Gege Akutami was born inIwate Prefecture,[1] afterwards he moved toSendai inMiyagi Prefecture in fifth grade. Akutami began drawing manga by mimicking a friend, which inspired him to become a professional manga artist.[2][3] Akutami has namedTite Kubo as an influence in his work after readingBleach in fourth grade, in addition toHunter × Hunter andNeon Genesis Evangelion among other works.[2] In 2014, Gege Akutami started working as an assistant toYasuhiro Kanō inKiss x Death.[4]
He published his first work the same year, titled "Kamishiro Sōsa" (神代捜査), a one-shot chapter published inShueisha'sJump NEXT! vol. 2 on May 7, 2014.[5][6] His next work wasNo.9, with a one-shot chapter published inJump NEXT! vol. 2 on May 1, 2015,[7] and another one-shot in the 46th issue ofWeekly Shōnen Jump on October 10, 2015.[8] Akutami would publish the one-shot "Nikai Bongai Barabarjura" (二界梵骸バラバルジュラ) in the 2016 44th issue ofWeekly Shōnen Jump, released on October 3, 2016. This one-shot was nominated for the 11th "Gold Future Cup" contest of the magazine.[9][10]
In 2017, Akutami publishedTokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School (東京都立呪術高等専門学校,Tōkyō Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō), a 4-chapter series that ran inJump Giga from April 28 to July 28, 2017.[11][12] This series later served as a prologue to his next work,Jujutsu Kaisen, being retroactively titled asJujutsu Kaisen 0.[13] Akutami began the publication ofJujutsu Kaisen in the 2018 14th issue ofWeekly Shōnen Jump, released on March 5, 2018.[14] The series ended in the 44th issue ofWeekly Shōnen Jump on September 30, 2024.[15]
In 2016, Akutami's one-shotNikai Bongai Barabarujura was nominated forWeekly Shōnen Jump's 11th Gold Future Cup contest.[23] In 2019, his mangaJujutsu Kaisen was nominated for the 65thShogakukan Manga Award in theshōnen category.[24] Akutami is the 2020 grand prize winner forJujutsu Kaisen onMando Kobayashi,Kendo Kobayashi's monthly manga variety show, where winners are selected on his personal taste.[25] In 2021, Akutami'sJujutsu Kaisen was listed as a nominee for the 25th AnnualTezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[26]
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