The anime adaptation of Next Door Galaxy will begin in April 2023 and is based on a series published in Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine. Author Gido Amegakure's Sweetness and Lightning, which began serialization in 2013, was also adapted into an anime in 2016, making this his second anime. This time, we would like to introduce the author, Gido Amegakure!
What is Gido Amegakure's background?
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He was originally a kindergarten teacher, but his desire to draw manga grew stronger and he began working as a doujin artist. He then made his debut with Phantasm, which was published in the August 2008 issue of Shinshokan's Wings. Since then, his works have been published in magazines such as Shinshokan's "Wings", "Dear+", "Hilari", KADOKAWA's "Harta", Kodansha's "good! Afternoon", and Hakusensha's "Hana to Yume".
His representative works are "Sweetness and Lightning" and "Galaxy is Next Door"!
The work "Sweetness and Lightning", which has been serialized in good! Afternoon since 2013, has been published in 12 volumes and became a hit that was made into an anime in 2016. "This Manga is Amazing!" It ranked 8th in the "2014" Men's Edition, and the total number of copies published exceeded 3 million. After the serialization of Amaama to Inazuma ended, the serialization of "Otonari ni Ginga" began in the same magazine in 2020, and as of November 2022, the total number of copies has already exceeded 3 million, and it has been decided that it will be made into an anime in April 2023.
What is the origin of the pen name Amegakure Gido?
The pen name Amegakure Gido is a little unusual, but the origin of the name is said to be a parody of a character in a favorite novel, but there was no other information in the interview article. According to an online search, in an interview with the author himself in the October 2014 issue of Da Vinci, it was "Gido Setsuko" from Mori Hiroshi's "S&M Series".
What is Amegakure Gido's favorite work? There are many.
When he was in elementary school, he read shojo manga from magazines like Ribon and Nakayoshi, but the work that influenced him to start writing manga was Oh! My Goddess, and the content of his work was similar. The first manga he bought was "Doraemon," and he seems to like the eating scenes in Fujiko Fujio's works, which may have been what inspired "Sweetness and Lightning." He also loves the "S&M series" so much that he used it as his pen name. Most importantly, Amegakure Gido has worked on works in a variety of genres, so there's no doubt that he likes a variety of genres.
Amegakure Gido loves works of many genres!
In addition to the above works, he also likes Weekly Shonen Jump, Modern Mahjong, Manga Goraku, etc. due to the influence of his family, and in an interview he said that he likes TONO's The Story of Calvania, Shoji Hajime's "Home Visit of the Three-Cent Future" and "The Brave Vogu Lamba". He also said that he especially likes works that have cathartic moments!
"The Galaxy Next Door" is a heartwarming sci-fi romantic comedy!
Otonari ni Ginga is a sci-fi romantic comedy in terms of genre, but the sci-fi elements are not that deep at the moment. There may be more sci-fi developments in the future, but at the moment it is a heartwarming romantic comedy centered on family love and intercultural exchange. The hero and heroine quickly become romantically involved, but this is not a work that becomes boring once the relationship is established, as is common in romantic comedies, but rather, I think that the real action begins after the relationship is established.
"Sweetness and Lightning" is a heartwarming and heartwarming gourmet!
In terms of genre, Amaama to Inazuma can be said to be a heartwarming gourmet home drama. Although it has quite a few romantic comedy elements, it is a heartwarming and soothing work like the one in Next Door Galaxy. In terms of the element of interaction between the protagonist, his family, and the heroine, it follows the good points of the previous work. However, the fact that the protagonist is a teacher with a child and the heroine is a student gives a sense of the depth of sexual preference. Basically, it is a soothing food terrorism work.
Not just romantic comedy, science fiction, and gourmet! Mr. Gido Amegakure also likes BL!
Amagakure Guido-sensei has a penchant for healing, romantic comedy, science fiction, and gourmet, but that's not all. After making his BL debut with Koi Made Hyakurin at Dear+ in 2009, he has been working on one BL comic per year by 2020. Judging from the enthusiasm he shows in the interview article, it seems like he loves BL. He naturally likes heartwarming, healing romantic comedies, as well as age gaps, gourmet food, and even BL! I feel that there are many works that show the good points of various works!
Do you like not only BL but also yuri?
The author has a deep and particular taste for healing, romantic comedy, science fiction, gourmet, and BL, but he has also published works in the "Pure Yuri Comic Anthology Hirari," published by Shinshokan. It's possible that he doesn't like yuri because he does it for work, but I think he probably loves yuri too. His strong tastes can be seen in various genres, and I can really sympathize with his tastes!
Amagakure Guido-sensei is also serializing a shojo manga!
"Good! Afternoon" is a magazine for young men, but the art style itself is like that of a girls' manga, and Wings, which published the author's debut work, is also a magazine for girls. It can be said that the genre of girls' manga has been added to the healing genre, love eyes, science fiction, gourmet, BL, and yuri. In particular, Amegakure Gido is currently serializing "Yurayura Q" in The Hana to Yume. Amegakure Gido is a BL writer, a yuri manga artist, and a girls' manga artist.
【Galaxy Next Door】Summary About the Author
This time, we introduced the author of Galaxy Next Door, Amegakure Guido! Galaxy Next Door is a sci-fi romantic comedy, but his other works are in various genres such as shojo manga, yuri manga, and BL.
Each genre has its own interesting and memorable aspects, and even though there are various genres, the good points of the work seem to be the same! If you are interested, it might be interesting to check out his other works!
