Masaoki Shindo

The native form of this personal name is Shindo Masaoki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Masaoki Shindo
眞藤 雅興
Born (1998-08-03) August 3, 1998[1]
NationalityJapanese
AreaManga artist
Notable works
RuriDragon

Masaoki Shindo (Japanese: 眞藤 雅興, Hepburn: Shindō Masaoki; born August 3, 1998) is a Japanese manga artist from Kagoshima Prefecture.[2] They debuted in 2016 after winning the Grand Treasure Award for their one-shot Twin Peach. Shindo is known for creating the manga series RuriDragon, which began its serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in June 2022.

Career

Shindo's one-shot, Twin Peach, was the first manuscript they presented, and it was submitted for the 109th Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Award.[3] Their editor, Naitō, first encountered the one-shot in June 2016 and have noted the author's "solid drawing skills and brushwork".[2] Twin Peach received an honorable mention at the award ceremony that year and also won the Grand Treasure Award.[3][4][5] It was published in Shueisha's special Jump X issue in December 2016, along with their second one-shot Sky Claw.[6] In September 2017, Shindo's next one-shot, Joreishi Rentarō no Yakusoku, was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine as an entry for the 12th Gold Future Cup.[1][7] Da Vinci described the one-shot as "highly polished" and noted that it received praise from readers for its art and characters.[7] It was announced as the grand prize winner in December 2017 after being decided through reader vote.[7][8] Count Over, their fourth one-shot, was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in May 2018; its story and art were similarly praised by readers.[9]

In December 2020, Shindo released the one-shot RuriDragon in the magazine Jump Giga.[10] Due to favorable reception, the one-shot was turned into a serialization that started in Weekly Shōnen Jump in June 2022.[11] The series went into an indefinite hiatus in August 2022 due to Shindo's health.[11][12] It resumed its serialization in March 2024 and was moved to Weekly Shōnen Jump's digital version and the Shōnen Jump+ platform in April, changing to a biweekly release schedule.[10][12] RuriDragon ranked first in the 2023 Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics survey answered by bookstore clerks in Japan, and placed second in the Web Manga category of the 2024 Next Manga Awards.[13][14]

Shindo provided the character designs and concept art for the 2023 roguelike adventure video game Arcarna of Paradise: The Tower.[15] They were involved in the game's production since July 2021 and had finished their work prior to the serialization of RuriDragon.[4][15] They also were a staff member on Eiichiro Oda's manga series One Piece.[16] Naitō said that the series had a "heavy influence" on Twin Peach.[2]

Works

Serializations

One-shots

  • Twin Peach (2016) – published in Jump X[6]
  • Sky Claw (2016) – published in Jump X[6]
  • Joreishi Rentarō no Yakusoku (除冷師 煉太郎の約束; 'The Oath of Ice Slayer Rentaro') (2017) – published in Weekly Shōnen Jump[7]
  • Count Over (2018) – published in Weekly Shōnen Jump[9]
  • RuriDragon (ルリドラゴン, Ruridoragon) (2020) – published in Jump Giga[10]

Others

  • Arcarna of Paradise: The Tower (ハテナの塔 -The Tower of Children-, Hatena no Tō: The Tower of Children) (video game, 2023) – character design, concept art[15]

References

  1. ^ a b 第12回ジャンプ金未来杯開催！！. Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese). No. 2017, 9/25 (41). Shueisha. September 11, 2017. p. 178. ASIN B07574R31Q.
  2. ^ a b c 眞藤雅興先生からの新着メッセージ. Jump X (in Japanese). Shueisha. December 31, 2016. p. 346. JAN 4910299370172.
  3. ^ a b JUMPジャンプ新世界漫画賞第100回記念企画～眞藤雅興先生～. Shōnen Jump Manga Award Portal (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  4. ^ a b ［TGS2022］集英社ゲームズがスマホ向け「unVEIL the world アンベイル ザ ワールド」を発表。新作タイトルの試遊を中心としたブースを出展. 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). September 15, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  5. ^ ユル～い日常系？『ルリドラゴン』がトレンド入り！ 人気作続々最終章入りも『週刊少年ジャンプ』新連載陣に期待の声. Futabanet Manga Plus (in Japanese). Futabasha. June 14, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c 週刊少年ジャンプ増刊 （2017年1月号） - ジャンプ×（クロス） (in Japanese). Books Kinokuniya. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  7. ^ a b c d 『ジャンプ』読切作品に読者驚愕「この完成度で19歳!?」. Da Vinci (in Japanese). September 12, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  8. ^ 第12回金未来杯結果発表！. Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese). No. 2018, 1/1 (1). Shueisha. December 4, 2017. p. 240. ASIN B077MT8Z6F.
  9. ^ a b 「続きが読みたい」"ジャンプ次代のサムライ"読み切り作品『COUNT OVER』に大反響. Da Vinci (in Japanese). May 25, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  10. ^ a b c d Cayanan, Joanna (February 21, 2024). "RuriDragon Manga Confirms Short Print Return Before Going Semi-Monthly Digitally". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  11. ^ a b 「ルリドラゴン」、作者体調不良のためしばらくの間休載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 1, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  12. ^ a b Dennison, Kara (March 8, 2024). "The RuriDragon Manga Is Back from Hiatus—Here's How to Dive Right In". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  13. ^ 書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2023、第1位は眞藤雅興「ルリドラゴン」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  14. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 28, 2024). "Kagurabachi Tops Print Category, Girl Meets Rock! Wins in Web Category of Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  15. ^ a b c 『ハテナの塔』開発者インタビュー。“命の重さ”というテーマに込められた想い、塔やキャラには考察心をくすぐる要素が満載. Famitsu (in Japanese). May 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  16. ^ 『ONE PIECE』スタッフからもジャンプ作家が！. One Piece Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 20. Shueisha. October 3, 2025. p. 127. ISBN 9784081024391.
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