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Kaiu Shirai (白井 カイウ, Shirai Kaiu) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist and writer whose real name and date of birth are unknown. He is best known for his manga series The Promised Neverland.
Kaiu Shirai | |
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Native name | 白井カイウ (Shirai Kaiu) |
Born | Gifu, Japan |
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Genre | Manga |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Kaiu Shirai was doing Kabuki at a young age and then after graduating from university, Shirai gained employment at a normal company, but later resigned. Aiming to become a professional manga artist, he began to submit manuscripts to editors and magazines.[1][2]
On 21 June 2015, Kaiu Shirai published his first professional work, a standalone piece called, The Location of Ashley-Gate, in Shōnen Jump+, a digital imprint of Shueisha, with art by Kyousuke Maruyama.[3] Again, in the same magazine, he published his second work, another standalone piece called, Poppy's Wish, in collaboration with artist Posuka Demizu on 18 February 2016.[4]
After that, Shirai created a serialized work based on drafts written while he was still an amateur.[1] This work, The Promised Neverland, (with art by Posuka Demizu) started its run in the 35th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on 1 August 2016 and finished in the 28th issue of the magazine on 15 June 2020.[5][6] Along with manga artist Posuka Demizu, Shirai published two one-shots in 2020 and 2021. The first one, Spirit Photographer Saburo Kono was published in the combined issue No. 36 – No. 37, 2020 of Weekly Shōnen Jump; the second one is titled DC3, published in the same magazine in issue No. 35 of 2021.[7][8] On 3 September 2021, Kaiu Shirai x Posuka Demizu: Beyond The Promised Neverland was published, which included works and one-shots in combination with Posuka Demizu.[9]
A collaborative exhibition titled Miroirs manga meets Chanel by Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu and Chanel was held at Chanel Nexus Hall Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, from 28 April to 4 June 2021. The manga Miroirs, written and illustrated by the duo, was inspired by the Chanel brand. In this exhibition, scenes from Miroirs are exhibited alongside precious works from Chanel. The manga was published by Shueisha on 30 April 2021.[10] In 2022, Shirai participated as a judge at Shōnen Jump+'s 7th Stokin Pro Garyokin 2022, to discover new talented manga artists.[11]
On 6 January 2024, Kaiu Shirai along with illustrator Shiki Hamada launched a standalone piece, titled Kubigeshō, in the combined sixth and seventh issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump.[12]
Kaiu Shirai commented that he was influenced by manga artists Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, Yoshihiro Togashi and Eiichiro Oda; as well as directors Akira Kurosawa, Kōki Mitani, Kentaro Kobayashi and Hayao Miyazaki. He has also mentioned the Kabuki actor Kanzaburo Nakamura XVIII as a source of influence for his works.[13]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Mandō Kobayashi Manga Award | New Serialization Award | The Promised Neverland | Won | [14] |
2017 | Manga Grand Prix | [15] | |||
1st Annual Tsutaya Comic Award | Next Break Division | [16] | |||
Manga Shimbun Taishō | Grand Prix | [17] | |||
10th Manga Taishō | Manga Taishō | Nominated | [18][19] | ||
3rd Next Manga Awards | Comics Division | 2nd place | [20] | ||
2018 | 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award | Best Shōnen Manga | Won | [21] | |
22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Cultural Prize | Nominated | [22] | ||
11th Manga Taishō | Manga Taishō | [23] | |||
24th Salón del Manga de Barcelona | Best Shōnen Manga | [24] | |||
2nd Annual Tsutaya Comic Award | All-Time Best | 3rd place | [25] | ||
21st Japan Media Arts Festival | Manga Division | Jury Selections | [26] | ||
French 12th ACBD's Prix Asie de la Critique 2018 | Manga Category | [27] | |||
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! | Male Readers | Won | [28] | ||
Manga News Awards | Shōnen Tournament 2018 | [29] | |||
2018 Google Play Awards | User Voting Excellence Award | [30] | |||
Ridibooks Comic Award | Next Trending Manga Award | [31][32] | |||
2019 | French Babelio Readers' Awards | Best Manga Series | [33] | ||
2019 Mangawa Awards | Best Shōnen Manga | [34][35] | |||
French Manga Prix | Best Manga Series | [36] | |||
23rd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Cultural Prize | Nominated | [37] | ||
Geeks d'Ouro | Best Manga Series | [38] | |||
French Konishi Prize | Best Translated Manga | [39] | |||
Ridibooks Comic Award | Grand Prize | Won | [40] | ||
Piccoma Award | Luna Prize | [41][42] | |||
Japan Expo Awards | Daruma for Best New Series | [43] | |||
Daruma for Best Screenplay of the Year | |||||
25th Salón del Manga de Barcelona | Best Shōnen Manga | [44][45] | |||
2020 | Lucca Comics & Games | Amazon Comics Award | [46][47] | ||
French "Les Mordus du Manga" Awards | Grand Prize | [48] | |||
Anime Click Award | Best New Manga | [49][50] | |||
Most Wanted Manga | |||||
20th Sense of Gender Awards | Grand Prize | [51] | |||
3rd Saito Takao Award | Grand Prize | Nominated | [52] | ||
2021 | Geeks d'Ouro | Best Translated Manga | [53] | ||
25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Cultural Prize | [54] | |||
52nd Seiun Awards | Best Comic | [55] |
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