Tadatoshi Fujimaki

Tadatoshi Fujimaki (藤巻 忠俊, Fujimaki Tadatoshi, born 9 June 1982) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of Kuroko's Basketball and Robot × LaserBeam, both serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump.

Tadatoshi Fujimaki
Born (1982-06-09) June 9, 1982
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationManga artist
Known forKuroko's Basketball, Robot × LaserBeam

Biography

Fujimaki attended Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School and enrolled in Sophia University. He chose to pursue a career in manga after finishing his studies.

Notes
  • On Nikkei Entertainment's list of most successful manga artist's he ranked 25th.[1]
  • Although he isn't a character of Kuroko no Basuke he ranked 15th in the first and 16th in the second character poll.
  • On October 16, 2013, threatening letters were sent to Fujimaki and high schools and colleges affiliated with him. The letters carried the message "If you do not stop the parody manga, you will get hydrogen sulfide", accompanying unknown powder substances.[2] After the arrival of many other threat letters, Fujimaki eventually stated that he will continue the manga "no matter what".[3] On December 16, 2013, the suspect was finally arrested. Not an acquaintance of Fujimaki, he told the police that he was "jealous of [author's] success."[4][5][6]
  • According to the CHARACTERS BIBLE, Fujimaki's favourite NBA team is the Los Angeles Clippers. His all-time favourite player is Chris Paul.
  • Fujimaki favours drawing a manga series about golf when he is finished with Kuroko no Basuke.
  • According to him, Junpei Hyūga resembles him the most among all the characters in the series as both of them share several similar traits in personality.

References
  1. Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010
  2. Kuroko's Basketball Creator Received Threat Notes With Powder, Liquid
  3. Kuroko's Basketball Creator: Will Continue Manga 'No Matter What'
  4. Kuroko's Basketball Suspect: 'I Was Jealous of Author's Success'
  5. "Kuroko's Basketball Creator Responds to Arrest in Poison Threat Case". Anime News Network. December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  6. "Suspect Arrested in Kuroko's Basketball Poison Threat Case". Anime News Network. December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
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