Biographical Note:
Yusei Matsui was born on the last day of January in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He has been drawing manga since elementary school. Some of his favorite manga series are
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo,
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and
Ultimate Muscle. Matsui learned his trade working as an assistant to manga artist Yoshio Sawai, creator of
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. In 2005, Matsui debuted his original manga
Neuro: Supernatural Detective in
Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2007, Neuro was adapted into an anime. His next series,
Assassination Classroom, captured imaginations worldwide and was adapted to anime, video games, and film. In 2021,
The Elusive Samurai began serialization in
Weekly Shonen Jump.
Publisher Marketing:
In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away!
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best--run away!
After the massacre of his family by the traitor Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki flees with the help of a handful of loyal retainers who have also survived the purge. One of them is Suwa Yorishige, an ally of the Hojo clan and lord of Suwa province. The slightly odd Yorishige also claims to be clairvoyant and foretells that Tokiyuki will one day become the ruler of Japan. But for the moment, escaping from enemy territory is the priority!
Review Citations:
-
Booklist 07/01/2022 pg. 44 (EAN 9781974732517, Paperback)
-
School Library Journal 08/01/2022 pg. 94 (EAN 9781974732517, Paperback)
Contributor Bio:Matsui, Yusei
Yusei Matsui was born on the last day of January in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He has been drawing manga since he began elementary school. Some of his favorite manga series are
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and
Ultimate Muscle. Matsui learned his trade working as an assistant to manga artist Yoshio Sawai, creator of
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. Matsui debuted his original manga
Neuro: Supernatural Detective in 2005. His award-winning hit series
Assassination Classroom ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2012 to 2016 and was adapted into games, tv shows, and movies.
|