| Satoru Noda 野田サトル | |
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| Born | Kitahiroshima,Hokkaido, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
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Satoru Noda (Japanese:野田サトル,Hepburn:Noda Satoru) is a Japanesemanga artist. He is best known as the creator of themanga seriesGolden Kamuy, for which he won the 2016Manga Taishō and the 2018Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Noda was born inKitahiroshima,Hokkaido, Japan.[1][2] His great-grandfather was a military settler in Hokkaido and veteran of theRusso-Japanese War; Noda named the protagonist of his manga seriesGolden Kamuy after him.[3] After moving to Tokyo at the age of 23, he entered the manga industry as an artist assistant.[1] Noda was an assistant toMitsurou Kubo for two years, and later worked underYasuyuki Kunitomo [ja].[1] He made his debut as a manga artist in 2003, with theone-shotKyōko-san no Kyō to iu Kyō (恭子さんの凶という今日, "Kyoko-san's Bad Day") published inMonthly Young Magazine [jp].[4][5] His second one-shot story, 2006'sGōrī wa Mae Shika Mukanai (ゴーリーは前しか向かない, "The Goalie Always Faces Front"), won aTetsuya Chiba Award [ja] in the Young Artist division.[5][6]
After working as an artist assistant for nearly a decade, Noda made his serialized manga debut in 2011 withSupinamarada!, serialized inWeekly Young Jump.[3] AfterSupinamarada! was a commercial failure, Noda took a year before developing his next series, 2014'sGolden Kamuy.[3] The series would become a widespread critical and commercial success, and won theManga Taishō in 2016[7] and theTezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018.[8] Following the conclusion ofGolden Kamuy in 2022, Noda announced that he would relaunchSupinamarada!.[9] Noda debuted the ice hockey manga reboot under the new nameDogsred inWeekly Young Jump on July 27, 2023.[10]
Little is known about Noda's personal life.[3] Though he maintains an online presence and is interviewed by the press about his work, he does not make public appearances; upon winning the Manga Taishō in 2016, the award was accepted by his editor, with Noda delivering an audio-only acceptance speech.[11]
Noda draws usingdigital illustration exclusively.[4] While Noda is noted for conducting in-depth research on subject material that appears in his manga,[1] he has stated that he is not interested in maintaining strict historical accuracy in his work, citing historically inaccurate elements inGolden Kamuy such asskiing and certain firearms that were added for dramatic effect.[4]
Noda citesJoJo's Bizarre Adventure creatorHirohiko Araki[a] and the mangaKeiji,Kinnikuman, andBloody Stumps Samurai [jp] as among his influences.[4] Hallmarks of his work include visual references topop culture, and narratives that juxtaposegag comedy against violent or dramatic moments.[1] Handsome and muscular men are a recurring element of Noda's work; he has voiced his distaste forbishōnen-styled manga, and has stated that he "draw[s] without compromise the beautiful bodies of men."[13]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Gōrī wa Mae Shika Mukanai | Young Artist Division | Tetsuya Chiba Award [ja] | Won | [6] | |
| 2016 | Golden Kamuy | Male Readers | Kono Manga ga Sugoi! | Second place | [14] | |
| 2016 | Golden Kamuy | Grand Prize | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Nominated | [15] | |
| 2016 | Golden Kamuy | — | Manga Taishō | Won | [7] | |
| 2017 | Golden Kamuy | Grand Prize | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2018 | Golden Kamuy | Grand Prize | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Won | [8] | |
| 2018 | Golden Kamuy | Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia | Eisner Award | Nominated | English-language translation byViz Media | [17] |
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