Taizan 5

**Taizan 5** (タイザン5, *Taizan 5*?) is the writer and illustrator of **The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins** (一ノ瀬家の大罪, *Ichinose-ke no Taizai*?). They are best known as the author and illustrator of *Takopi's Original Sin*, which was published from December 2021 to March 2022 on Shueisha's web platform, Shonen Jump+.

## Biography

On September 22, 2020, Taizan 5 submitted his reading "Hymn" to the webcomic submission site "JUMP ROOKIE! (Shueisha), and received the Editor's Expectation Award for September 2020. In October of the same year, he submitted a short story "Doujin Seiji" to "Weekly Young Jump" (Shukan Young Jump)'s 100 million yen 40 Manga Award, and received an honorable mention in the politics category.

After these, Taizan5 would move to Shonen Jump+ App, publishing 'Hero Complex' and 'Kiss Shitai Otoko' in 2021 and making them some of the most popular reads on the platform.

Just 5 months after their last work, 'Takopi's Original Sin' would begin and become one of the biggest hits on the entire site. A 16-chapter sensational series with more than 1 million copies in circulation, filled with a tragic and dark story.

In 2022, "Takopi's Original Sin" won the Manga Kingdom Tottori Award at the 51st Japan Cartoonists Association Awards. In September of the same year, the "Taizan 5 Manga Award" was established, with Taizan 5 serving as a special judge. In November of the same year, "**Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins**," a home drama, began serialization in the 50th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump (Shukan Shonen Jump).

In response to a question about what kind of comics he studied before winning the award for "Jump Rookie!", he tried to watch as many movies as possible and repeatedly watched his favorite films such as "Trainspotting", a 1996 Drama/Crime movie, and "The Two Popes", a 2019 Drama/Comedy movie.

## Serialization

* **Takopi's Original Sin** (Shonen Jump+, December 10, 2021 - March 25, 2022, 2 volumes) - Winner of the 51st Japan Manga Artist Association Award Manga Kingdom Tottori Prize.
* **The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins** (Weekly Shonen Jump, #50, 2022)

## Oneshot

* **Hymn** ("Jump Rookie!" posted September 22, 2020) - Winner of the Editor's Expectation Award for September 2020.
* **Dojin Seiji** ("Tonari no Young Jump", posted October 15, 2020) - Honorable Mention in the Politics category of the 100 Million 40 Manga Award.
* **Hero Complex** (Published in Shonen Jump+, February 12, 2021)
* **Kiss Shitai Otoko** (Published in Shonen Jump+, July 17, 2021)

## Reference

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://rookie.shonenjump.com/series/X1vJnKY3Wk8
2. ↑ https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/13933686331716417311
3. ↑ https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/3269754496638370192
4. ↑ Synopsis Source
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://natalie.mu/comic/news/501220
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://animeanime.jp/article/2022/02/04/67326.html
7. ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/478400
8. ↑ https://rookie.shonenjump.com/etc/entry/publication202009
9. ↑ https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/13933686331716417311
10. ↑ https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/13933686331716417311
11. ↑ https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/3269632237252279046
12. ↑ https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/3269754496399711731