Nakaba Suzuki

Nakaba Suzuki
Born (1977-02-08) February 8, 1977[1]
Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan
OccupationManga artist
Years active1994–present
Known forKongō Banchō
The Seven Deadly Sins
Four Knights of the Apocalypse
AwardsKodansha Manga Award (2015)

Nakaba Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木央, Hepburn: Suzuki Nakaba; born February 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his fantasy series The Seven Deadly Sins (2012–2020), which has over 55 million copies in circulation making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. He began a sequel, Four Knights of the Apocalypse, in 2021.

Life and career

The first manga series Suzuki ever bought was Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama.[1] In elementary and junior high school, he was a fan of Kinnikuman, Fist of the North Star, and Dragon Ball.[1] Suzuki moved from Fukushima Prefecture to Tokyo when he was a teenager.[2] He made his professional debut in 1994 with the story "Revenge", which was an honorable mention for Shueisha's Hop Step Award. His first series, Rising Impact, was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1998 to 2002. From 2007 to 2010, he serialized Kongō Banchō in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday.

Suzuki serialized The Seven Deadly Sins in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2012 to 2020. It won the 39th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga alongside Yowamushi Pedal, and had over 55 million copies in circulation as of September 2023.[3][4] The series has spawned a large media franchise including several spin-off manga, novels, an anime television series, and video games. Suzuki provided original stories to serve as the basis to four animated film adaptations, Prisoners of the Sky, Cursed by Light, and the two-part Grudge of Edinburgh.[5][6][7]

Kodansha published The Seven Stories - Nakaba Suzuki Short Stories on October 17, 2014, which compiles seven short stories that the author originally published in various magazines between 2004 and 2014.[8] In January 2021, Suzuki began Four Knights of the Apocalypse as a sequel to The Seven Deadly Sins.[9]

Style

Suzuki draws his manuscripts with pen and paper, stating that it does not feel like drawing manga without them. Although, in 2021, he noted that the tones and Copic markers that he uses are being discontinued one after another.[10] The artist also refuses to use assistants due to his contrary personality. He has done this since he began his career, when an early editor told him he could not do it without one, and he wanted to prove him wrong. Suzuki said that drawing by himself allows him to take breaks to play games while working, and drink alcohol.[10] Suzuki strongly prefers physical books and often visits bookstores, where he buys large books such as picture books and dictionaries to use as references.[2][10] He even asked that the digital editions of the collected volumes of The Seven Deadly Sins be released one month after the print version.[2]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nakaba Suzuki interview on The Seven Deadly Sins". Kodansha USA. 2015-10-26. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  2. ^ a b c 『七つの大罪』24巻分無料公開!! 電子嫌いの漫画家が心境の変化を語る (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  3. ^ "Yowamushi Pedal, The Seven Deadly Sins Win 39th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. 2015-05-12. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  4. ^ 『七つの大罪 黙示録の四騎士』仲間たちとの絆を描く本PV第1弾解禁!また、本PVにてOPテーマ楽曲初解禁!. TBS (in Japanese). 2023-09-25. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  5. ^ "Seven Deadly Sins Film Reveals Teaser Video, Visual, August 18 Release". Anime News Network. 2018-02-15. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  6. ^ "The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light Anime Film's Trailer Shows The Final Battle's Fierceness". Crunchyroll. 2021-04-14. Archived from the original on 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  7. ^ "The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part I Film Streams New Trailer". Anime News Network. 2022-09-25. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  8. ^ 七つの短編 鈴木央短編集 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 23, 2021). "Seven Deadly Sins Sequel Manga Gets Simultaneous English Release". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c 『七つの大罪』正統続編、『黙示録の四騎士』作者・鈴木央インタビュー!! (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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