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Japanese manga artist

Paru Itagaki 板垣巴留
Born	(1993-09-09)September 9, 1993 (age 32)^[1]^[2] Tokyo, Japan
Area	Manga artist
Notable works	Beastars Sanda
Awards	Japan Media Arts Festival Award Manga Taishō Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Kodansha Manga Award
Relatives	Keisuke Itagaki (father)

Paru Itagaki (板垣巴留,Itagaki Paru; born September 9, 1993) is a Japanesemanga artist. She is best known as the creator of themanga seriesBeastars, for which she has won numerous awards. She is the daughter of manga artistKeisuke Itagaki.

Biography

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Paru Itagaki began painting in kindergarten, and started drawing manga in the second grade.^[3] As a teenager she developed the characterLegoshi, ananthropomorphic wolf who would later appear in her manga seriesBeastars.^[4] She citesDisney movies and the artistsNicolas de Crécy andEgon Schiele as among her early influences.^[4]

She later attendedMusashino Art University, where she studiedfilmmaking.^[1] She continued to pursue manga as a hobby while in university, creatingdōjinshi that she would sell atdōjinshi conventions.^[5] After being unable to find a job in the film industry, Itagaki submitted herdōjinshi to editors at the publishing companyAkita Shoten, which began publishing her short story collectionBeast Complex inWeekly Shōnen Champion in 2016.^[5] That same year,Weekly Shōnen Champion began serializing Itagaki's critically and commercially acclaimed seriesBeastars.^[6]

In September 2019, Itagaki's autobiographical manga seriesParuno Graffiti began serialization inKiss.^[6] In 2021, Itagaki launched a new manga series, titledSanda, in the 34th issue ofWeekly Shōnen Champion on July 21.^[7] In 2024, Sanda concluded its serialization. An anime adaptation began in October 2025.

In January 2025, Itagaki began serializing a new manga titled Taika no Risei in the 7th issue ofWeekly Shōnen Champion.^[8]

Personal life

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Itagaki is highly private about her personal life, and wears a chicken mask to obscure her face at all public appearances.^[4] In 2018, Japanese tabloids reported that Itagaki is the daughter ofKeisuke Itagaki, the creator of the manga seriesBaki the Grappler.^[4]^[9] Itagaki confirmed these reports in a joint interview with her father in the September 2019 issue ofWeekly Shonen Champion, stating that she did not wish to disclose her parentage until she was established in the manga industry in order to avoid accusations of nepotism.^[9]^[10]

On September 24, 2023, Itagaki announced that she had gotten married.^[11]^[12]

Works

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Serializations

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Beast Complex (ビーストコンプレックス,Bīsuto Konpurekkusu) (serialized inWeekly Shōnen Champion, 2016–2019; 2021–)^[13]^[14]^[15]
Beastars (serialized inWeekly Shōnen Champion, 2016–2020)^[16]
Paruno Graffiti (パルノグラフィティ,Paru no Gurafiti) (serialized inKiss, 2019–2020)^[6]^[17]
Drip Drip (ボタボタ,Bota Bota) (serialized inWeekly Manga Goraku, 2020–2021)^[18]^[19]
Sanda (serialized inWeekly Shōnen Champion, 2021–2024)^[7]^[20]
Ushimitsu Gao (ウシミツガオ serialized inChampion Cross 2024)^[21]
Taika's Reason (タイカの理性,Taika no Risei) (serialized inWeekly Shōnen Champion, 2025–present)^[22]

One-shots

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White Beard and Boyne (白ヒゲとボイン,Shiro Hige to Boin) (published inWeekly Manga Goraku, 2018)^[23]
Manga Noodles (マンガ麺,Manga Men) (published inMonthly Comic Zenon, 2019)^[24]

Awards and nominations

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Year	Nominated work	Category	Award	Result	Notes	Ref.
2018	Beastars	Male Readers	Kono Manga ga Sugoi!	Second place		^[25]
		New Face Award	Japan Media Arts Festival Awards	Won		^[26]
		Grand Prize	Manga Taishō		^[27]
		New Artist Prize	Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize		^[28]
		Best Shōnen Manga	Kodansha Manga Award		^[29]
2020		Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia	Eisner Award	Nominated		^[30]
2022		Best Comic	Seiun Award	Nominated		^[31]

References

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^^a ^b"西村ツチカ×板垣巴留×新宅広二「動物の擬人化を語る」".PassMarket (in Japanese).Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2018.Takarajimasha. December 9, 2017.ISBN 978-4800278319.
^Kumazawa, Shiho (September 14, 2018)."大ヒット漫画『BEASTARS』着想を得たのは"小学2年生"の時だった".Aeradot (in Japanese). RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^^a ^b ^c ^dCroquet, Pauline (April 7, 2019)."Avec le manga Beastars, le règne animal s'invite dans un lycée".Le Monde (in French). RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^^a ^b"板垣恵介先生×板垣巴留先生対談レジェンドインタビュー".Weekly Shōnen Champion (in Japanese). October 3, 2019. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^^a ^b ^cPineda, Rafael Antonio (August 23, 2019)."BEASTARS' Paru Itagaki Launches Autobiographical Manga".Anime News Network. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^^a ^bMateo, Alex (July 14, 2021)."Beastars' Paru Itagaki Pens New Sanda Manga".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. RetrievedJuly 14, 2021.
^"Taika no Risei (Taika's Reason): Paru Itagaki's New Series Debuts with a High School Girl and a Dogman Protagonist".Japan Anime News powered by ORICON NEWS. January 15, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 16, 2025.
^^a ^bParker-Dalton, Jacob (September 19, 2019)."Paru Itagaki's Father is Indeed Keisuke Itagaki, New Interview Reveals".Otaquest. Archived fromthe original on October 22, 2019. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^"「バキ道」板垣恵介×「BEASTARS」板垣巴留の親子対談が週チャンに掲載".Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 19, 2019.Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^Paru Itagaki [@itaparu99] (September 24, 2023).結婚しました！私の"ごはん日記"の、ここ3年分くらいの自炊は旦那さんが作ってくれていたものです。これからも旦那さんのご飯パワーを糧に、楽しい漫画を描いていきたいと思います。 (Tweet) (in Japanese) – viaTwitter.
^Eisenbeis, Richard (September 27, 2023)."Beastars Manga Creator Paru Itagaki Gets Married".Anime News Network. RetrievedJuly 1, 2024.
^"別チャン大リニューアルで阿部共実ら新連載！次号より山本崇一朗の新作も".Comic Natalie (in Japanese). March 12, 2019.Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 7, 2020)."Beast Complex Manga, the 'Origin of BEASTARS,' Gets Mini-Series in January".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. RetrievedOctober 7, 2020.
^Pineda, Rafael Antonio."Beast Complex Mini-Manga Ends, Gets 2 New Volumes in April, May".Anime News Network. RetrievedOctober 14, 2021.
^Mateo, Alex (September 23, 2020)."Beastars Manga Ends in 3 Chapters, Anime Casts Yuuki Kaji".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. RetrievedDecember 20, 2020.
^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 25, 2020)."BEASTARS' Paru Itagaki Ends Paruno Graffiti Autobiographical Manga in June".Anime News Network. RetrievedMay 25, 2020.
^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 19, 2020)."Beastars' Paru Itagaki Launches New Short Manga in Manga Goraku Magazine".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. RetrievedDecember 20, 2020.
^Mateo, Alex (February 12, 2021)."Paru Itagaki's Bota Bota Manga Ends on February 19".Anime News Network. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2021.
^Loo, Egan (July 10, 2024)."BEASTARS Creator Paru Itagaki's Sanda Manga Gets TV Anime by Science SARU".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. RetrievedJuly 10, 2024.
^"Ushimitsu Gao Is A Ghost Cuckold Romance Manga For Folks Who Defend Beastars (Me)". RetrievedDecember 28, 2025.
^"Paru Itagaki Launches New Taika no Risei Psychological Suspense Manga".Anime News Network. October 20, 2025. RetrievedOctober 20, 2025.
^"「BEASTARS」の板垣巴留が描く初の人間マンガ、ゴラクに読切で掲載".Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 7, 2018.Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^"「BEASTARS」の板垣巴留＆たかし♂が麺の思い出描くグルメエッセイ、ゼノンに".Comic Natalie (in Japanese). April 25, 2019. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 28, 2017)."Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 16, 2018)."In This Corner of the World, Lu over the wall, 'Nee, Mama' Win Media Arts Awards".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^Loo, Egan; Hodgkins, Crystalyn."Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS Wins 11th Manga Taisho Awards".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^Ressler, Karen (April 24, 2018)."Golden Kamuy Wins 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^Sherman, Jennifer (May 10, 2018)."42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced".Anime News Network.Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. RetrievedDecember 7, 2019.
^McMillan, Graeme (June 4, 2020)."2020 Eisner Nominees: The Complete List".The Hollywood Reporter.Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2021.
^"2022年第53回星雲賞".www.sf-fan.gr.jp (in Japanese).Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. RetrievedAugust 17, 2023.

External links

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Paru Itagaki onTwitter
Paru Itagaki onTumblr
Paru Itagaki atAnime News Network's encyclopedia

v t e Beastars byParu Itagaki
Chapters Episodes Characters Legoshi "Kaibutsu" "Yasashii Suisei" Beast Complex

v t e Kodansha Manga Award – Shōnen
1970s	Black Jack andThe Three-Eyed One byOsamu Tezuka (1977) Football Hawk byNoboru Kawasaki (1978) Tonda Couple byKimio Yanagisawa (1979)
1980s	Susano Oh byGō Nagai (1980) Sanshirō of 1, 2 byMakoto Kobayashi (1981) Gakuto Retsuden byMotoka Murakami (1982) The Kabocha Wine byMitsuru Miura (1983) Bats & Terry byYasuichi Ōshima (1984) Bari Bari Densetsu byShuichi Shigeno (1985) Kōtarō Makaritōru! byTatsuya Hiruta (1986) Ironfist Chinmi byTakeshi Maekawa (1987) Mister Ajikko byDaisuke Terasawa (1988) Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu byToshiyuki Mutsu (1989)
1990s	Shura no Mon byMasatoshi Kawahara (1990) Hajime no Ippo byGeorge Morikawa (1991) Kaze Hikaru: Koshien bySanbachi Kawa andTarō Nami (1992) 3×3 Eyes byYuzo Takada (1993) Shoot! byTsukasa Ōshima (1994) The Kindaichi Case Files byYōzaburō Kanari andFumiya Satō (1995) Shōta no Sushi byDaisuke Terasawa (1996) Ryūrōden byYoshito Yamahara (1997) Great Teacher Onizuka byTooru Fujisawa (1998) Chameleon byToshiyuki Mutsu (1999)
2000s	Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya byFūmei Sai andYasushi Hoshino (2000) Love Hina byKen Akamatsu (2001) Cromartie High School byEiji Nonaka andBeck byHarold Sakuishi (2002) Kunimitsu no Matsuri, byYūma Andō andMasashi Asaki (2003) Shana ou Yoshitsune by Hirofumi Sawada (2004) Capeta byMasahito Soda (2005) Air Gear byOh! great (2006) Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei byKōji Kumeta andDear Boys Act II byHiroki Yagami (2007) Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu byMotoyuki Tanaka (2008) Q.E.D. byMotohiro Katou andFairy Tail byHiro Mashima (2009)
2010s	Ace of Diamond byYuji Terajima (2010) Attack on Titan byHajime Isayama (2011) Those Snow White Notes byMarimo Ragawa (2012) Your Lie in April byNaoshi Arakawa (2013) Baby Steps byHikaru Katsuki (2014) The Seven Deadly Sins byNakaba Suzuki andYowamushi Pedal byWataru Watanabe (2015) Days byTsuyoshi Yasuda (2016) Altair: A Record of Battles byKotono Katō (2017) Beastars byParu Itagaki (2018) The Quintessential Quintuplets byNegi Haruba andTo Your Eternity byYoshitoki Ōima (2019)
2020s	Tokyo Revengers byKen Wakui (2020) Blue Lock byMuneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura (2021) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse and Taiki Kawakami (2022) Shangri-La Frontier by Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji (2023) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe (2024) Versus byOne, Kyōtarō Azuma, and Bose (2025)

v t e Manga Taishō
2000s	Gaku: Minna no Yama byShinichi Ishizuka (2008) Chihayafuru byYuki Suetsugu (2009)
2010s	Thermae Romae byMari Yamazaki (2010) March Comes In like a Lion byChica Umino (2011) Silver Spoon byHiromu Arakawa (2012) Umimachi Diary byAkimi Yoshida (2013) A Bride's Story byKaoru Mori (2014) Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey byAkiko Higashimura (2015) Golden Kamuy bySatoru Noda (2016) Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō by Mitsuharu Yanamoto (2017) Beastars byParu Itagaki (2018) Astra Lost in Space byKenta Shinohara (2019)
2020s	Blue Period byTsubasa Yamaguchi (2020) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe (2021) The Darwin Incident by Shun Umezawa (2022) Draw This, Then Die! by Minoru Toyoda (2023) Spacewalking with You by Inuhiko Doronoda (2024) Alice, Doko Made mo by Kiko Urino (2025)

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

Grand Prize

1990s	Fujiko Fujio forDoraemon (1997) Jiro Taniguchi andNatsuo Sekikawa for the trilogyBocchan No Jidai (1998) Naoki Urasawa forMonster (1999)
2000s	Daijiro Morohoshi forSaiyū Yōenden (2000) Reiko Okano andBaku Yumemakura forOnmyōji (2001) Takehiko Inoue forVagabond (2002) Fumiko Takano forThe Yellow Book: A Friend Named Jacques Thibault (2003) Kyoko Okazaki forHelter Skelter (2004) Naoki Urasawa forPluto (2005) Hideo Azuma forDisappearance Diary (2006) Ryoko Yamagishi forTerpsichora (2007) Masayuki Ishikawa forMoyashimon (2008) Fumi Yoshinaga forŌoku: The Inner Chambers andYoshihiro Tatsumi forA Drifting Life (2009)
2010s	Yoshihiro Yamada forHyouge Mono (2010) Motoka Murakami forJin andIssei Eifuku andTaiyō Matsumoto forTakemitsuzamurai (2011) Hitoshi Iwaaki forHistorie (2012) Yasuhisa Hara forKingdom (2013) Chica Umino forMarch Comes In like a Lion (2014) Yoiko Hoshi forAisawa Riku (2015) Kei Ichinoseki forHanagami Sharaku andKiyohiko Azuma forYotsuba&! (2016) Fusako Kuramochi forHana ni Somu (2017) Satoru Noda forGolden Kamuy (2018) Shinobu Arima forSono Onna, Jiruba (2019)
2020s	Kan Takahama forNyx no Lantern (2020) Kazumi Yamashita forLand (2021) Uoto forOrb: On the Movements of the Earth (2022) Kiwa Irie forYuria-sensei no Akai Ito (2023) Mari Yamazaki,Miki Tori forPLINIVS (2024) Rintaro for1-byō 24-koma no Boku no Jinsei (2025)

Special
Award

1990s	Toshio Naiki (1997) Shotaro Ishinomori (1998) Fusanosuke Natsume (1999)
2000s	Frederik L. Schodt (2000) Akira Maruyuma (2001) Shigeru Mizuki (2003) Tarō Minamoto (2004) Kawasaki City Museum (2005) Kousei Ono (2006) International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka Prefecture (2008)
2010s	Yoshihiro Yonezawa (2010) Weekly Shōnen Jump (2012) Fujiko Fujio (A) (2014) Chikako Mitsuhashi forChiisana Koi no Monogatari (2015) Kyoto International Manga Museum (2016) Osamu Akimoto forKochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (2017) Tetsuya Chiba forAshita no Joe (2018) Takao Saito forGolgo 13 (2019)
2020s	Machiko Hasegawa forSazae-san (2020) Koyoharu Gotouge forDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2021) Kazuo Umezu forZoku Shingo: Chiisana Robot Shingo Bijutsukan (2023) COMITIA (2024)