Yūki Tabata
Biography. Yūki Tabata was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Before launching his own series, he worked as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro. In 2011, Tabata entered the one-shot "Hungry Joker" in the , which earned first place in the award. This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which ran in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from 2012 to 2013. Following "Hungry Joker"s completion, Tabata published another one-shot, titled "Black Clover", in "Shōnen Jump Next!!". This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which started serialization in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" on February 16, 2015. Soon  after "Black Clover"s debut as a full series, Tabata got married. In the first half of 2017, "Black Clover" was the 28th best-selling manga in Japan. One year later, the entire "Black Clover" media franchise was the 24th best-selling media franchise in Japan. The series has been given numerous adaptations, notably an anime television series. Style. Tabata stated that when making stories, he wants to give each character a chance in the spotlight. When it comes to the characters, he likes to give each a defining trait to make them memorable to the reader. As for their designs , he stated that he likes to have fun drawing, so if part of a character's design frustrates him, he changes it. Influences. Tabata has cited Akira Toriyama's "Dragon Ball" as a major influence over his work, even stating it was one of the main reasons he decided to become a manga artist. Tabata has also cited Kentaro Miura's "Berserk" and Tite Kubo's "Bleach" as sources of inspiration.