Yoshihiko Hayashi

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**Yoshihiko Hayashi** (林 (はやし) 快 (よし) 彦 (ひこ) , *Hayashi Yoshihiko*?) is a Japanese manga artist and the author of the MamaYuyu manga series, which is currently serializing in *Weekly Shōnen Jump*.

Hayashi rose to prominence with their acclaimed one-shot "E ni Kaita Mochi wo Kaita Mochi", which was the first entry of Jump's 16th Golden Future Cup in 2022. They would later go on to create the fantasy action series "MamaYuyu", which began serialization in September 2023.

## Works

### One-Shots

* **Lovely Runners High** (ラブリー・ランナーズ・ハイ, *Raburī Rannāzu Hai*?) (April 2021) later republished in Jump GIGA Summer 2021
* **Octokill** (オクトキル, *Okutokiru*?) (2021) 101st Tezuka Manga Award Entry
* **Henohenomoheji & Stick Figure & Panty** (へのへのもへじと棒人間とパンツ, *Henohenomoheji to Bō Ningen to Pantsu*?) (December 2022) Shonen Jump+ App
* **E ni Kaita Mochi wo Kaita Mochi** (絵 (え) に描 (か) いた餅 (もち) を描 (か) いた餅 (もち) , *E ni Kaita Mochi wo Kaita Mochi*?) (September 2022) *Weekly Shōnen Jump* 2022-43 Issue

### Serializations

* **MamaYuyu** (魔々勇々, *MamaYuyu*?) (September 2023) *Weekly Shōnen Jump* 2023-41 Issue - Ongoing

## Gallery

Lovely Runners High (Cover Page)Octokill (Preview)Henohenomoheji & Stick Figure & Panty (Cover Page)E ni Kaita Mochi wo Kaita Mochi (Cover Page)MamaYuyu Promo ArtShikishi board for Jump GIGA 2023 Autumn
## Author Comments

In Weekly Shonen Jump, authors leave comments at the end of every issue. These are all of Yoshihiko Hayashi's author comments during the publication of *MamaYuyu*.

### Comments from 2023 Issues

* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #41 - September 11, 2023**: "I hope to draw a manga that young boys will love. I’d be happy if it’s something that you look forward to. I’ll do my best."
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #42 - September 19, 2023**: "I bought and read *Jump* from third grade through high school. How long will my series last?"
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #43 - September 25, 2023**: "I can’t handle the seeds in the shichimi seven-spice blend, so I buy ichimi, the one-spice kind. Can’t they release a sanmi with about three spices?"
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #44 - October 2, 2023**: "I want to freeze my joy and preserve it! Then when I get sad, I can microwave it for a minute at 500 watts."
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #45 - October 9, 2023**: "For elementary and middle school, the campus was far away. I chose a high school and college that were close. And now I work from home. My commutes have gotten shorter each year."
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #46 - October 16, 2023**: "I saw Magical Lovely perform their shadow show for New Year’s 2022. The first appearance of kageyarou!"
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #47 - October 23, 2023**: "They say the sun comes up every day, but I can't help but think "It goes away again"."
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #48 - October 30, 2023**: "Why is the sky blue? As a kid, I said it was because that was the prettiest color."
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #49 - November 6, 2023**: "I get the most excited about how I start drawing really efficient lines as the deadline looms. So fun!"
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #50 - November 13, 2023**: "Even if we all had wings, I think there would be some people who would still be too afraid"of heights to fly."
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #51 - November 20, 2023**: "*Kurikin Nanno Island Story*, *Dragon Tamer Sound Spirit*, *Trade & Battle: Card Hero*, *Flipnote Studio*, *Absolute Pitch Otodama Star*... My generation of games."
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #52 - November 27, 2023**: "The first celebrity I saw in Tokyo was Masami Hisamoto. The second one was Egashira 2:50."

### Comments from 2024 Issues

* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #1 - December 4, 2023**: "I drew Chapter 13 while being cheered up by Haruto from *Tantei Night Scoop*."
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #2 - December 11, 2023**: "The Inaba green curry is gone from my neighborhood supermarket. Are they crazy?"
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #3 - December 18, 2023**: "If I'm reborn, I'd like to be a turtle at the zoo. No enemies, constant food, and you live a long life."
* **Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #4-5 - December 25, 2023**: "I was thinking a good slogan is "Bon Curry is good no matter how you make it," but is there another way besides just heating it up?"

## Trivia

* **Hobbies:** Drawing
* **Favorite Manga:** Shiori Experience, Spirit Circle
* **Honors:** Jump New World Manga Award, 101st Tezuka Manga Award (Honorable Mention), both in 2021