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Sansuke Yamada

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Sansuke Yamada
Sơn điền tham trợ
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Toyonaka,Osaka Prefecture
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist,illustrator,musician
Notable works
Areyo Hoshikuzu
AwardsJapan Cartoonists Association Award,Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
http://tomaritomari.com/

Sansuke Yamada(Sơn điền tham trợ,Yamada Sansuke,born 1972)is a Japanesemanga artist,illustrator,andmusician.He is noted for his early career ingay manga,as thelead singerof thekayōkyokugroup Tomari, and for his 2013 award-winning manga seriesAreyo Hoshikuzu(あれよ tinh tiết,transl.Alas, Stardust).

Biography

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Yamada was born in 1972 inToyonaka,Osaka Prefecture.[1][2]He began drawing manga in the fourth grade, and developed an interest the history ofpost-occupation Japanbefore studying at theOsaka University of Arts.[2]Yamada cites among his early influences the films ofShoichi Ozawa;[3]left-wing literary works byRyusuke Saito[ja],Miyoko Matsutani,Akiyuki Nosaka,andKomimasa Tanaka;[4][3]historic news photography published byMainichi Shimbun;[1]Fujio Akatsuka'sIntroduction to Manga;[2]and the television seriesŌedo Sōsamō.[4]

In 1991, Yamada made his debut as amanga artist,writing and illustrating adōjinshiaboutcomfort women.[2]In 1994, he began to publish professionally as agay mangaartist, appearing in the gay interest magazinesSabu[ja]andSamson.[1]Yamada would become a regular contributor to both magazines, and was the exclusive cover illustrator forSamsonin 2005.[5]In 2010, Yamada contributed artwork to "FACE TO REAL", an art series organized to raise awareness ofHIV/AIDS in Japan.[6]

Areyo Hoshikuzu,Yamada's first long-form manga series created for a general audience, was serialized inComic Beamfrom 2013 to 2018. The series, which follows two veterans of theImperial Japanese Armyin the aftermath ofWorld War II,received widespread critical acclaim, winning aTezuka Osamu Cultural Prize[7]and the Grand Prize at theJapan Cartoonists Association Awards.[8]

In 2015, his manga seriesNippon Night Pillow(ニッポン dạ chẩm ばなし) began serialization inComic Beam.[1]

In addition to his manga work, Yamada is akayōkyokumusician. He is the lead singer of the musical duo Tomari, with Atsuhiko Takemura. The group has released two albums throughP-Vine Records:Utagoe no Minato(Bái thanh の cảng,lit."Hoarse Harbour" )in 2010, andSeigetsu Shōkyoku-shūin 2014.[9]

References

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  1. ^abcdKayama, Ryuji (7 July 2015)."Sơn điền tham trợ 『あれよ tinh tiết 』インタビュー “バディもの” の "Manh え" を nam の thủ に thủ り phản せ! ".This Manga Is Amazing!(in Japanese).Retrieved16 September2019.
  2. ^abcdIto, Gabin (16 August 2018)."『あれよ tinh tiết 』 hoàn kết ký niệm sơn điền tham trợ さんインタビュー ( hậu biên )".Manba(in Japanese).Retrieved16 September2019.
  3. ^ab"Prize-winning manga depicts life in postwar transitional time".Asahi Shimbun.1 June 2019.Retrieved16 September2019.
  4. ^abIto, Gabin (10 August 2018)."『あれよ tinh tiết 』 hoàn kết ký niệm sơn điền tham trợ さんインタビュー ( tiền biên )".Manba(in Japanese).Retrieved16 September2019.
  5. ^Kolbeins, Graham (13 June 2013)."Cover illustrations for Samson (サムソン) magazine, 2005 by Sansuke Yamada ( sơn điền tham trợ )".Massive Goods.Retrieved17 September2019.
  6. ^Butcher, Christopher (1 December 2010)."Illustrated HIV/AIDS Pamphlets from Japan".Comics212.Retrieved17 September2019.
  7. ^Loo, Egan (21 April 2019)."Jitterbug The Forties, Golgo 13's Takao Saito Win Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes".Anime News Network.Retrieved16 September2019.
  8. ^Sherman, Jennifer (26 April 2019)."Sansuke Yamada's Areyo Hoshikuzu Manga Wins Japan Cartoonists Association Award".Anime News Network.Retrieved16 September2019.
  9. ^"TOMARI".P-Vine Records.Retrieved17 September2019.
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