei: Rebuttal Barrister (2016–2018) (serialized in Young Ace; illustrated by Shimomon Ohba)[10]
  • Chrono Ma:gia: Mugen no Haguruma (2018–2019) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday; co-written by Hikaru Muno and illustrated by Takeshi Azuma)[11]
  • Legal Egg (2020–2021) (serialized in Evening; illustrated by Yasoko Momen)[12]
  • Greatest M: Ijin Mahjong Taisen (2020–present) (serialized in Sunday Webry; co-written by Hikaru Muno and Mika Mizuguchi and illustrated by Shutaro Yamada)[13]
  • The War of Greedy Witches (2020–present) (serialized in Monthly Comic Zenon; illustrated by Makoto Shizuoka)[14]
  • Cheat Slayer (2021) (serialized in Monthly Dragon Age; illustrated by Aki Yamaguchi)[6]
  • Isekai no Hime to no Koi Bakuchi ni, Jinrui no Sonbō ga Kakkatemasu (2021–2023) (serialized in Champion Red; illustrated by Zuzu Kamiya)[15]
  • Bakumatsu Tobaku Barbaroi (2022–2023) (serialized in Shōnen Jump+; illustrated by Toyotaka Haneda)[16]
  • Yūsha Party no Nimotsu Mochi (2022–present) (serialized in Gangan Joker; illustrated by Ryō Yajima)[17]
  • Beyblade X (2023–present) (serialized in Monthly CoroCoro Comic; illustrated by Posuka Demizu)[18]

Anime

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Games

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  • Yurukill: The Calumniation Games (2022) (writer)[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael (April 18, 2021). "Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Creates Build Divide, Aniplex's 1st Trading Card Game with Original Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "僕、メタルしか聴かないんで". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Sherman, Jennifer; Ressler, Karen; Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 3, 2019). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - February 2019 (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Yuan, Kevin (February 17, 2017). "Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler Manga Gets Anime by Garo Team". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  5. ^ a b 「賭ケグルイ双」芽亜里&つづらの付録がJOKERに、人喰い金魚のホラー新連載も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 21, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (June 28, 2021). "Kakegurui Writer Homura Kawamoto's Isekai Revenge Manga Canceled After 1 Chapter". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Morrissy, Kim (June 29, 2021). "Kakegurui Writer Apologizes for Canceled Isekai Revenge Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  8. ^ 「賭ケグルイ」ガンガンJOKERにて連載開始! (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 12, 2017). "Demonizer Zilch Manga by Omamori Himari's Milan Matra Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 3, 2018). "Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Ends Isekai Hōtei Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 16, 2018). "Kakegurui, Denpa Kyōshi Creators Work on New Chrono Ma:gia Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  12. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 9, 2020). "Gurazeni Spinoff, New Manga by Kakegurui's Kawamoto Among 8 New Manga Launching in Evening Magazine". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael (April 8, 2020). "Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto, Read or Die Manga's Shutaro Yamada Launch New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  14. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 30, 2020). "Kakegurui Writer Homura Kawamoto Launches New Manga With Artist Makoto Shiozuka". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  15. ^ Pineda, Rafael (October 18, 2023). "Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Ends 'Isekai no Hime to no Koi Bakuchi ni, Jinrui no Sonbо̄ ga Kakkatemasu' Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  16. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (July 17, 2023). "Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Ends Bakumatsu Tobaku Barbaroi Manga on July 28". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  17. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 25, 2022). "Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Launches New Fantasy Manga on October 21". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  18. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (May 14, 2023). "Promised Neverland's Posuka Demizu, Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Launch Beyblade X Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  19. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 9, 2021). "Kadokawa, TMS, Sammy Reveal High Card Multimedia Project With Planned Anime, Manga, Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 30, 2021). "Yurukill: The Calumniation Games Game by Kakegurui Writer Heads West". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
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