


"Wielding emotions to create a story: "Kaguya-sama Wants to Be Confessed To" author Aka Akasaka shares his strategy for writing manga". "46th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". 8, Jojolion, Peleliu Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 20, 2022)."Komi Can't Communicate, My Love Mix-Up!, Do not say mystery Manga Win 67th Shogakukan Manga Awards". "Aoashi, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, More Win 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards". ^ Sherman, Jennifer (January 23, 2020)."Kaguya-sama Creator Aka Akasaka's New Manga Renai Daiko Starts April 27". "Kaguya-sama Creator Aka Akasaka Retires from Drawing Manga to Focus on Writing". ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 3, 2022)."Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2019". Ren'ai Daikō ( 恋愛代行) (2023–present, illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm).Oshi no Ko (2020–present, illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari).Sayonara Piano Sonata ( さよならピアノソナタ) (2011–2012, story by Hikaru Sugii, character design by Ryō Ueda).

In addition, he contributed to the background assets of the visual novel video game Wonderful Everyday, released in Japan in 2010. įollowing the end of Kaguya-sama, Akasaka announced on Novemthat he would retire from drawing manga to instead focus on writing. In August 2021, Oshi no Ko won the Next Manga Award in the print category. Starting from April 2020, his work Oshi no Ko, which is illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari, is serialized on Weekly Young Jump and is his second active series on the magazine at the same time.

In 2020, he won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category with the manga. It was the 9th best selling manga in Japan in 2019, with over 4 million copies sold. His series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War was serialized in Shueisha's Miracle Jump between May 2015 and January 2016, and was then transferred to Weekly Young Jump starting from March 2016. Aka Akasaka ( 赤坂 アカ, Akasaka Aka) is a Japanese manga artist and writer.
