Japanese Name: 藤本タツキ

Place of Birth: Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Information for Authors: As a child he didn’t read [Weekly Shounen Jump](https://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?pubname=Shuukan+Shounen+Jump) at its peak, when [Dragon Ball](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=3106) and [Slam Dunk](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=90) were serializing. He read [Grappler Baki](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2111) & [Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=32277) on [Weekly Shounen Champion](https://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?pubname=Shuukan+Shounen+Champion) that his father bought. He also read [Claymore](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1037), [Jiyuujin Hero](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=42576) and [Dragon Drive](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1114) on [Monthly Shounen Jump](https://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?pubname=Gekkan+Shounen+Jump), and that was also the reason he submitted his work to [Jump Square](https://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?pubname=Jump+SQ). He graduated from Tohoku University of Art and Design, Department of Fine Arts, Western Painting Course. He first posted his work on web manga posting site [Neetsha](https://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=710), which [ISHIDA Sui](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=14621) also once posted his work. He likes to draw fanart of [Abara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2629) by [Nihei Tsutomu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=540). [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628), [Kiichi!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5709) & [The World Is Mine](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=187) are some of his favorites. He also like to watch [Crayon Shin-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7232), [Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2800), [Ojarumaru](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=72623), [Nichijou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=12993), [Kamichu!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1637), [Ghibli](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=1061), [Disney](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=41209) and [Pixar](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=41209). Received [Jump SQ Crown](https://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?pubname=Jump+SQ.+Crown)’s Newcomer Manga Award Honorable Mention from examiner [KONOMI Takeshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=25) for [Koi wa Moumoku](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=190368) in November 2013. Among his assistants during [Fire Punch](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=132491) there were [KAKU Yuuji](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=22786), [ENDO Tatsuya](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=3579), [TATSU Yukinobu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=16234) and [TOODA Oto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=37324). [KAWAKATSU Tokushige](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=39664) was his assistant on [Look Back](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=185420). [YT](https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCsRrb5pY3jK511KvAhAwx1A)