Katsura Hoshino

Quick Facts

Full Name	Katsura Hoshino
Occupation	Mangaka
Date Of Birth	Apr 21, 1980(1980-04-21)
Age	44
Birthplace	Shiga Prefecture
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Aries

Katsura Hoshino Biography

Katsura Hoshino is one of the most popular and richest Mangaka who was born on April 21, 1980 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Hoshino has identified Takeshi Obata and Osamu Akimoto as the two people who inspired her work. Her most famous work D.Gray-man has been heavily inspired by her earlier works. Characters are usually adapted from unpublished manga Hoshino had worked on in the beginning of her career. D.Gray-man along with its predecessor Zone have many common themes like the creation of demons referred to as akuma as well as the Exorcists’ duty to defeat these demons, and also the general plot of both books. The antagonist in Zone is known in the title of the Millennium Earl, retains his appearance and identity in D.Gray-man however the appearance for the protagonist’s female counterpart were altered to give a more masculine look of D.Gray-man its masculine protagonist Allen Walker. In the film, characters Lavi as well as Yu Kanda were carried over from two titles that were never published. In creating the demons by the name of “Akuma” from D.Gray-man, Hoshino was influenced to work on the movie of the same name in 1973 The Exorcist, even though she was averse to the film. With the release of the 13th book, Hoshino disclosed the tools she relies on when working using A PlayStation Portable, an iPod and a glove that her mother gifted to her.

When Hoshino was 17years old, she tried to secure animation jobs in spite of her parents’ wishes but she was unsuccessful. The following year, she tried to do it again, which was successful and she got accepted. Hoshino relocated to Tokyo to work as animator. Even though she became an artist Hoshino had issues in her work. Due to financial problems, Hoshino was thinking about returning to her parents, however her sister convinced her to go to Kyoto. At the time she was influenced by her sister to find a job, however she was unable to get most of the time. In a time that was not clear, Hoshino was motivated by her mother to write manga. Hoshino was still struggling with her new position because of the long working hours and the difficulties with storyboards and having travel on to the train. However, Hoshino succeeded in her job. She envisioned bringing her mother back to the city and managed to do so in the year the year 2006. After graduation from high school Hoshino was unsure of what she wanted to do with her life after being given the chance to work for gaming companies. In the end, she chose to write manga despite her concerns about the difficulties involved.

The D.Gray-man manga series has been adapted into various forms, including an anime series and three light novel adaptations. Three volumes placed in the top fifty of Japan’s bestselling manga of 2008 and the series is one of Weekly Shōnen Jump’ s bestselling manga series. It has gained attention in North America; both the manga and anime adaptions are licensed for English language releases. The manga series has been well received in France; it was awarded the prize for Best Manga Series 2006 at the Anime and Manga 2007 French Grand Prix organized by Animeland. It also won Webotaku’s prize for Manga of the Year 2006.

In Japan, D.Gray-man has been put on hiatus many times; once due to Hoshino falling seriously ill with Norovirus and another because of an injury to her neck. However the series continued shortly after in both cases. In November 2008, Weekly Shōnen Jump announced that Hoshino was again putting the series on hold due to an injured wrist. Publication resumed in March 2009. The series once again went on hiatus on May 11. The series resumed in the seasonal magazine Akamaru Jump on August 17, 2009. Following the release in Akamaru Jump, D.Gray-Man resumed its serialization on November 4, 2009 in the monthly- release Japanese manga magazine, Jump Square. Additionally, Hoshino was one of the multiple manga authors that celebrated the 10th anniversary of the manga series Naruto by drawing her own rendition of the main character, Naruto Uzumaki.

Hoshino’s debut publication Zone which was a one-shot title, was published in Akamaru Jump in December 2002 and was followed by her debut series, Continue (konteiniyu , Kontinyu) , which debuted by Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2003. Due to the low popularity of the series it was suggested that the Shueisha staff suggested Hoshino to develop the series based upon Zone. The one-shot Zone was followed with the D.Gray-man (deigureiman Di Gureiman) series, which started publishing in Weekly Shonen Jump in May 2004 and has a wide range of themes that are based on Zone. The entire series runs more than 200 chapters long and is available in Japan and is available in more than ten countries, comprising those in the United States, France, and Germany. A anime adaptation that was directed by Nabeshima Osamu and produced by Dentsu it broadcast from October 2006 until September 2008. Funimation licenses an English version of the show, the first 13 episodes of which were released on DVD in March 2009. In the spirit of Hoshino’s writings Kaya Kizaki has composed three novels, which are commonly known as D.Gray-man Reverse. Konami has produced two video games as well as trading card games. Fans of the fanbook D.Gray-man official fanbook called Gray Ark and the art book TV Animation D.Gray-man Official Visual Collection Clown Art were published between June and September of 2008, respectively. Then came an illustrated book called D.Gray-man Illustrations Noche, which was released in February 2010, and a second character book called “D.Gray-man Character Workbook CharaGray!” in July of 2011.

Katsura Hoshino Net Worth

Katsura Hoshino is one of the richest Mangaka from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katsura Hoshino 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hoshino is born the 21st of April of 1980 within Shiga Prefecture, Japan, as the younger of twin fraternal girls, and the third child of three. As a young girl she dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Hoshino admitted she was not very enthusiastic about school, and was often inventing excuses to stay away from classes. In addition, she said she was often drawing during classes, which made her unsure when she was required erased her drawings. Her first manga was drawn at age 21. When she was a kid, she would look up Manga like Dragon Quest: Dai no Daiboken which her brother was a collector of along with other manga written by Fuyumi Soryo, and Makimura Satoru, that her mother purchased. She, however, prefers anime, especially the Studio Ghibli films. Her most favored films is Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) to the point that she watched it over and over. While she was watching Castle in the Sky (1986), Hoshino decided she was going to become animators, and was inspired from director Hayao Miyazaki mainly. While in high school, Hoshino started drawing which she believed was an outcome of reading Naoko Takeuchi’s manga Sailor Moon. She would often show the four panel yonkoma to her sister who was also in that same school. They often featured the monkey. In addition, Hoshino stated she was enthusiastic about the comedy genre since she wanted to entertain people.

Katsura Hoshino (Xing Yi Gui , Hoshino Katsura, born on April 21 20th, 1980) is a Japanese manga artist from Shiga Prefecture. Her debut came in July 2003 when she announced the release of her debut manga series, Continue. She is famous for her work on D.Gray-man that was released for serialization within Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in May 2004. She recently created characters to be featured in 2013’s Sunrise animated series, Valvrave the Liberator, being her first work of originality on an anime.

The series was well received in Japan. D.Gray-man was Weekly Shōnen Jump’ s ninth bestselling manga in Japan in 2007 and 2008. The fifteenth volume ranked twenty-second in 2008 manga sales in Japan while the fourteenth and sixteenth volumes placed at twenty-seventh and thirtieth respectively. The manga received the prize for Best Manga Series 2006 at the Anime and Manga 2007 French Grand Prix organized by Animeland and received Webotaku’s prize for Manga of the Year 2006. In 2006, the second novel was the third bestselling novel in Japan.

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Facts & Trivia

Katsura Ranked on the list of most popular Mangaka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Katsura Hoshino celebrates birthday on April 21 of every year.

Is D Gray Man on hiatus?

D.Gray-man: Reverse
Episodes| 13

Who is the mangaka of D Gray Man?

Katsura Hoshino (星野 桂, Hoshino Katsura) born April 21st, 1980 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. She is a Japanese manga writer and artist best known for her series “D. Gray-man”. She made her debut with her one-shot “Continue” which was published in July 2003.

Is Allen Walker a Noah?

Shortly afterwards, Allen learns he is the host of the late 14th Noah , Nea D. Campbell, a man who is also Mana’s late brother. Before his death, Nea implanted his memories in Allen so he would be reborn. All Exorcists are ordered to kill Allen before he transforms into a Noah.

Who is the Millennium Earl based on?

Hoshino says she based the Millennium Earl off a legendary alchemist/preacher (most likely the Count of St Germain or Nicolas Flamel ) whose tale claims that he may still be alive somewhere. In the course of 7000 years, the Millennium Earl vanished from this world only once.

What does Hoshino mean in Japanese?

Japanese: written 星野 ‘ star field ‘. It is a habitational name adopted by a family of Shintō priests of the Atsuta Shrine in Owari (now part of Aichi prefecture). Other families descend from the Taira and Minamoto clans.