Peppe (artist)

Giuseppe Durato (born December 24, 1992), better known as Peppe (Japanese: ペッペ), is an Italian manga artist. His first manga series, Mingo, was serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 2019 to 2020. Peppe was a cast member of the reality television series Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020, which showed him in the period just prior to the launch of Mingo.

Peppe
BornGiuseppe Durato
(1992-12-24) December 24, 1992[1]
Fossacesia, Italy
OccupationManga artist
NationalityItalian
EducationCa' Foscari University of Venice
SubjectSeinen manga
Notable worksMingo
Years active2019–present

Early life

Born in Fossacesia, Italy to parents who are both chefs, Peppe is the eldest of three siblings; he has one brother and one sister.[1] Although he has been a fan of Japanese video games, particularly Pokémon, and anime such as Ranma ½, City Hunter and Dragon Ball since he was a child, he did not learn about manga until he was 16 years old.[2] Peppe entered Ca' Foscari University of Venice focusing on Japanese Studies.[1] His favorite manga artist is Taiyō Matsumoto.[2][3] Other artists he was influenced by include Tite Kubo, Takehiko Inoue and Kengo Hanazawa.[2] Peppe is trilingual, able to speak Italian, English and Japanese.

Career

Peppe moved to Japan in January 2015 in order to become a manga artist.[1] He said after only one hour in Shibuya he was scouted and started working as a model in order to pay the bills.[1][4] Peppe was an assistant to manga artist Keiko Nishi.[3] In 2018, he won an Honorable Mention Award from Big Comic Spirits's New Face Awards.[4]

In September 2019, Peppe became a cast member of the Fuji TV and Netflix reality TV series Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020.[4] He left the show the day after Mingo began publication, citing the forthcoming hectic work schedule of a weekly manga series.[5] The artist included some of his housemates from the show in Mingo, including Ruka Nishinoiri in chapter one, and Hana Kimura following her death in May 2020.[3][6] Chapter one also features an "Obake Inu" drawn by Kaori Watanabe, credited as foxco.[3]

Peppe's first serial, Mingo: Non pensare che tutti gli italiani siano popolari con le ragazze! (ミンゴ イタリア人がみんなモテると思うなよ), began publication in the 46th issue of Shogakukan's weekly magazine Big Comic Spirits on October 12, 2019.[7] It is a comedy based on the artist's own life and follows an Italian man named Mingo who travels to Tokyo in order to become a manga artist. Mingo was a nickname given to Peppe in high school; since he wanted to be a manga artist, he was called "Manga", and this eventually evolved into "Mingo."[3][8] To celebrate the release of the first tankōbon volume, an event was held at Aoyama Book Center on December 17, 2019. It included an interview with the artist, a slideshow of childhood photos, and an appearance by Peppe's fellow Terrace House castmate Ryo Tawatari.[9] In April 2020, Mingo collaborated with Italian fashion brand Tod's.[10] The 30th and final chapter was published on August 3, 2020 in issue 36/37, which also included an interview with Peppe.[11] The fourth and final tankōbon volume was released on October 12, 2020.[11]

References
  1. ペッペ. Horipro (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  2. 漫画家ペッペさん「今は漫画に夢中だけど、実は仕事より恋が大事なタイプ」 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. 西炯子に教わったマンガ家の心得は？「テラハ」ペッペのデビュー作発売でファン集結. Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  4. 『テラハ』出演のイタリア人漫画家・ペッペ「日本に来て1時間でスカウト」. Oricon (in Japanese). 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  5. 『テラスハウス』東京編・第25話ーーペッペの告白に春花が出した答えは？ 流佳の嬉し涙と突然の卒業ラッシュも. Real Sound (in Japanese). 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  6. ペッペ「ミンゴ」最新刊に木村花への追悼イラスト、テラハで過ごした日々を描く. Natalie (in Japanese). 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  7. 週刊ビッグコミックスピリッツ 2019年46号. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  8. “テラハ”で人気のイタリア人漫画家・ペッペが素顔告白！「彼女の周りに男がいると嫉妬しちゃう」. Fuji TV (in Japanese). 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  9. イタリア人漫画家・ペッペが初単行本発売記念でイベント開催「本当にハッピー」. Fuji TV (in Japanese). 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  10. 「ミンゴ」がイタリアの有名レザーブランドとコラボ、ペッペがイラスト描き下ろし. Natalie (in Japanese). 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  11. ペッペがスピリッツで連載の「ミンゴ」完結、マンガ家デビュー振り返るトークも. Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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