"Nijiyon Animation" is an anime adaptation of the manga "Nijiyon" based on "Nijigasaki High School Idol Club". It is scheduled to be broadcast in January 2023, and has been a hot topic since then. Do you know who the author of Nijiyon is? This time, I would like to introduce the author! What kind of person became the author and how did he become the author?
The author is Mr. Miyakohito
The author of "Nijiyon", the original work of "Nijiyon Animation", is Mr. Miyakohito. His age, gender, and place of origin are unknown. Other than Nijiyon, he has no experience in drawing manga, and seems to be active as an illustrator. The style of the characters he draws is characterized by a large face that takes up about two-thirds of the screen and vertical eyes like electrical outlets. The mouth is wide open, and even when smiling, the shape of the mouth gives off an expressionless atmosphere. The image is Miyakohito's Twitter icon image, and is an illustration drawn by him.
Active on pixiv
There is a site called pixiv where you can post illustrations such as derivative works, and Miyakohito also posts on the site. The anime he uses as his subject matter are many famous works such as "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", "Touhou Project", and other works related to Kyoto Animation. In recent years, he has been focusing mainly on the Love Live series. If you look at the list of illustrations posted on pixiv, you will see that there are a lot of illustrations related to Love Live. Many of his works are based on the original Love Live and Sunshine, and he actively posts not only individual illustrations but also four-panel comics. Miyakohito's favorite characters are Yazawa Nico and Kurosawa Ruby, and his works featuring the two of them are particularly detailed, or rather, they have an atmosphere of being full of energy. By the way, he has also posted manga of A-RISE, which appeared in the original, and Saint Snow, which appeared in Sunshine, which is irresistible for enthusiasts. If you are interested, why not give it a read?
From an illustrator to a career! ?
Miyakohito, who was active as an illustrator by posting on posting sites such as pixiv, faced a major turning point. He was appointed as the official artist of a four-panel manga based on "Nijigasaki High School Idol Club" published in a magazine called Dengeki Online. This shocked Love Live fans. There are almost no precedents for someone who draws doujinshi manga and doujinshi illustrations to be selected as an official artist, so this can be said to be an exceptional promotion. By the way, in the manga published in Dengeki Online, the characters' eyes are round, not socket-shaped. Perhaps they changed their approach because the eyes look like a power outlet, which gives the impression of little expression. Some people seem to feel uncomfortable because the drawing is not like the author's, but in any case, the circumstances of his selection as the author are amazing.
About Miyakohito's Twitter
As mentioned above, Miyakohito is on Twitter. He actively tweets about Love Live, and frequently retweets and promotes tweets from the official Love Live account. In his quote retweets, he also talks about his impressions of going to see a Love Live concert. The time when the Nijiyon anime starts is exactly 10 years after the first Love Live anime started, and he tweeted about how he felt nostalgic about that. It's a tweet that makes you feel like you can hear the author's voice of joy.
Summary
Miyakohito is a person who has made a great career from his days as a doujin illustrator to becoming an official artist in one fell swoop. That alone is amazing, but now that his work is being made into an anime, I'm sure the author will be overwhelmed with emotion. Let's feel the author's thoughts and look forward to the anime broadcast in 2023!
